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NFL Salary Rankings

NFL Salary Rankings NFL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NFL players.

2021 Quarterback Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $41,250,000
  2. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $40,912,500
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $37,572,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $32,000,000
  5. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $31,000,000

Total Cash

  1. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $27,825,000
  2. Carson Wentz
    IND, QB
    $25,400,000
  3. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $25,000,000
  4. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $25,000,000
  5. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $24,500,000

Base Salary

  1. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $25,325,000
  2. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $24,500,000
  3. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $24,100,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $23,000,000
  5. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $21,000,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $600,000
  2. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $500,000
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $500,000
  4. Alex Smith
    WAS, QB
    $250,000
  5. Teddy Bridgewater
    CAR, QB
    $250,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    5
  3. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    5
  4. Derek Carr
    LV, QB
    5
  5. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    5

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $156,000,000
  3. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $150,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $140,000,000
  5. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $137,500,000

Contract AAV

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $45,000,000
  2. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $39,000,000
  3. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $35,000,000
  4. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $34,000,000
  5. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $33,500,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    22.70%
  2. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    19.68%
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    18.91%
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    18.60%
  5. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    18.07%

2-Year Cash

  1. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $88,000,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $82,220,000
  3. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $74,014,610
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $67,500,000
  5. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $66,000,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $107,000,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $103,770,000
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $100,200,000
  4. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $96,000,000
  5. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $94,514,610

Total Guarantees

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $141,481,905
  2. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $110,717,123
  3. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $110,042,682
  4. Carson Wentz
    IND, QB
    $107,970,683
  5. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $107,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $94,500,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $79,200,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $73,717,123
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $70,000,000
  5. Carson Wentz
    IND, QB
    $66,470,683

Signing Bonus

  1. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $65,000,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $57,500,000
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $50,000,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $46,500,000
  5. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $37,500,000

Career Earnings

  1. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $288,541,804
  2. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $272,286,864
  3. Drew Brees
    NO, QB
    $270,785,422
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $266,972,535
  5. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $264,134,529