NFL Career Earnings

Listing the top salaries, career earnings for all NFL players.

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Rank Player Pos Draft YOE Teams Earnings
1 Aaron Rodgers QB 2005-R1 19
GB: $305.61M / NYJ: $75.05M
$380,658,010
2 Matthew Stafford QB 2009-R1 15
DET: $219.31M / LAR: $145.01M
$364,313,912
3 Tom Brady QB 2000-R6 23
NE: $235.17M / TB: $97.80M
$332,962,392
4 Russell Wilson QB 2012-R3 12
SEA: $181.36M / DEN: $122.79M / PIT: $1.21M
$305,362,520
5 Matt Ryan QB 2008-R1 15
ATL: $267.01M / IND: $36.71M
$303,713,631
6 Kirk Cousins QB 2012-R4 12
MIN: $185.03M / ATL: $62.50M / WAS: $46.64M
$294,169,486
7 Drew Brees QB 2001-R2 20
NO: $256.53M / SD: $13.18M
$269,710,422
8 Ben Roethlisberger QB 2004-R1 18
PIT: $267.29M
$267,286,864
9 Eli Manning QB 2004-R1 15
NYG: $252.28M
$252,280,004
10 Peyton Manning QB 1998-R1 18
IND: $171.73M / DEN: $77.00M
$248,732,000
11 Dak Prescott QB 2016-R4 8
DAL: $248.58M
$248,576,645
12 Philip Rivers QB 2004-R1 17
SD: $218.92M / IND: $25.03M
$243,944,322
13 Jared Goff QB 2016-R1 8
DET: $158.39M / LAR: $83.24M
$241,627,068
14 Trent Williams LT 2010-R1 14
SF: $100.60M / WAS: $95.81M
$196,408,608
15 Ryan Tannehill QB 2012-R1 11
TEN: $123.43M / MIA: $72.55M
$195,975,979
16 Derek Carr QB 2014-R2 10
OAK: $135.67M / NO: $60.00M
$195,666,395
17 Alex Smith QB 2005-R1 16
WAS: $71.00M / KC: $68.25M / SF: $50.48M
$189,725,000
18 Deshaun Watson QB 2017-R1 7
CLE: $137.37M / HOU: $51.40M
$188,762,978
19 Von Miller OLB 2011-R1 13
DEN: $143.75M / BUF: $43.27M / LAR: $0.72M
$187,742,200
20 Patrick Mahomes QB 2017-R1 7
KC: $182.00M
$182,004,472
21 Larry Fitzgerald WR 2004-R1 17
ARI: $180.76M
$180,757,239
22 Joe Flacco QB 2008-R1 16
BAL: $147.80M / DEN: $18.50M / NYJ: $5.24M / IND: $4.50M / PHI: $2.84M / CLE: $1.29M
$180,175,063
23 Carson Palmer QB 2003-R1 15
CIN: $84.63M / ARI: $74.52M / OAK: $15.00M
$174,148,722
24 Josh Allen QB 2018-R1 6
BUF: $173.08M
$173,076,199
25 Khalil Mack DE 2014-R1 10
CHI: $90.98M / LAC: $59.85M / OAK: $18.71M
$169,545,498
26 Ndamukong Suh DT 2010-R1 12
DET: $64.22M / MIA: $60.00M / TB: $27.45M / LAR: $14.50M / PHI: $2.00M
$168,165,157
27 Julius Peppers DE 2002-R1 17
CAR: $84.83M / CHI: $54.10M / GB: $26.05M
$164,973,786
28 Aaron Donald DT 2014-R1 9
LAR: $157.11M
$157,114,238
29 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 2014-R2 10
SF: $122.24M / LV: $23.35M / NE: $3.07M / LAR: $3.04M
$151,711,744
30 Julio Jones WR 2011-R1 12
ATL: $125.34M / TEN: $17.30M / TB: $5.49M / PHI: $1.04M
$149,167,021
31 Lamar Jackson QB 2018-R1 6
BAL: $144.52M
$144,524,549
32 Calais Campbell DE 2008-R2 16
ARI: $58.07M / JAX: $45.00M / BAL: $31.52M / ATL: $7.08M / MIA: $2.00M
$143,668,685
33 Joey Bosa OLB 2016-R1 8
SD: $142.89M
$142,894,417
34 DeAndre Hopkins WR 2013-R1 11
HOU: $56.70M / ARI: $54.88M / TEN: $24.42M / KC: $6.23M
$142,220,109
35 Joe Burrow QB 2020-R1 4
CIN: $141.89M
$141,886,403
36 Brett Favre QB 1991-R2 20
GB: $101.12M / MIN: $28.00M / NYJ: $12.00M / ATL: $0.71M
$141,829,000
37 Leonard Williams DE 2015-R1 9
NYG: $82.00M / NYJ: $29.36M / SEA: $27.65M
$139,008,445
38 Lane Johnson RT 2013-R1 11
PHI: $138.44M
$138,436,625
39 Kyler Murray QB 2019-R1 5
ARI: $138.12M
$138,122,938
40 Cameron Jordan DE 2011-R1 13
NO: $138.02M
$138,020,690
41 Stefon Diggs WR 2015-R5 9
BUF: $78.92M / HOU: $29.77M / MIN: $28.69M
$137,370,421
42 Amari Cooper WR 2015-R1 9
CLE: $59.19M / DAL: $54.39M / OAK: $22.28M / BUF: $0.81M
$136,672,334
43 Cam Newton QB 2011-R1 12
CAR: $127.39M / NE: $6.15M
$133,545,071
44 Mike Evans WR 2014-R1 10
TB: $133.36M
$133,362,362
45 Keenan Allen WR 2013-R3 11
SD: $110.01M / CHI: $23.10M
$133,112,117
46 Carson Wentz QB 2016-R1 8
PHI: $79.06M / WAS: $28.29M / IND: $21.31M / KC: $3.33M / LAR: $0.77M
$132,754,340
47 Cameron Heyward DE 2011-R1 13
PIT: $131.58M
$131,582,735
48 Chandler Jones OLB 2012-R1 11
ARI: $90.32M / LV: $32.63M / NE: $8.17M
$131,124,510
49 Sam Bradford QB 2010-R1 9
STL: $65.06M / MIN: $25.03M / PHI: $24.00M / ARI: $15.94M
$130,022,863
50 J.J. Watt DE 2011-R1 12
HOU: $100.75M / ARI: $29.00M
$129,748,000
51 Davante Adams WR 2014-R2 10
GB: $61.97M / LV: $55.97M / NYJ: $11.59M
$129,528,141
52 Jake Matthews LT 2014-R1 10
ATL: $127.68M
$127,680,093
53 Tony Romo QB UDFA 14
DAL: $127.42M
$127,422,458
54 DeMarcus Lawrence DE 2014-R2 10
DAL: $127.35M
$127,349,519
55 David Bakhtiari LT 2013-R4 10
GB: $126.88M
$126,875,928
56 Fletcher Cox DT 2012-R1 11
PHI: $125.89M
$125,890,246
57 Chris Jones DE 2016-R2 8
KC: $125.77M
$125,773,058
58 Tyron Smith LT 2011-R1 13
DAL: $119.10M / NYJ: $6.50M
$125,597,504
59 Myles Garrett DE 2017-R1 7
CLE: $124.73M
$124,728,901
60 Danielle Hunter DE 2015-R3 9
MIN: $94.86M / HOU: $29.50M
$124,364,477
61 Darrelle Revis CB 2007-R1 9
NYJ: $95.86M / TB: $16.00M / NE: $12.00M / KC: $0.35M
$124,211,129
62 Joe Thomas LT 2007-R1 11
CLE: $122.85M
$122,850,000
63 Jay Cutler QB 2006-R1 12
CHI: $96.92M / DEN: $15.28M / MIA: $10.00M
$122,196,087
64 Gerald McCoy DT 2010-R1 12
TB: $110.11M / CAR: $8.02M / DAL: $3.10M / LV: $0.88M
$122,118,464
65 Joe Haden CB 2010-R1 12
CLE: $75.07M / PIT: $46.40M
$121,471,755
66 Laremy Tunsil LT 2016-R1 8
HOU: $110.79M / MIA: $10.31M
$121,102,675
67 Mario Williams DE 2006-R1 11
BUF: $67.40M / HOU: $44.50M / MIA: $8.50M
$120,400,000
68 Jason Peters LT UDFA 19
PHI: $104.11M / BUF: $11.66M / DAL: $1.88M / CHI: $1.53M / SEA: $1.20M
$120,370,125
69 Tyreek Hill WR 2016-R5 8
MIA: $79.69M / KC: $40.25M
$119,939,171
70 A.J. Green WR 2011-R1 12
CIN: $108.06M / ARI: $10.72M
$118,781,164
71 Jalen Ramsey CB 2016-R1 8
LAR: $61.14M / MIA: $36.11M / JAX: $21.00M
$118,248,638
72 Brandin Cooks WR 2014-R1 10
HOU: $45.51M / LAR: $42.46M / DAL: $20.00M / NO: $6.94M / NE: $1.56M
$116,470,356
73 Stephon Gilmore CB 2012-R1 12
NE: $58.20M / BUF: $23.17M / IND: $10.99M / DAL: $10.98M / MIN: $7.00M / CAR: $6.09M
$116,426,433
74 Michael Vick QB 2001-R1 13
ATL: $57.46M / PHI: $53.48M / NYJ: $4.00M / PIT: $1.02M
$115,952,908
75 DeForest Buckner DT 2016-R1 8
IND: $96.40M / SF: $18.19M
$114,592,973
76 Patrick Peterson CB 2011-R1 12
ARI: $94.76M / MIN: $12.00M / PIT: $7.15M
$113,907,324
77 Robert Quinn OLB 2011-R1 12
STL: $49.05M / CHI: $42.37M / MIA: $12.57M / DAL: $7.96M / PHI: $0.68M
$112,630,637
78 Calvin Johnson WR 2007-R1 9
DET: $112.22M
$112,216,086
79 Zack Martin G 2014-R1 10
DAL: $111.99M
$111,985,531
80 Terron Armstead LT 2013-R3 11
NO: $68.10M / MIA: $43.42M
$111,525,138
81 T.J. Watt OLB 2017-R1 7
PIT: $110.90M
$110,902,038
82 Brandon Scherff G 2015-R1 9
WAS: $66.84M / JAX: $43.88M
$110,726,076
83 Andy Dalton QB 2011-R2 13
CIN: $83.53M / CHI: $10.00M / CAR: $10.00M / NO: $4.00M / DAL: $3.10M
$110,627,794
84 Darius Slay CB 2013-R2 11
PHI: $66.20M / DET: $43.94M
$110,139,394
85 Andrew Luck QB 2012-R1 7
IND: $109.11M
$109,107,998
86 Bobby Wagner ILB 2012-R2 12
SEA: $91.76M / LAR: $10.75M / WAS: $6.50M
$109,008,441
87 Russell Okung LT 2010-R1 11
SEA: $48.52M / LAC: $39.31M / CAR: $13.05M / DEN: $8.00M
$108,873,265
88 Ronnie Stanley LT 2016-R1 8
BAL: $108.65M
$108,645,183
89 Daniel Jones QB 2019-R1 5
NYG: $108.13M / MIN: $0.10M
$108,229,856
90 Terrell Suggs OLB 2003-R1 17
BAL: $105.21M / ARI: $2.65M / KC: $0.37M
$108,228,797
91 Andrew Whitworth LT 2006-R2 16
CIN: $54.23M / LAR: $53.55M
$107,775,928
92 Justin Houston DE 2011-R3 12
KC: $71.55M / IND: $23.04M / BAL: $6.58M / CAR: $6.00M
$107,165,369
93 Grady Jarrett DT 2015-R5 9
ATL: $106.13M
$106,125,147
94 Andre Johnson WR 2003-R1 13
HOU: $95.56M / IND: $10.00M / TEN: $0.46M
$106,022,999
95 Jason Pierre-Paul OLB 2010-R1 12
NYG: $56.69M / TB: $45.85M / BAL: $1.15M / MIA: $0.19M / NO: $0.10M
$103,983,333
96 Adrian Peterson RB 2007-R1 13
MIN: $94.71M / WAS: $3.55M / NO: $2.79M / DET: $1.15M / ARI: $0.71M / TEN: $0.18M / SEA: $0.13M
$103,215,972
97 Champ Bailey CB 1999-R1 15
DEN: $91.03M / WAS: $11.28M / NO: $0.50M
$102,807,025
98 Odell Beckham, Jr. WR 2014-R1 10
CLE: $46.78M / NYG: $31.87M / BAL: $16.00M / LAR: $4.25M / MIA: $3.00M
$101,896,476
99 Duane Brown LT 2008-R1 15
SEA: $50.45M / HOU: $32.32M / NYJ: $19.00M
$101,773,607
100 Nick Bosa DE 2019-R1 5
SF: $101.52M
$101,521,248

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