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 Ryan Tannehill QB 2012-R1 11
TEN: $123.43M / MIA: $72.55M
$195,975,979
15 Derek Carr QB 2014-R2 10
OAK: $135.67M / NO: $60.00M
$195,666,395
16 Alex Smith QB 2005-R1 16
WAS: $71.00M / KC: $68.25M / SF: $50.48M
$189,725,000
17 Deshaun Watson QB 2017-R1 7
CLE: $137.37M / HOU: $51.40M
$188,762,978
18 Patrick Mahomes QB 2017-R1 7
KC: $182.00M
$182,004,472
19 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
20 Carson Palmer QB 2003-R1 15
CIN: $84.63M / ARI: $74.52M / OAK: $15.00M
$174,148,722
21 Josh Allen QB 2018-R1 6
BUF: $173.08M
$173,076,199
22 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 2014-R2 10
SF: $122.24M / LV: $23.35M / NE: $3.07M / LAR: $3.04M
$151,711,744
23 Lamar Jackson QB 2018-R1 6
BAL: $144.52M
$144,524,549
24 Joe Burrow QB 2020-R1 4
CIN: $141.89M
$141,886,403
25 Brett Favre QB 1991-R2 20
GB: $101.12M / MIN: $28.00M / NYJ: $12.00M / ATL: $0.71M
$141,829,000
26 Kyler Murray QB 2019-R1 5
ARI: $138.12M
$138,122,938
27 Cam Newton QB 2011-R1 12
CAR: $127.39M / NE: $6.15M
$133,545,071
28 Carson Wentz QB 2016-R1 8
PHI: $79.06M / WAS: $28.29M / IND: $21.31M / KC: $3.33M / LAR: $0.77M
$132,754,340
29 Sam Bradford QB 2010-R1 9
STL: $65.06M / MIN: $25.03M / PHI: $24.00M / ARI: $15.94M
$130,022,863
30 Tony Romo QB UDFA 14
DAL: $127.42M
$127,422,458
31 Jay Cutler QB 2006-R1 12
CHI: $96.92M / DEN: $15.28M / MIA: $10.00M
$122,196,087
32 Michael Vick QB 2001-R1 13
ATL: $57.46M / PHI: $53.48M / NYJ: $4.00M / PIT: $1.02M
$115,952,908
33 Andy Dalton QB 2011-R2 13
CIN: $83.53M / CHI: $10.00M / CAR: $10.00M / NO: $4.00M / DAL: $3.10M
$110,627,794
34 Andrew Luck QB 2012-R1 7
IND: $109.11M
$109,107,998
35 Daniel Jones QB 2019-R1 5
NYG: $108.13M / MIN: $0.10M
$108,229,856
36 Donovan McNabb QB 1999-R1 13
PHI: $76.06M / WAS: $18.58M / MIN: $5.05M
$99,689,735
37 Jordan Love QB 2020-R1 4
GB: $98.88M
$98,883,455
38 Justin Herbert QB 2020-R1 4
LAC: $96.20M
$96,199,753
39 Matt Schaub QB 2004-R3 17
HOU: $69.40M / ATL: $14.95M / OAK: $8.00M / BAL: $2.00M
$94,353,850
40 Matt Hasselbeck QB 1998-R6 17
SEA: $62.93M / TEN: $14.50M / IND: $10.25M / GB: $0.37M
$88,044,500
41 Nick Foles QB 2012-R3 11
JAX: $30.50M / CHI: $21.01M / PHI: $18.11M / LAR: $12.07M / IND: $4.10M / KC: $1.75M
$87,545,346
42 Baker Mayfield QB 2018-R1 6
CLE: $43.55M / TB: $36.85M / CAR: $3.51M / LAR: $1.35M
$85,256,674
43 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 2005-R7 17
BUF: $26.58M / NYJ: $15.31M / MIA: $13.54M / WAS: $10.54M / TB: $6.98M / HOU: $4.00M / TEN: $3.25M / CIN: $1.36M / STL: $0.57M
$82,118,420
44 Drew Bledsoe QB 1993-R1 0
NE: $52.61M / BUF: $19.45M / DAL: $8.00M
$80,056,250
45 Tyrod Taylor QB 2011-R6 13
BUF: $25.16M / CLE: $16.00M / LAC: $11.01M / NYG: $11.00M / NYJ: $6.00M / HOU: $5.32M / BAL: $2.15M
$76,630,703
46 Steve McNair QB 0-R0 13
TEN: $60.98M / BAL: $15.25M
$76,234,917
47 Jameis Winston QB 2015-R1 9
TB: $46.18M / NO: $25.90M / CLE: $4.00M
$76,080,894
48 Marcus Mariota QB 2015-R1 9
TEN: $45.16M / LV: $12.63M / ATL: $6.75M / WAS: $6.00M / PHI: $5.00M
$75,541,683
49 Mark Sanchez QB 2009-R1 9
NYJ: $61.89M / PHI: $7.26M / DAL: $2.00M / CHI: $1.75M / DEN: $1.00M / WAS: $0.32M
$74,223,773
50 Tua Tagovailoa QB 2020-R1 4
MIA: $73.46M
$73,464,807
51 Trevor Lawrence QB 2021-R1 3
JAX: $70.12M
$70,116,194
52 Jalen Hurts QB 2020-R2 4
PHI: $68.90M
$68,897,559
53 Geno Smith QB 2013-R2 11
SEA: $60.23M / NYJ: $5.03M / NYG: $1.19M / LAC: $1.00M
$67,446,078
54 Matt Cassel QB 2005-R7 14
KC: $46.00M / MIN: $9.45M / TEN: $4.75M / DAL: $1.76M / NE: $1.59M / DET: $1.11M / BUF: $0.84M
$65,494,057
55 Sam Darnold QB 2018-R1 6
NYJ: $25.73M / CAR: $23.63M / MIN: $10.00M / SF: $5.89M
$65,253,948
56 Teddy Bridgewater QB 2014-R1 9
CAR: $31.04M / NO: $12.25M / MIN: $6.85M / MIA: $6.50M / DEN: $4.42M / DET: $2.58M / NYJ: $1.00M
$64,636,455
57 Kerry Collins QB 0-R0 17
NYG: $21.90M / TEN: $19.00M / CAR: $10.52M / OAK: $8.33M / IND: $4.00M
$63,748,000
58 Jake Delhomme QB 0-R0 13
CAR: $56.16M / CLE: $7.05M / HOU: $0.27M
$63,474,061
59 Kurt Warner QB UDFA 12
ARI: $31.50M / STL: $28.27M / NYG: $3.00M / GB: $0.01M
$62,773,000
60 Jacoby Brissett QB 2016-R3 8
IND: $32.12M / NE: $9.11M / WAS: $8.00M / MIA: $5.00M / CLE: $4.65M
$58,881,475
61 Jake Plummer QB 0-R0 0
ARI: $30.94M / DEN: $22.33M / TB: $5.50M
$58,777,775
62 Troy Aikman QB 1989-R1 0
DAL: $55.54M
$55,537,000
63 Marc Bulger QB 2000-R6 10
STL: $51.59M / BAL: $3.80M
$55,391,000
64 Case Keenum QB UDFA 11
DEN: $22.02M / CLE: $12.50M / HOU: $6.82M / STL: $4.59M / WAS: $3.50M / BUF: $3.50M / MIN: $2.00M
$54,934,877
65 Brad Johnson QB 0-R0 17
TB: $25.25M / MIN: $14.20M / WAS: $8.18M / DAL: $5.50M
$53,120,500
66 Josh McCown QB 2002-R3 16
NYJ: $17.63M / CLE: $9.63M / TB: $4.75M / DET: $4.00M / CAR: $3.80M / ARI: $2.82M / MIA: $2.50M / PHI: $2.11M / OAK: $2.00M / CHI: $1.74M / SF: $0.81M / HOU: $0.53M
$52,302,471
67 Dan Marino QB 1983-R1 17
MIA: $51.51M
$51,510,000
68 Vinny Testaverde QB 1987-R1 0
NYJ: $26.44M / TB: $8.20M / CLE: $8.00M / BAL: $6.14M / DAL: $1.10M / CAR: $0.85M / NE: $0.33M
$51,055,585
69 Chad Pennington QB 2000-R1 11
NYJ: $41.22M / MIA: $9.75M
$50,966,000
70 Steve Young QB 0-R0 0
SF: $47.68M / TB: $1.69M
$49,372,000
71 Mitchell Trubisky QB 2017-R1 7
CHI: $29.19M / PIT: $14.29M / BUF: $5.25M
$48,721,690
72 Blake Bortles QB 2014-R1 7
JAX: $46.15M / LAR: $1.06M / DEN: $0.28M / NO: $0.09M / GB: $0.07M
$47,658,598
73 John Elway QB 1983-R1 0
DEN: $45.45M
$45,445,000
74 Colin Kaepernick QB 2011-R2 6
SF: $43.48M
$43,479,216
75 Chase Daniel QB UDFA 13
PHI: $11.10M / CHI: $10.00M / KC: $10.00M / LAC: $4.00M / DET: $3.52M / NO: $3.20M
$41,828,471
76 Brock Osweiler QB 2012-R2 7
HOU: $21.00M / CLE: $15.23M / DEN: $4.29M / MIA: $0.88M
$41,396,679
77 David Carr QB 2002-R1 12
HOU: $27.00M / NYG: $5.03M / CAR: $4.10M / SF: $3.88M
$40,000,000
78 JaMarcus Russell QB 2007-R1 0
OAK: $39.37M
$39,365,000
79 Chad Henne QB 2008-R2 15
JAX: $23.50M / KC: $11.98M / MIA: $3.13M
$38,605,500
80 Brian Hoyer QB UDFA 14
NE: $9.58M / SF: $7.28M / IND: $5.95M / HOU: $5.09M / LV: $4.23M / CLE: $4.02M / CHI: $2.00M / ARI: $0.15M
$38,293,161
81 Warren Moon QB UDFA 0
HST: $18.54M / MIN: $13.11M / SEA: $3.60M / KC: $1.90M
$37,143,000
82 Jeff Garcia QB 0-R0 11
SF: $20.09M / TB: $7.75M / CLE: $5.50M / DET: $2.00M / PHI: $1.30M
$36,637,500
83 Rich Gannon QB 1987-R4 0
OAK: $29.95M / MIN: $3.19M / KC: $2.48M / WAS: $1.00M
$36,613,000
84 Vince Young QB 2006-R1 7
TEN: $31.04M / PHI: $4.00M / BUF: $0.35M
$35,390,000
85 Zach Wilson QB 2021-R1 3
NYJ: $32.42M / DEN: $2.73M
$35,150,680
86 Daunte Culpepper QB 0-R0 11
MIN: $18.06M / MIA: $8.00M / DET: $5.73M / OAK: $3.20M
$34,990,000
87 Jeff George QB 1990-R1 0
IND: $10.00M / ATL: $8.64M / OAK: $7.20M / WAS: $6.43M / CHI: $0.76M / SEA: $0.75M / MIN: $0.40M
$34,180,764
88 Trey Lance QB 2021-R1 3
SF: $27.85M / DAL: $6.25M
$34,105,270
89 Derek Anderson QB 2005-R6 13
CLE: $15.52M / CAR: $9.46M / ARI: $7.49M / BUF: $0.87M / BAL: $0.05M
$33,374,303
90 Robert Griffin III QB 2012-R1 8
WAS: $21.12M / CLE: $6.98M / BAL: $5.13M
$33,235,752
91 Chris Chandler QB 0-R0 0
ATL: $23.20M / HST: $5.10M / CHI: $3.10M / LAR: $1.66M
$33,060,000
92 Jon Kitna QB UDFA 15
CIN: $12.00M / DET: $10.75M / DAL: $7.94M / SEA: $2.07M
$32,755,600
93 Mike Glennon QB 2013-R3 9
CHI: $18.50M / ARI: $5.00M / TB: $3.95M / OAK: $1.87M / NYG: $1.38M / JAX: $1.28M / MIA: $0.08M
$32,049,661
94 Drew Stanton QB 2007-R2 12
ARI: $14.75M / DET: $6.92M / CLE: $6.03M / NYJ: $4.23M / TB: $0.02M
$31,951,719
95 Joey Harrington QB 2002-R1 8
DET: $24.00M / ATL: $3.50M / MIA: $3.00M / NO: $0.70M
$31,195,000
96 Neil O'Donnell QB 0-R0 0
NYJ: $10.75M / PIT: $8.99M / TEN: $5.55M / CIN: $5.25M
$30,540,000
97 Randall Cunningham QB 1985-R2 0
PHI: $20.31M / MIN: $8.57M / DAL: $1.00M / BAL: $0.50M
$30,380,000
98 Kyle Orton QB 2005-R4 9
KC: $8.88M / DAL: $7.25M / BUF: $6.00M / CHI: $4.27M / DEN: $3.71M
$30,109,000
99 Kevin Kolb QB 2007-R2 7
ARI: $20.50M / PHI: $5.50M / BUF: $3.00M
$29,003,708
100 Jim Kelly QB 1983-R1 0
BUF: $28.72M
$28,715,000

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