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 Russell Wilson QB 2012-R3 12
SEA: $181.36M / DEN: $122.79M / PIT: $1.21M
$305,362,520
4 Kirk Cousins QB 2012-R4 12
MIN: $185.03M / ATL: $62.50M / WAS: $46.64M
$294,169,486
5 Dak Prescott QB 2016-R4 8
DAL: $248.58M
$248,576,645
6 Jared Goff QB 2016-R1 8
DET: $158.39M / LAR: $83.24M
$241,627,068
7 Derek Carr QB 2014-R2 10
OAK: $135.67M / NO: $60.00M
$195,666,395
8 Deshaun Watson QB 2017-R1 7
CLE: $137.37M / HOU: $51.40M
$188,762,978
9 Patrick Mahomes QB 2017-R1 7
KC: $182.00M
$182,004,472
10 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
11 Josh Allen QB 2018-R1 6
BUF: $173.08M
$173,076,199
12 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 2014-R2 10
SF: $122.24M / LV: $23.35M / NE: $3.07M / LAR: $3.04M
$151,711,744
13 Lamar Jackson QB 2018-R1 6
BAL: $144.52M
$144,524,549
14 Joe Burrow QB 2020-R1 4
CIN: $141.89M
$141,886,403
15 Kyler Murray QB 2019-R1 5
ARI: $138.12M
$138,122,938
16 Carson Wentz QB 2016-R1 8
PHI: $79.06M / WAS: $28.29M / IND: $21.31M / KC: $3.33M / LAR: $0.77M
$132,754,340
17 Andy Dalton QB 2011-R2 13
CIN: $83.53M / CHI: $10.00M / CAR: $10.00M / NO: $4.00M / DAL: $3.10M
$110,627,794
18 Jordan Love QB 2020-R1 4
GB: $98.88M
$98,883,455
19 Justin Herbert QB 2020-R1 4
LAC: $96.20M
$96,199,753
20 Baker Mayfield QB 2018-R1 6
CLE: $43.55M / TB: $36.85M / CAR: $3.51M / LAR: $1.35M
$85,256,674
21 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
22 Jameis Winston QB 2015-R1 9
TB: $46.18M / NO: $25.90M / CLE: $4.00M
$76,080,894
23 Marcus Mariota QB 2015-R1 9
TEN: $45.16M / LV: $12.63M / ATL: $6.75M / WAS: $6.00M / PHI: $5.00M
$75,541,683
24 Tua Tagovailoa QB 2020-R1 4
MIA: $73.46M
$73,464,807
25 Trevor Lawrence QB 2021-R1 3
JAX: $70.12M
$70,116,194
26 Jalen Hurts QB 2020-R2 4
PHI: $68.90M
$68,897,559
27 Geno Smith QB 2013-R2 11
SEA: $60.23M / NYJ: $5.03M / NYG: $1.19M / LAC: $1.00M
$67,446,078
28 Sam Darnold QB 2018-R1 6
NYJ: $25.73M / CAR: $23.63M / MIN: $10.00M / SF: $5.89M
$65,253,948
29 Teddy Bridgewater QB 2014-R1 9
CAR: $31.04M / NO: $12.25M / MIN: $6.85M / MIA: $6.50M / DEN: $4.42M / DET: $2.71M / NYJ: $1.00M
$64,770,899
30 Jacoby Brissett QB 2016-R3 8
IND: $32.12M / NE: $9.11M / WAS: $8.00M / MIA: $5.00M / CLE: $4.65M
$58,881,475
31 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
32 Mitchell Trubisky QB 2017-R1 7
CHI: $29.19M / PIT: $14.29M / BUF: $5.25M
$48,721,690
33 Zach Wilson QB 2021-R1 3
NYJ: $32.42M / DEN: $2.73M
$35,150,680
34 Trey Lance QB 2021-R1 3
SF: $27.85M / DAL: $6.25M
$34,105,270
35 Bryce Young QB 2023-R1 1
CAR: $27.83M
$27,828,919
36 C.J. Stroud QB 2023-R1 1
HOU: $26.53M
$26,533,961
37 Caleb Williams QB 2024-R1 0
CHI: $26.33M
$26,332,132
38 Jayden Daniels QB 2024-R1 0
WAS: $25.07M
$25,067,108
39 Anthony Richardson QB 2023-R1 1
IND: $24.77M
$24,768,115
40 Drake Maye QB 2024-R1 0
NE: $24.26M
$24,262,100
41 Gardner Minshew QB 2019-R6 5
LV: $12.50M / IND: $5.50M / PHI: $3.39M / JAX: $1.78M
$23,171,582
42 Taysom Hill QB UDFA 7
NO: $52.67M / GB: $0.01M
$22,670,000
43 Justin Fields QB 2021-R1 3
CHI: $15.64M / PIT: $3.23M
$18,871,956
44 Taylor Heinicke QB UDFA 7
ATL: $8.59M / WAS: $5.80M / LAC: $1.21M / MIN: $0.91M / CAR: $0.69M / HOU: $0.12M / NE: $0.01M
$17,337,588
45 Drew Lock QB 2019-R2 5
DEN: $5.79M / SEA: $5.06M / NYG: $5.00M
$15,848,923
46 Mac Jones QB 2021-R1 3
NE: $12.80M / JAX: $2.79M
$15,586,352
47 Michael Penix Jr. QB 2024-R1 0
ATL: $14.26M
$14,256,916
48 Jarrett Stidham QB 2019-R4 5
DEN: $10.00M / NE: $2.70M / LV: $0.97M
$13,664,452
49 J.J. McCarthy QB 2024-R1 0
MIN: $13.51M
$13,509,396
50 Mason Rudolph QB 2018-R3 5
PIT: $9.99M / TEN: $2.87M
$12,857,085
51 Josh Johnson QB 2008-R5 15
BAL: $2.87M / SF: $2.53M / TB: $1.39M / CLE: $1.36M / CIN: $1.15M / NYG: $1.00M / BUF: $0.53M / NYJ: $0.42M / DEN: $0.37M / HOU: $0.16M / WAS: $0.15M / IND: $0.09M
$12,008,414
52 C.J. Beathard QB 2017-R3 8
JAX: $8.03M / SF: $3.53M / MIA: $0.06M
$11,618,706
53 Kenny Pickett QB 2022-R1 2
PIT: $9.46M / PHI: $1.98M
$11,444,554
54 Bo Nix QB 2024-R1 0
DEN: $11.15M
$11,151,848
55 Joshua Dobbs QB 2017-R4 6
PIT: $3.52M / SF: $2.25M / CLE: $1.54M / ARI: $0.83M / MIN: $0.83M / JAX: $0.61M / TEN: $0.17M / DET: $0.09M
$9,842,875
56 Jeff Driskel QB 2016-R6 6
HOU: $3.16M / DEN: $2.59M / CIN: $1.49M / WAS: $1.13M / DET: $0.51M / ARI: $0.36M / CLE: $0.12M / SF: $0.11M
$9,461,243
57 Cooper Rush QB UDFA 7
DAL: $8.81M / NYG: $0.19M
$8,999,429
58 Brandon Allen QB 2016-R6 5
CIN: $3.61M / SF: $3.25M / DEN: $0.77M / LAR: $0.73M / JAX: $0.57M
$8,928,904
59 Nick Mullens QB UDFA 6
MIN: $5.16M / SF: $1.86M / LV: $0.69M / CLE: $0.40M / PHI: $0.20M
$8,314,934
60 Tim Boyle QB UDFA 5
DET: $4.31M / GB: $1.82M / NYJ: $0.76M / MIA: $0.48M / NYG: $0.47M / CHI: $0.35M / HOU: $0.05M
$8,225,786
61 Davis Mills QB 2021-R3 3
HOU: $7.87M
$7,874,193
62 Easton Stick QB 2019-R5 4
LAC: $7.73M
$7,731,063
63 Kyle Allen QB UDFA 6
HOU: $2.40M / WAS: $1.53M / PIT: $1.29M / BUF: $1.23M / CAR: $1.01M
$7,452,706
64 Tyler Huntley QB UDFA 4
BAL: $4.66M / MIA: $1.00M / CLE: $0.47M
$6,131,736
65 Will Levis QB 2023-R2 1
TEN: $5.87M
$5,873,491
66 Kyle Trask QB 2021-R2 2
TB: $5.54M
$5,535,337
67 Brett Rypien QB UDFA 4
DEN: $2.91M / MIN: $1.13M / LAR: $0.62M / NYJ: $0.30M / SEA: $0.12M
$5,076,169
68 Desmond Ridder QB 2022-R3 3
ATL: $3.26M / LV: $0.60M / ARI: $0.30M
$4,158,381
69 Malik Willis QB 2022-R3 2
TEN: $2.77M / GB: $1.17M
$3,940,550
70 Sam Ehlinger QB 2021-R6 3
IND: $3.53M
$3,529,036
71 Sam Howell QB 2022-R5 2
WAS: $1.94M / SEA: $0.99M
$2,921,600
72 Bailey Zappe QB 2022-R4 3
NE: $2.22M / CLE: $0.60M / KC: $0.09M
$2,911,514
73 Brock Purdy QB 2022-R7 2
SF: $2.89M
$2,885,346
74 Hendon Hooker QB 2023-R3 2
DET: $2.67M
$2,669,245
75 Jake Browning QB UDFA 1
CIN: $2.18M / MIN: $0.45M
$2,630,333
76 Aidan O'Connell QB 2023-R4 1
LV: $2.17M
$2,174,380
77 Shane Buechele QB UDFA 2
KC: $1.39M / BUF: $0.78M
$2,161,328
78 Jake Haener QB 2023-R4 1
NO: $2.12M
$2,119,816
79 Clayton Tune QB 2023-R5 1
ARI: $2.05M
$2,053,356
80 Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB 2023-R5 1
CLE: $1.97M
$1,973,938
81 Stetson Bennett QB 2023-R4 0
LAR: $1.94M
$1,944,138
82 Tanner McKee QB 2023-R6 1
PHI: $1.85M
$1,851,520
83 Tyson Bagent QB UDFA 1
CHI: $1.69M
$1,690,000
84 Tommy DeVito QB UDFA 1
NYG: $1.59M
$1,592,667
85 Jaren Hall QB 2023-R5 2
MIN: $1.03M / SEA: $0.45M
$1,483,442
86 Spencer Rattler QB 2024-R5 0
NO: $1.13M
$1,131,480
87 Feleipe Franks QB UDFA 3
ATL: $2.00M / CAR: $0.96M
$955,274
88 Joe Milton III QB 2024-R6 0
NE: $0.80M
$795,000
89 Jordan Travis QB 2024-R5 0
NYJ: $0.72M
$724,276
90 Carter Bradley QB UDFA 0
LV: $0.52M
$520,834

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