NFL salaries, 2026
Who is the highest-paid NFL player in 2026?
Patrick Mahomes is the highest-paid NFL player in 2026 at $56.8 million, with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Seattle Seahawks pay the most to the players under contract, $369 million across 64; the Miami Dolphins the least, $154 million.
Highest-paid players, 2026
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes |  KC | QB | $56,750,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Jared Goff |  DET | QB | $55,000,000 | 3 |
| 3 | Josh Allen |  BUF | QB | $55,000,000 | 5 |
| 4 | Lamar Jackson |  BAL | QB | $52,000,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Jalen Hurts |  PHI | QB | $51,500,000 | 3 |
| 6 | Jordan Love |  GB | QB | $51,000,000 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Jones |  IND | QB | $50,000,000 | 2 |
| 8 | Brock Purdy |  SF | QB | $46,996,000 | 5 |
| 9 | Deshaun Watson |  CLE | QB | $46,000,000 | 1 |
| 10 | Charles Cross |  SEA | OT | $43,060,000 | 5 |
| 11 | Micah Parsons | GB | DE | $40,837,000 | 4 |
| 12 | Dak Prescott |  DAL | QB | $40,000,000 | 3 |
| 13 | Matthew Stafford |  LAR | QB | $40,000,000 | 3 |
| 14 | Fernando Mendoza |  LV | QB | $38,996,344 | 3 |
| 15 | Chris Olave |  NO | WR | $37,653,000 | 4 |
| 16 | Trevor Lawrence |  JAX | QB | $37,500,000 | 4 |
| 17 | David Bailey |  NYJ | LB | $37,108,376 | 3 |
| 18 | Baker Mayfield |  TB | QB | $37,002,040 | 4 |
| 19 | Myles Garrett | LAR | DE | $37,000,000 | 5 |
| 20 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA | WR | $36,500,000 | 6 |
| 21 | Jaelan Phillips |  CAR | LB | $36,240,000 | 3 |
| 22 | Jeremiyah Love |  ARI | RB | $35,907,048 | 3 |
| 23 | Christian Gonzalez |  NE | CB | $35,812,202 | 5 |
| 24 | Joe Burrow |  CIN | QB | $35,250,000 | 4 |
| 25 | Drake London |  ATL | WR | $35,121,000 | 5 |
| 26 | Chris Jones | KC | DT | $35,100,000 | 3 |
| 27 | Christian Watson | GB | WR | $34,750,000 | 4 |
| 28 | Carnell Tate |  TEN | WR | $34,534,028 | 3 |
| 29 | Laremy Tunsil |  WSH | OT | $34,350,000 | 3 |
| 30 | Quinnen Williams | DAL | DT | $34,156,460 | 5 |
| 31 | Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | WR | $33,830,000 | 4 |
| 32 | Jeffery Simmons | TEN | DT | $33,250,000 | 5 |
| 33 | Will Anderson Jr. |  HOU | DE | $33,145,000 | 4 |
| 34 | Brian O'Neill |  MIN | OT | $32,810,000 | 4 |
| 35 | Danielle Hunter | HOU | DE | $32,500,000 | 2 |
| 36 | Arvell Reese |  NYG | LB | $32,131,228 | 3 |
| 37 | T.J. Watt |  PIT | LB | $32,000,000 | 2 |
| 38 | Devon Witherspoon | SEA | CB | $31,100,142 | 6 |
| 39 | Trey Hendrickson | BAL | LB | $31,000,000 | 4 |
| 40 | Maxx Crosby | LV | DE | $30,782,000 | 3 |
| 41 | Alec Pierce | IND | WR | $30,000,000 | 4 |
| 42 | Nico Collins | HOU | WR | $30,000,000 | 1 |
| 43 | Odafe Oweh | WSH | LB | $30,000,000 | 4 |
| 44 | Tyler Linderbaum | LV | C | $30,000,000 | 3 |
| 45 | Aidan Hutchinson | DET | DE | $29,872,000 | 5 |
| 46 | A.J. Brown | NE | WR | $29,000,000 | 4 |
| 47 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | WR | $28,110,000 | 3 |
| 48 | Tucker Kraft | GB | TE | $27,783,180 | 4 |
| 49 | Sam Darnold | SEA | QB | $27,500,000 | 2 |
| 50 | George Pickens | DAL | WR | $27,298,000 | 0 |
| 51 | Boye Mafe | CIN | DE | $27,000,000 | 2 |
| 52 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | WR | $27,000,000 | 3 |
| 53 | Leonard Williams | SEA | DT | $26,650,000 | 4 |
| 54 | Derwin James Jr. |  LAC | S | $26,500,000 | 3 |
| 55 | Tristan Wirfs | TB | OT | $26,000,000 | 3 |
| 56 | Zay Flowers | BAL | WR | $26,000,000 | 5 |
| 57 | Brian Burns | NYG | LB | $25,550,000 | 2 |
| 58 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | WR | $25,500,000 | 3 |
| 59 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | WR | $25,500,000 | 3 |
| 60 | Sauce Gardner | IND | CB | $25,500,000 | 5 |
| 61 | Travon Walker | JAX | DE | $25,500,000 | 0 |
| 62 | Jonathan Greenard | PHI | LB | $25,240,000 | 4 |
| 63 | DK Metcalf | PIT | WR | $25,000,000 | 3 |
| 64 | DJ Moore | BUF | WR | $24,500,000 | 4 |
| 65 | Trent Williams | SF | OT | $24,500,000 | 2 |
| 66 | Sonny Styles | WSH | LB | $24,407,976 | 3 |
| 67 | Jalen Carter | PHI | DT | $24,398,060 | 6 |
| 68 | Tyler Smith | DAL | G | $24,222,300 | 5 |
| 69 | Peter Skoronski | TEN | G | $24,009,520 | 5 |
| 70 | Alim McNeill | DET | DT | $24,000,000 | 3 |
| 71 | Davante Adams | LAR | WR | $24,000,000 | 1 |
| 72 | Justin Herbert | LAC | QB | $24,000,000 | 3 |
| 73 | Michael Pittman Jr. | PIT | WR | $24,000,000 | 2 |
| 74 | Vita Vea | TB | DT | $24,000,000 | 2 |
| 75 | Malik Willis |  MIA | QB | $23,500,000 | 3 |
| 76 | Devonte Wyatt | GB | DT | $23,438,000 | 3 |
| 77 | Garrett Wilson | NYJ | WR | $23,324,819 | 5 |
| 78 | Fred Warner | SF | LB | $23,250,000 | 4 |
| 79 | Nick Bosa | SF | DE | $23,180,000 | 3 |
| 80 | Denzel Ward | CLE | CB | $23,175,000 | 4 |
| 81 | DeForest Buckner | IND | DT | $23,000,000 | 1 |
| 82 | John Franklin-Myers | TEN | DE | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 83 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | RB | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 84 | Josh Hines-Allen | JAX | DE | $23,000,000 | 3 |
| 85 | Lane Johnson | PHI | OT | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 86 | Milton Williams | NE | DT | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 87 | Rashid Shaheed | SEA | WR | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 88 | Tee Higgins | CIN | WR | $23,000,000 | 2 |
| 89 | Darnell Wright |  CHI | OT | $22,681,309 | 5 |
| 90 | Pat Surtain II |  DEN | CB | $22,632,000 | 4 |
| 91 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | QB | $22,500,000 | 0 |
| 92 | Daron Payne | WSH | DT | $22,410,000 | 1 |
| 93 | Derek Stingley Jr. | HOU | CB | $22,095,000 | 4 |
| 94 | Alontae Taylor | TEN | CB | $22,000,000 | 2 |
| 95 | Chris Godwin Jr. | TB | WR | $22,000,000 | 2 |
| 96 | Dexter Lawrence II | CIN | DT | $22,000,000 | 2 |
| 97 | Luke Goedeke | TB | OT | $22,000,000 | 3 |
| 98 | Nnamdi Madubuike | BAL | DT | $22,000,000 | 2 |
| 99 | Ronnie Stanley | BAL | OT | $22,000,000 | 2 |
| 100 | Trent McDuffie | LAR | CB | $22,000,000 | 4 |
Payroll by team, 2026
| 1 | SEA | 64 | $369,139,960 | Charles Cross ($43.1 million) |
| 2 | DAL | 60 | $366,250,218 | Dak Prescott ($40 million) |
| 3 | GB | 55 | $365,168,360 | Jordan Love ($51 million) |
| 4 | HOU | 59 | $349,749,094 | Will Anderson Jr. ($33.1 million) |
| 5 | TEN | 69 | $348,419,953 | Carnell Tate ($34.5 million) |
| 6 | BUF | 69 | $348,268,883 | Josh Allen ($55 million) |
| 7 | BAL | 49 | $347,852,829 | Lamar Jackson ($52 million) |
| 8 | PHI | 53 | $344,544,236 | Jalen Hurts ($51.5 million) |
| 9 | PIT | 52 | $344,073,218 | T.J. Watt ($32 million) |
| 10 | SF | 65 | $342,738,985 | Brock Purdy ($47 million) |
| 11 | DET | 60 | $339,845,074 | Jared Goff ($55 million) |
| 12 | DEN | 60 | $322,477,003 | Pat Surtain II ($22.6 million) |
| 13 | WSH | 57 | $318,587,668 | Laremy Tunsil ($34.4 million) |
| 14 | LAR | 45 | $314,803,630 | Matthew Stafford ($40 million) |
| 15 | NYG | 70 | $314,598,597 | Arvell Reese ($32.1 million) |
| 16 | IND | 51 | $311,767,083 | Daniel Jones ($50 million) |
| 17 | NE | 57 | $311,567,862 | Christian Gonzalez ($35.8 million) |
| 18 | CLE | 60 | $304,120,666 | Deshaun Watson ($46 million) |
| 19 | CAR | 59 | $302,306,489 | Jaelan Phillips ($36.2 million) |
| 20 | LV | 50 | $299,454,518 | Fernando Mendoza ($39 million) |
| 21 | NO | 62 | $298,205,238 | Chris Olave ($37.7 million) |
| 22 | JAX | 54 | $293,670,727 | Trevor Lawrence ($37.5 million) |
| 23 | KC | 47 | $280,981,628 | Patrick Mahomes ($56.8 million) |
| 24 | CHI | 59 | $280,670,692 | Darnell Wright ($22.7 million) |
| 25 | ARI | 62 | $279,724,802 | Jeremiyah Love ($35.9 million) |
| 26 | CIN | 50 | $279,599,740 | Joe Burrow ($35.3 million) |
| 27 | TB | 49 | $278,175,335 | Baker Mayfield ($37 million) |
| 28 | NYJ | 57 | $273,601,994 | David Bailey ($37.1 million) |
| 29 | ATL | 59 | $268,441,127 | Drake London ($35.1 million) |
| 30 | MIN | 53 | $267,059,548 | Brian O'Neill ($32.8 million) |
| 31 | LAC | 50 | $230,375,470 | Derwin James Jr. ($26.5 million) |
| 32 | MIA | 49 | $154,405,651 | Malik Willis ($23.5 million) |
Salaries as ESPN files them, for players on a roster now. A team's total is the players it has under contract, not its salary-cap figure: dead money and cap holds are not counted. An NFL figure is the season’s salary ESPN lists, which can differ from the cap hit.