NFL payrolls by team, 2026
The NFL salary cap is about 301.2 M$ for 2026. It is a hard cap: no team can exceed it, but each can carry over the room it left unused the previous season, so its adjusted cap differs slightly. A player's cap number spreads his signing bonus over the length of the deal, so it can be far from his average per year. Here is each team's payroll, its guaranteed money, and every contract in detail.
The amount that counts against the salary cap, season by season, and its guarantee: G, guaranteed; P, partially guaranteed; N, not guaranteed (in grey). Average per year covers the whole contract.
| Player | Pos | APY | Through | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez Sweat | EDGE | 24.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 25.09 M$P | 25.09 M$N | |||
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | 19.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 24.50 M$P | 25.00 M$N | |||
| Grady Jarrett | IDL | 14.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 18.93 M$G | 17.50 M$N | |||
| Joe Thuney | LG | 17.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 14.50 M$G | 28.50 M$N | |||
| Dayo Odeyingbo | EDGE | 16.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 13.50 M$P | 26.50 M$N | |||
| Kyler GordonPhysically unable to perform | CB | 13.33 M$ | 20283 seasons | 12.91 M$N | 13.30 M$G | 13.30 M$N | ||
| Jonah Jackson | RG | 14.83 M$ | 20272 seasons | 12.75 M$G | 23.75 M$N | |||
| Caleb Williams | QB | 9.87 M$ | 20272 seasons | 10.77 M$G | 12.56 M$G | |||
| Darnell Wright | RT | 29.00 M$ | 20316 seasons | 10.49 M$G | 9.41 M$G | 30.41 M$N | 30.41 M$N | 34.41 M$N |
| Cole Kmet | TE | 12.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 7.78 M$N | 15.43 M$N | |||
| T.J. Edwards | LB | 10.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 7.46 M$P | 14.21 M$N | |||
| Rome Odunze | WR | 5.68 M$ | 20272 seasons | 6.20 M$G | 7.23 M$G | |||
| Colston Loveland | TE | 6.66 M$ | 20283 seasons | 6.05 M$G | 7.26 M$G | 8.48 M$G | ||
| Coby BryantInjured reserve | S | 13.33 M$ | 20283 seasons | 5.96 M$N | 17.00 M$G | 17.00 M$N | ||
| D'Andre Swift | RB | 11.25 M$ | 20294 seasons | 5.80 M$G | 12.50 M$G | 12.50 M$N | 11.75 M$N | |
| Devin Bush | LB | 10.00 M$ | 20283 seasons | 5.67 M$G | 12.67 M$G | 11.67 M$N | ||
| Tyson Bagent | QB | 5.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 4.75 M$G | 4.75 M$N | |||
| Garrett Bradbury | C | 4.70 M$ | 20261 season | 4.70 M$G | ||||
| Braxton Jones | LT | 5.00 M$ | 20261 season | 4.34 M$P | ||||
| Tyrique Stevenson | CB | 1.61 M$ | 20261 season | 4.10 M$N | ||||
| Neville Gallimore | IDL | 5.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 4.00 M$G | 6.13 M$N | |||
| Cairo Santos | K | 3.90 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.76 M$N | 3.76 M$N | |||
| Dillon Thieneman | S | 4.88 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.55 M$G | 4.43 M$G | 5.32 M$G | 6.21 M$G | |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | 3.50 M$ | 20261 season | 3.47 M$G | ||||
| D'Marco Jackson | LB | 3.75 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.05 M$G | 4.44 M$N | |||
| Josh Blackwell | CB | 2.50 M$ | 20261 season | 2.61 M$N | ||||
| Luther Burden | WR | 2.74 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.49 M$G | 2.99 M$G | 3.49 M$G | ||
| Cameron Lewis | CB | 3.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.25 M$G | 3.75 M$N | |||
| Case Keenum | QB | 2.75 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.20 M$G | 3.30 M$N | |||
| Clark Phillips III | CB | 2.25 M$ | 20261 season | 2.15 M$G | ||||
| Daniel Hardy | EDGE | 2.49 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.14 M$G | 2.83 M$N | |||
| Ozzy Trapilo | RT | 1.93 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.75 M$G | 2.10 M$P | 2.46 M$N | ||
| Shemar TurnerPhysically unable to perform | IDL | 1.81 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.64 M$N | 1.97 M$P | 2.30 M$N | ||
| Logan Jones | C | 2.12 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.54 M$G | 1.92 M$G | 2.31 M$G | 2.69 M$P | |
| Elijah Hicks | S | 2.60 M$ | 20261 season | 1.40 M$P | ||||
| Roschon Johnson | RB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.34 M$N | ||||
| Sam Roush | TE | 1.83 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.33 M$N | 1.67 M$N | 2.00 M$N | 2.33 M$N | |
| Tory Taylor | P | 1.19 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.26 M$N | 1.38 M$N | |||
| Kentavius Street | EDGE | 1.48 M$ | 20261 season | 1.26 M$N | ||||
| Jordan McFadden | LG | 1.30 M$ | 20261 season | 1.25 M$N | ||||
| Zavion Thomas | WR | 1.71 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.24 M$N | 1.55 M$N | 1.86 M$N | 2.17 M$N | |
| Noah SewellPhysically unable to perform | LB | 1.04 M$ | 20261 season | 1.23 M$N | ||||
| Austin Booker | EDGE | 1.09 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.16 M$N | 1.28 M$N | |||
| Malik Muhammad | CB | 1.37 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.16 M$N | 1.33 M$N | 1.44 M$N | 1.56 M$N | |
| Xavier Woods | S | 1.35 M$ | 20261 season | 1.13 M$N | ||||
| James Lynch | IDL | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Jack Sanborn | LB | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Luke Newman | LG | 1.11 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.06 M$N | 1.18 M$N | 1.29 M$N | ||
| Kyle Monangai | RB | 1.08 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.04 M$N | 1.15 M$N | 1.27 M$N | ||
| Jahdae Walker | WR | 1.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.13 M$N | |||
| Jamree Kromah | EDGE | 1.01 M$ | 20261 season | 1.01 M$N | ||||
| Theo Benedet | RT | 1.01 M$ | 20261 season | 1.01 M$N | ||||
| Keyshaun Elliott | LB | 1.21 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.00 M$N | 1.17 M$N | 1.28 M$N | 1.40 M$N | |
| Scott Daly | LS | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 0.96 M$N | ||||
| Jordan van den Berg | IDL | 1.15 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.94 M$N | 1.11 M$N | 1.22 M$N | 1.34 M$N | |
| Skyler Thomas | S | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.89 M$P | 1.06 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Jayden Loving | IDL | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.89 M$P | 1.06 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Ruben Hyppolite IIInjured reserve | LB | 1.27 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.76 M$N | 1.34 M$N | 1.45 M$N | ||
| Tony Fields IIInjured reserve | LB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 0.59 M$N | ||||
| Jonathan GarvinInjured reserve | EDGE | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 0.59 M$N | ||||
| Dallis FlowersInjured reserve | CB | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 0.57 M$N | ||||
| Nephi SewellInjured reserve | LB | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 0.57 M$N | ||||
| Brittain BrownInjured reserve | RB | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 0.54 M$N | ||||
| Nikola KalinicInjured reserve | TE | 1.01 M$ | 20261 season | 0.54 M$N | ||||
| Hayden LargeInjured reserve | TE | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.52 M$N | 1.05 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Stephen CarlsonPractice squad | TE | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Buddy JohnsonPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Salvon AhmedPractice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Marcus DavenportPractice squad | DE | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Anthony Johnson Jr.Injured reserve | SAF | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Nick McCloudPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.29 M$N | ||||
| Kaden DavisPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.28 M$N | ||||
| Miller MossPractice squad | QB | — | 20261 season | 0.28 M$N | ||||
| Deantre PrincePractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Qadir IsmailPractice squad | TE | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Caden BarnettPractice squad | G | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| J.P. RichardsonPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Zavier ScottPractice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Christian JonesPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Wayne MatthewsPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Keidron SmithPractice squad | DB | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Beau GardnerPractice squad | LS | — | 20261 season | 0.22 M$N |
| # | Team | Payroll | vs cap (approx.) | Guaranteed | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New England Patriots | 347.0 M$ | +45.8 M$ | 108.6 M$ | 82 |
| 2 |  Cleveland Browns | 324.2 M$ | +23.0 M$ | 40.1 M$ | 80 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | 315.0 M$ | +13.8 M$ | 70.2 M$ | 81 |
| 4 |  Arizona Cardinals | 314.8 M$ | +13.6 M$ | 74.2 M$ | 80 |
| 5 |  Tennessee Titans | 313.0 M$ | +11.8 M$ | 135.7 M$ | 78 |
| 6 |  New York Jets | 312.5 M$ | +11.3 M$ | 90.5 M$ | 79 |
| 7 |  New Orleans Saints | 312.2 M$ | +11.0 M$ | 31.6 M$ | 85 |
| 8 |  Los Angeles Rams | 311.2 M$ | +10.0 M$ | 155.3 M$ | 76 |
| 9 |  Carolina Panthers | 310.3 M$ | +9.1 M$ | 71.8 M$ | 79 |
| 10 |  Baltimore Ravens | 310.0 M$ | +8.8 M$ | 74.2 M$ | 75 |
| 11 |  Minnesota Vikings | 309.0 M$ | +7.8 M$ | 69.3 M$ | 76 |
| 12 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 308.2 M$ | +7.0 M$ | 69.7 M$ | 73 |
| 13 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 306.8 M$ | +5.6 M$ | 79.2 M$ | 77 |
| 14 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 306.6 M$ | +5.4 M$ | 113.4 M$ | 79 |
| 15 |  Green Bay Packers | 305.7 M$ | +4.5 M$ | 61.4 M$ | 80 |
| 16 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 305.4 M$ | +4.2 M$ | 134.1 M$ | 78 |
| 17 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 305.1 M$ | +3.9 M$ | 45.3 M$ | 77 |
| 18 |  Houston Texans | 304.9 M$ | +3.7 M$ | 45.9 M$ | 86 |
| 19 |  Washington Commanders | 303.1 M$ | +1.9 M$ | 91.4 M$ | 77 |
| 20 |  Chicago Bears | 302.0 M$ | +0.8 M$ | 78.5 M$ | 82 |
| 21 |  Miami Dolphins | 301.9 M$ | +0.7 M$ | 33.6 M$ | 78 |
| 22 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 301.6 M$ | +0.4 M$ | 119.3 M$ | 74 |
| 23 |  Seattle Seahawks | 301.1 M$ | −0.1 M$ | 78.6 M$ | 77 |
| 24 |  San Francisco 49ers | 299.3 M$ | −1.9 M$ | 89.1 M$ | 88 |
| 25 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 298.5 M$ | −2.7 M$ | 109.5 M$ | 75 |
| 26 |  Denver Broncos | 296.5 M$ | −4.7 M$ | 120.6 M$ | 77 |
| 27 |  Buffalo Bills | 295.4 M$ | −5.8 M$ | 72.8 M$ | 75 |
| 28 |  New York Giants | 291.5 M$ | −9.7 M$ | 59.5 M$ | 78 |
| 29 |  Detroit Lions | 287.9 M$ | −13.3 M$ | 89.0 M$ | 79 |
| 30 |  Indianapolis Colts | 281.5 M$ | −19.7 M$ | 82.0 M$ | 74 |
| 31 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 277.6 M$ | −23.6 M$ | 109.7 M$ | 78 |
| 32 |  Atlanta Falcons | 272.9 M$ | −28.3 M$ | 49.2 M$ | 79 |
Updated daily (last updated October 4, 2026). Payroll: the sum of this season's cap charges, dead money included. Guaranteed: the guaranteed share of this season's salaries. Versus the cap: against the league cap, without each team's carryover, hence approximate.