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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks · 46.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Dak Prescott | QB | 60.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 43.51 M$G | 76.03 M$G | 86.03 M$N | 18.23 M$N | 7.64 M$N |
| Sam Howell | QB | 2.50 M$ | 20261 season | 2.50 M$G | ||||
| Joe Milton IIIPractice squad | QB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Running backs · 10.0 M$ | ||||||||
| Javonte Williams | RB | 8.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.89 M$G | 8.45 M$G | 9.20 M$N | 2.40 M$N | |
| Hunter Luepke | RB | 3.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.00 M$G | 3.50 M$N | |||
| Emari Demercado | RB | 1.25 M$ | 20261 season | 1.19 M$P | ||||
| Tyler Goodson | RB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Malik DavisInjured reserve | RB | 1.09 M$ | 20261 season | 0.59 M$N | ||||
| Israel AbanikandaPractice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Wide receivers · 55.2 M$ | ||||||||
| George Pickens | WR | 27.30 M$ | 20261 season | 27.30 M$G | ||||
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | 34.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 19.15 M$G | 46.08 M$P | 25.87 M$N | 37.33 M$N | |
| Kavontae Turpin | WR | 4.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 4.64 M$N | 5.70 M$N | |||
| Ryan Flournoy | WR | 4.50 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.58 M$G | 2.50 M$G | 1.50 M$N | ||
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Camden Brown | WR | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.89 M$P | 1.06 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Jordan HudsonPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Anthony SmithPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Tight ends (receiving) · 11.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Jake Ferguson | TE | 12.50 M$ | 20305 seasons | 5.60 M$G | 10.60 M$N | 8.30 M$N | 10.25 M$N | 10.95 M$N |
| Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 1.57 M$ | 20261 season | 1.99 M$N | ||||
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | 6.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 1.88 M$G | 4.55 M$G | 5.05 M$N | 6.80 M$N | 0.80 M$N |
| Princeton FantInjured reserve | TE | 1.06 M$ | 20272 seasons | 0.54 M$N | 1.12 M$N | |||
| D.J. RogersInjured reserve | TE | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.52 M$N | 1.06 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| James MitchellPractice squad | TE | — | 20261 season | 0.33 M$N | ||||
| Michael TriggPractice squad | TE | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Offensive line · 41.8 M$ | ||||||||
| Tyler SmithInjured reserve | LG | 24.00 M$ | 20316 seasons | 10.30 M$N | 19.58 M$G | 26.58 M$N | 14.78 M$N | 15.50 M$N |
| Terence Steele | RT | 11.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 8.73 M$G | 15.23 M$G | 7.63 M$N | 5.19 M$N | 7.05 M$N |
| T.J. Bass | RG | 5.77 M$ | 20261 season | 5.77 M$N | ||||
| Tyler Booker | LG | 5.64 M$ | 20283 seasons | 5.08 M$G | 6.10 M$G | 7.13 M$G | ||
| Tyler Guyton | LT | 3.29 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.59 M$G | 4.19 M$G | |||
| Cooper Beebe | C | 1.48 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.62 M$N | 1.89 M$N | |||
| Broderick Jones | LT | 4.16 M$ | 20261 season | 1.57 M$G | ||||
| Matt HennessyInjured reserve | C | 1.40 M$ | 20261 season | 1.26 M$N | ||||
| Drew Shelton | RT | 1.39 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.18 M$N | 1.35 M$N | 1.46 M$N | 1.58 M$N | |
| Nick Leverett | LG | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Ajani Cornelius | RT | 1.10 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.06 M$N | 1.17 M$N | 1.29 M$N | ||
| Wanya MorrisPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.33 M$N | ||||
| Marcellus JohnsonPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Interior defensive line · 22.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Quinnen Williams | IDL | 35.30 M$ | 20316 seasons | 8.55 M$G | 14.49 M$G | 19.91 M$N | 24.97 M$N | 30.82 M$N |
| Kenny Clark | IDL | 21.33 M$ | 20283 seasons | 6.70 M$N | 23.70 M$N | 11.10 M$N | ||
| Otito Ogbonnia | IDL | 2.75 M$ | 20261 season | 2.40 M$G | ||||
| Jonathan BullardInjured reserve | IDL | 2.00 M$ | 20261 season | 1.94 M$N | ||||
| L.T. Overton | IDL | 1.29 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.08 M$N | 1.25 M$N | 1.36 M$N | 1.48 M$N | |
| Elijah Garcia | IDL | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 0.90 M$N | ||||
| Kelvin GilliamInjured reserve | IDL | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.52 M$N | 1.05 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Tommy DunnPractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Adedayo OdeleyePractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.00 M$N | ||||
| Edge rushers · 18.4 M$ | ||||||||
| Rashan Gary | EDGE | 16.00 M$ | 20283 seasons | 5.70 M$G | 8.50 M$N | 17.80 M$N | ||
| Malachi Lawrence | EDGE | 5.06 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.68 M$G | 4.60 M$G | 5.51 M$G | 6.43 M$G | |
| Von Miller | EDGE | 5.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.10 M$N | 2.40 M$N | |||
| Donovan Ezeiruaku | EDGE | 2.54 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.31 M$G | 2.77 M$G | 3.23 M$P | ||
| Tyrus Wheat | EDGE | 1.25 M$ | 20261 season | 1.25 M$N | ||||
| Jaishawn Barham | EDGE | 1.70 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.24 M$N | 1.55 M$N | 1.86 M$N | 2.17 M$N | |
| James Houston | EDGE | 1.09 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Linebackers · 9.5 M$ | ||||||||
| Dee Winters | LB | 0.99 M$ | 20261 season | 3.67 M$N | ||||
| DeMarvion Overshown | LB | 1.35 M$ | 20261 season | 1.72 M$N | ||||
| Marist LiufauInjured reserve | LB | 1.42 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.55 M$N | 1.81 M$N | |||
| Shemar James | LB | 1.16 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.11 M$N | 1.23 M$N | 1.34 M$N | ||
| Justin Barron | LB | 0.97 M$ | 20272 seasons | 0.79 M$N | 1.05 M$N | |||
| Curtis RobinsonPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.37 M$N | ||||
| Isaiah LandPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Cornerbacks · 21.6 M$ | ||||||||
| DaRon Bland | CB | 22.50 M$ | 20305 seasons | 8.42 M$G | 19.46 M$N | 13.26 M$N | 17.46 M$N | 30.35 M$N |
| Cobie Durant | CB | 4.00 M$ | 20261 season | 4.00 M$N | ||||
| Joey Porter Jr. | CB | 2.40 M$ | 20261 season | 3.27 M$P | ||||
| Shavon Revel | CB | 1.63 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.48 M$N | 1.77 M$N | 2.07 M$N | ||
| Ameer Speed | CB | 1.20 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.15 M$N | 1.26 M$N | |||
| Caelen Carson | CB | 1.07 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.14 M$N | 1.25 M$N | |||
| Devin MooreInjured reserve | CB | 1.39 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.81 M$N | 1.35 M$N | 1.46 M$N | 1.58 M$N | |
| Derion KendrickPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.33 M$N | ||||
| Reddy StewardPractice squad | DB | — | 20261 season | 0.29 M$N | ||||
| Juanyeh ThomasPractice squad | DB | — | 20261 season | 0.28 M$N | ||||
| Alex AustinPractice squad | DB | — | 20261 season | 0.28 M$N | ||||
| Tyrek FunderburkPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.21 M$N | ||||
| Safeties · 24.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Malik Hooker | S | 5.00 M$ | 20261 season | 6.56 M$G | ||||
| Caleb Downs | S | 7.24 M$ | 20294 seasons | 5.26 M$G | 6.58 M$G | 7.90 M$G | 9.21 M$G | |
| Jalen ThompsonInjured reserve | S | 11.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 4.62 M$N | 11.44 M$G | 6.54 M$N | 10.28 M$N | |
| P.J. LockeInjured reserve | S | 4.00 M$ | 20261 season | 3.97 M$N | ||||
| Markquese Bell | S | 3.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.83 M$G | 3.63 M$N | |||
| Alijah Clark | S | 0.92 M$ | 20261 season | 1.01 M$N | ||||
| Kickers · 3.4 M$ | ||||||||
| Brandon Aubrey | K | 7.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 3.40 M$G | 6.65 M$G | 6.92 M$N | 8.15 M$N | 8.65 M$N |
| Punters · 4.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Bryan Anger | P | 3.20 M$ | 20261 season | 4.10 M$N | ||||
| Long snappers · 1.5 M$ | ||||||||
| Trent Sieg | LS | 1.48 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.48 M$G | 1.53 M$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.