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 · 42.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Sam Darnold | QB | 33.50 M$ | 20283 seasons | 37.90 M$G | 44.90 M$N | 12.80 M$N | ||
| Drew Lock | QB | 2.50 M$ | 20261 season | 2.75 M$N | ||||
| Jalen Milroe | QB | 1.57 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.42 M$N | 1.71 M$N | 1.99 M$N | ||
| Running backs · 8.6 M$ | ||||||||
| Jadarian Price | RB | 4.20 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.05 M$G | 3.81 M$G | 4.58 M$G | 5.34 M$G | |
| Zach CharbonnetPhysically unable to perform | RB | 1.72 M$ | 20261 season | 2.19 M$N | ||||
| Emanuel Wilson | RB | 1.60 M$ | 20261 season | 1.60 M$P | ||||
| George Holani | RB | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Velus Jones Jr.Practice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.49 M$N | ||||
| Jacardia WrightPractice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Wide receivers · 39.9 M$ | ||||||||
| Cooper Kupp | WR | 15.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 17.47 M$P | 18.00 M$N | |||
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | 42.15 M$ | 20327 seasons | 10.37 M$G | 15.63 M$G | 32.94 M$N | 36.50 M$N | 48.80 M$N |
| Rashid Shaheed | WR | 17.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 7.00 M$G | 16.50 M$N | 19.50 M$N | 8.00 M$N | |
| Jake BoboInjured reserve | WR | 2.75 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.32 M$N | 3.13 M$P | |||
| Tory Horton | WR | 1.14 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.10 M$N | 1.21 M$N | 1.33 M$N | ||
| Montorie Foster | WR | 0.89 M$ | 20261 season | 0.89 M$N | ||||
| Emmanuel HendersonPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Ricky WhitePractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Malick MeigaPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.22 M$N | ||||
| Tight ends (receiving) · 9.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Brady Russell | TE | 2.40 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.26 M$P | 2.55 M$N | |||
| Eric Saubert | TE | 2.50 M$ | 20261 season | 2.13 M$P | ||||
| Elijah Arroyo | TE | 2.20 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.00 M$G | 2.40 M$P | 2.80 M$P | ||
| A.J. Barner | TE | 1.19 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.26 M$N | 1.38 M$N | |||
| Nick Kallerup | TE | 1.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.13 M$N | |||
| Robbie OuztsInjured reserve | TE | 1.13 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.62 M$N | 1.20 M$N | 1.32 M$N | ||
| Offensive line · 39.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Charles Cross | LT | 26.10 M$ | 20316 seasons | 10.88 M$G | 23.00 M$N | 21.10 M$N | 28.60 M$N | 35.00 M$N |
| Abraham Lucas | RT | 15.33 M$ | 20283 seasons | 10.42 M$G | 16.80 M$N | 18.80 M$N | ||
| Grey Zabel | LT | 4.62 M$ | 20283 seasons | 4.20 M$G | 5.04 M$G | 5.88 M$G | ||
| Josh Jones | LT | 4.00 M$ | 20261 season | 3.96 M$P | ||||
| Anthony BradfordInjured reserve | RG | 1.16 M$ | 20261 season | 3.87 M$N | ||||
| Christian Haynes | RG | 1.45 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.58 M$N | 1.85 M$N | |||
| Olusegun Oluwatimi | C | 1.04 M$ | 20261 season | 1.22 M$N | ||||
| Jalen Sundell | LT | 0.94 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Beau Stephens | LG | 1.23 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.02 M$N | 1.18 M$N | 1.30 M$N | 1.41 M$N | |
| Mason RichmanInjured reserve | LT | 1.08 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.57 M$N | 1.15 M$N | 1.27 M$N | ||
| Bobby HartPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Logan BrownPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Evan BeerntsenPractice squad | G | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Federico MarangesPractice squad | C | — | 20261 season | 0.00 M$N | ||||
| Interior defensive line · 38.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Leonard Williams | IDL | 30.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 22.04 M$G | 23.09 M$G | 27.59 M$N | 42.90 M$N | 13.40 M$N |
| Jarran Reed | IDL | 7.33 M$ | 20272 seasons | 7.38 M$P | 9.50 M$N | |||
| Byron Murphy | IDL | 4.02 M$ | 20272 seasons | 4.39 M$G | 5.12 M$G | |||
| Brandon Pili | IDL | 1.77 M$ | 20261 season | 1.73 M$P | ||||
| Rylie Mills | IDL | 1.17 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.12 M$N | 1.24 M$N | 1.35 M$N | ||
| Connor O'Toole | IDL | 1.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.02 M$N | 1.13 M$N | |||
| Deven EasternPractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Gary Smith IIIPractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.21 M$N | ||||
| Edge rushers · 41.8 M$ | ||||||||
| Uchenna Nwosu | EDGE | 9.76 M$ | 20261 season | 20.02 M$N | ||||
| Demarcus Lawrence | EDGE | 10.83 M$ | 20272 seasons | 11.78 M$P | 12.83 M$N | |||
| Derick Hall | EDGE | 14.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 6.25 M$G | 7.47 M$N | 13.75 M$N | 17.25 M$N | |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | EDGE | 2.50 M$ | 20261 season | 2.50 M$N | ||||
| Mike Morris | EDGE | 1.04 M$ | 20261 season | 1.23 M$N | ||||
| Linebackers · 19.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Ernest Jones | LB | 9.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 11.48 M$P | 12.83 M$N | |||
| Drake Thomas | LB | 4.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 3.55 M$P | 4.45 M$N | |||
| Tyrice Knight | LB | 1.20 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.27 M$N | 1.38 M$N | |||
| Chazz Surratt | LB | 1.40 M$ | 20261 season | 1.23 M$P | ||||
| Patrick O'Connell | LB | 1.09 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Aidan HubbardPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Jimmy CiarloPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.21 M$N | ||||
| Cornerbacks · 27.5 M$ | ||||||||
| Devon Witherspoon | CB | 33.00 M$ | 20327 seasons | 15.34 M$G | 14.16 M$G | 27.00 M$N | 27.00 M$N | 36.40 M$N |
| Josh Jobe | CB | 8.00 M$ | 20283 seasons | 4.80 M$G | 8.83 M$N | 10.33 M$N | ||
| Julian Neal | CB | 1.67 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.22 M$N | 1.52 M$N | 1.83 M$N | 2.13 M$N | |
| Nehemiah Pritchett | CB | 1.10 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.17 M$N | 1.28 M$N | |||
| Ty Okada | CB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Terrion ArnoldCommissioner Exempt | CB | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Rodney Thomas | CB | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 0.96 M$N | ||||
| Avery Smith | CB | 1.04 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.89 M$P | 1.05 M$N | 1.17 M$N | ||
| Trevon DiggsPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.41 M$N | ||||
| Andre FullerPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Michael DansbyPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Safeties · 18.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Julian Love | S | 11.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 12.88 M$N | 15.24 M$N | |||
| Nick Emmanwori | S | 2.90 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.64 M$N | 3.16 M$N | 3.69 M$N | ||
| Bud ClarkInjured reserve | S | 1.97 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.43 M$N | 1.79 M$G | 2.15 M$P | 2.51 M$N | |
| A.J. Finley | S | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Maxen HookPractice squad | S | — | 20261 season | 0.28 M$N | ||||
| Kickers · 7.2 M$ | ||||||||
| Jason Myers | K | 5.28 M$ | 20261 season | 7.23 M$N | ||||
| Punters · 3.8 M$ | ||||||||
| Michael Dickson | P | 4.05 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.80 M$G | 3.50 M$N | 4.00 M$N | 4.45 M$N | |
| Long snappers · 1.4 M$ | ||||||||
| Chris Stoll | LS | 1.45 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.40 M$P | 1.51 M$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.