2025 NFL Salaries: Quarterbacks, WRs, DEs, and RBs

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 27, 2025, 16:22 IST

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Dak Prescott leads as the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in 2025 with a $60 million salary. Ja'Marr Chase tops wide receivers with $40.25 million. Myles Garrett earns the most among defensive ends at $40 million. Saquan Barkley is the highest-paid running back with $20.6 million. The list also includes other top earners in these positions.

2025 NFL Salaries: Quarterbacks, WRs, DEs, and RBs

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Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott is the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, with an annual salary of $60 million. Ja’Marr Chase, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, is the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL with a yearly wage of $40.2 million. The defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett, is the highest-paid defensive end in the NFL, with a yearly stipend of $40 million. Saquan Barkley, running back for the Super Bowl LIX winning team, the Philadelphia Eagles, is the highest-paid running back in the NFL with annual funding of $20.6 million.

Let’s check out the top 10 highest-paid quarterbacks, wide receivers, defensive ends, and running backs of 2025.

The annual salary of highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL in 2025

According to the official website of the NFL,

Quarterback	Team	Annual Salary
Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys	$60 million
Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills	$55 million
Joe Burrow	Cincinnati Bengals	$55 million
Trevor Lawrence	Jacksonville Jaguars	$55 million
Jordan Love	Green Bay Packers	$55 million
Tua Tagovailoa	Miami Dolphins	$53.1 million
Jared Goff	Detroit Lions	$53 million
Justin Herbert	Los Angeles Chargers	$52.5 million
Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	$52 million
Jalen Hurts	Philadelphia Eagles	$51 million

The annual salary of the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL in 2025

According to USA Today,

Wide receiver	Team	Annual Salary
Ja’Marr Chase	Cincinnati Bengals	$40.25 million
Justin Jefferson	Minnesota Vikings	$35 million
CeeDee Lamb	Dallas Cowboys	$34 million
DK Metcalf	Pittsburgh Steelers	$33 million
A.J. Brown	Philadelphia Eagles	$32 million
Amon-Ra St. Brown	Detroit Lions	$30.0025 million
Brandon Aiyuk	San Francisco 49ers	$30 million
Tyreek Hill	Miami Dolphins	$30 million
Tee Higgins	Cincinnati Bengals	$28.75 million
Jaylen Waddle	Miami Dolphins	$28.25 million

The annual salary of the highest-paid defensive end in the NFL in 2025

According to Sporting News,

Defensive end	Team	Annual Salary
Myles Garrett	Cleveland Browns	$40 million
Maxx Crosby	Las Vegas Raiders	$35.5 million
Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	$34 million
Chris Jones	Kansas City Chiefs	$31.8 million
Derek Stingley Jr.	Houston Texans	$30 million
Josh Hines-Allen	Jacksonville Jaguars	$28.3 million
Brian Burns	New York Giants	$28.2 million
T.J. Watt	Pittsburgh Steelers	$28 million
Christian Wilkins	Las Vegas Raiders	$27.5 million
Milton Williams	New England Patriots	$26 million

The annual salary of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL in 2025

According to USA Today,

Running back	Team	Annual Salary
Christian McCaffrey	San Francisco 49ers	$19 million
Saquon Barkley	Philadelphia Eagles	$15.8 million
Jonathan Taylor	Indianapolis Colts	$14 million
Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints	$12.25 million
Josh Jacobs	Green Bay Packers	$12 million
Joe Mixon	Houston Texans	$9.875 million
James Conner	Arizona Cardinals	$9.5 million
David Montgomery	Detroit Lions	$9.125 million
Rhamondre Stevenson	New England Patriots	$9 million
Chuba Hubbard	Carolina Panthers	$8.3 million

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