Ranking the Highest-Paid NFL Quarterbacks in 2024

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) gives the sideline a thumbs up after a first down throw during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Jul 17, 2024, 3:47 PM

You can’t climb the NFL’s football odds chart without a good quarterback. In 2024, that means finding the right guy and paying him a fortune – regardless of how badly that limits the rest of the team spending.

Seemingly every time a top quarterback gets paid in the NFL, it breaks records and resets the market for what a great quarterback is worth. 

Eventually, there might be a spending cliff where quarterback salaries level off. For now, though, it seems that there is virtually no market limitation on what a good quarterback is worth. 

The table below shows both base salary and total cash for top NFL quarterbacks. Base salary is a better representation of a player’s year-to-year contract situation; total cash adds in signing bonuses for recently extended players and some other bonuses.

Highest-Paid Quarterbacks (2024 NFL)

RankPlayerTeamBase SalaryTotal Cash
1Deshaun WatsonBrowns$46 Million$46 million
2Russell WilsonSteelers$39 Million$39 million
3Kyler MurrayCardinals$37 Million$38.9 Million
4Daniel JonesGiants$35.5 Million$36 Million
5Matthew StaffordRams$31 Million$31 Million
6Dak PrescottCowboys$29 Million$34 Million
7Tua TagovailoaDolphins$23.2 Million$23.2 Million
8Jared GoffLions$22.3 Million$27.3 Million
9Lamar JacksonRavens$14.3 Million$32.5 Million
10Geno SmithSeahawks$12.7 Million$22.5 Million
11Kirk CousinsFalcons$12.5 Million$62.5 Million
12Joe BurrowBengals$10.7 Million$65.7 Million
13Patrick MahomesChiefs$9.9 Million$45.8 Million

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.