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Kansas City Chiefs player earnings

$1,431,828,421 earned by the 56 players on the roster, led by Patrick Mahomes on $288,754,472.

Kansas City Chiefs are 14th of 32 on what the roster is worth and 12th on what the club has paid out. The first number counts everything the men on the books have been paid anywhere in their careers and the second counts only the seasons the club's own name is against, which is why they disagree. The Kansas City Chiefs cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.43bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.42bn
PLAYERS 56
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 23
STILL CONTRACTED $334.7m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Patrick Mahomes $288.8m

Patrick Mahomes $289m Chris Jones $185m Carson Wentz $133m Travis Kelce $111m Joe Thuney $100m Jawaan Taylor $89m Creed Humphrey $45m Justin Reid $38m Harrison Butker $36m Marquise Brown $32m JuJu Smith-Schuster $32m Michael Danna $29m Drue Tranquill $27m Charles Omenihu $21m Noah Gray $18m Trent McDuffie $14m Mecole Hardman $13m Clyde Edwards-Helaire $13m Samaje Perine $12m George Karlaftis $12m

The twenty here hold 87.4% of everything the roster has earned, and Patrick Mahomes alone holds 20.2% of it. A roster is always shaped like this: a handful of second contracts and a long tail of men still on rookie money.

Every Kansas City Chiefs player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

56 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech Quarterback 15 $40.7m $209.0m $288,754,472$288.8m
002 Chris Jones Mississippi State Defensive Tackle 13 $37.0m $63.5m $185,472,958$185.5m
003 Carson Wentz North Dakota State Quarterback 9 $35.1m $132,754,340$132.8m
004 Travis Kelce Cincinnati Tight End 13 $10.5m $111,193,975$111.2m
005 Joe Thuney North Carolina State Guard 10 $17.8m $99,991,395$100.0m
006 Jawaan Taylor Florida Right Tackle 8 $22.6m $89,334,916$89.3m
007 Creed Humphrey Oklahoma Center 8 $19.4m $36.0m $45,036,316$45.0m
008 Justin Reid Stanford Safety 7 $11.5m $37,719,449$37.7m
009 Harrison Butker Georgia Tech Kicker 12 $11.3m $11.7m $36,019,115$36.0m
010 Marquise Brown Oklahoma Wide Receiver 6 $9.6m $32,463,511$32.5m
011 JuJu Smith-Schuster Southern California Wide Receiver 8 $24.5m $32,225,479$32.2m
012 Michael Danna Michigan Defensive End 7 $6.8m $29,440,097$29.4m
013 Drue Tranquill Notre Dame Outside Linebacker 8 $6.6m $27,091,112$27.1m
014 Charles Omenihu Texas Defensive End 6 $8.2m $20,839,874$20.8m
015 Noah Gray Duke Tight End 7 $6.3m $5.5m $18,364,856$18.4m
016 Trent McDuffie Washington Cornerback 4 $7.4m $13,992,484$14.0m
017 Mecole Hardman Georgia Wide Receiver 7 $6.7m $13,056,434$13.1m
018 Clyde Edwards-Helaire Louisiana State Running Back 5 $5.6m $12,645,701$12.6m
019 Samaje Perine Oklahoma Running Back 10 $4.4m $12,475,965$12.5m
020 George Karlaftis Purdue Defensive End 4 $5.9m $11,935,474$11.9m
021 Mike Pennel Colorado State-Pueblo Defensive Tackle 10 $3.2m $11,851,440$11.9m
022 Felix Anudike-Uzomah Kansas State Defensive End 4 $5.6m $11,817,816$11.8m
023 Derrick Nnadi Florida State Defensive Tackle 7 $2.3m $11,256,094$11.3m
024 Xavier Worthy Texas Wide Receiver 4 $6.8m $2.7m $11,114,774$11.1m
025 James Winchester Oklahoma Long Snapper 10 $633k $9,756,756$9.8m
026 Justin Watson Pennsylvania Wide Receiver 7 $602k $7,856,739$7.9m
027 Nick Bolton Missouri Inside Linebacker 4 $1.6m $7,494,483$7.5m
028 Tershawn Wharton Missouri Science & Tech Defensive Tackle 5 $673k $7,045,677$7.0m
029 Rashee Rice Southern Methodist Wide Receiver 4 $1.7m $6,495,208$6.5m
030 Skyy Moore Western Michigan Wide Receiver 4 $1.9m $6,450,498$6.5m
031 Trey Smith Tennessee Guard 4 $131k $5,760,464$5.8m
032 Cam Thomas San Diego State Defensive End 4 $921k $5,410,899$5.4m
033 Wanya Morris Oklahoma Left Tackle 4 $904k $5,368,357$5.4m
034 Leo Chenal Wisconsin Outside Linebacker 4 $849k $5,044,908$5.0m
035 Kingsley Suamataia Brigham Young Left Tackle 4 $1.5m $1.7m $4,750,845$4.8m
036 Chamarri Conner Virginia State Cornerback 4 $751k $4,591,368$4.6m
037 Joshua Williams Fayetteville State Cornerback 4 $666k $4,326,260$4.3m
038 B.J. Thompson Stephen F. Austin Defensive End 4 $272k $4,111,652$4.1m
039 Jaylen Watson Washington State Cornerback 4 $85k $3,745,372$3.7m
040 Isiah Pacheco Rutgers Running Back 4 $79k $3,739,108$3.7m
041 Jared Wiley Texas Christian Tight End 4 $689k $1.2m $3,518,620$3.5m
042 Marlon Tuipulotu Southern California Defensive Tackle 4 $196k $3,511,471$3.5m
043 Jaden Hicks Washington State Safety 4 $529k $1.2m $3,358,708$3.4m
044 Malik Herring Georgia Defensive End 4 $25k $3,163,333$3.2m
045 Hunter Nourzad Penn State Center 4 $302k $1.2m $3,131,832$3.1m
046 C.J. Hanson Holy Cross Guard 4 $85k $1.2m $2,914,784$2.9m
047 Ethan Driskell Marshall Right Tackle 3 $40k $2,870,000$2.9m
048 Christian Roland-Wallace Southern California Cornerback 3 $5k $2,835,000$2.8m
049 Carson Steele California-Los Angeles Running Back 3 $0 $2,830,000$2.8m
050 Cam Jones Indiana Outside Linebacker 3 $15k $2,710,000$2.7m
051 Jack Cochrane South Dakota Outside Linebacker 3 $25k $2,520,833$2.5m
052 McKade Mettauer Oklahoma Guard 3 $1,000 $2,506,000$2.5m
053 Peyton Hendershot Indiana Tight End 3 $15k $2,300,551$2.3m
054 Nazeeh Johnson Marshall Cornerback 3 $77k $1,977,500$2.0m
055 Mike Caliendo Western Michigan Guard 3 $2k $1,872,000$1.9m
056 Matt Araiza San Diego State Punter 2 $216k $1,011,148

The table holds every one of the 56 careers on the books. 54.7% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, which is the league's own split almost exactly.

What the Kansas City Chiefs have paid out, season by season

Only the seasons the club's own name is against

Peak in 2024

2024 is the club's biggest year on record at $277,567,709 across 60 players. In 2026 it is $172,551,713 across 23 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Kansas City Chiefs money is paid

The seven parts of a contract, for this roster and for the league

54.7% base salary

  • Base salary 54.7%
  • Signing bonus 18.5%
  • Restructured money 16.2%
  • Roster bonus 6.8%
  • Option bonus 1.8%
  • Workout bonus 1.3%
  • Incentives 0.7%

54.7% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, which is the league's own split almost exactly. Base salary, signing bonus money and the other five parts are each ranked across the whole league on their own pages.

What each position costs the Kansas City Chiefs

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

17 positions

Quarterback $422m Defensive Tackle $219m Tight End $135m Guard $113m Wide Receiver $110m Right Tackle $92m Defensive End $87m Center $48m Safety $41m Outside Linebacker $37m Kicker $36m Running Back $32m Cornerback $31m Left Tackle $10m Long Snapper $9.8m Inside Linebacker $7.5m Punter $1.0m

Quarterback is the most expensive group on the roster at $421,508,812 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Kansas City Chiefs still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$334.7m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback $288.8m 2031 $208,950,000$209.0m
02 Chris Jones Defensive Tackle $185.5m 2028 $63,450,000$63.5m
03 Creed Humphrey Center $45.0m 2028 $36,000,000$36.0m
04 Harrison Butker Kicker $36.0m 2028 $11,695,000$11.7m
05 Noah Gray Tight End $18.4m 2027 $5,500,000$5.5m
06 Xavier Worthy Wide Receiver $11.1m 2027 $2,675,490$2.7m
07 Kingsley Suamataia Left Tackle $4.8m 2027 $1,670,661$1.7m
08 Jared Wiley Tight End $3.5m 2027 $1,190,000
09 Jaden Hicks Safety $3.4m 2027 $1,190,000
10 Hunter Nourzad Center $3.1m 2027 $1,190,000
11 C.J. Hanson Guard $2.9m 2027 $1,190,000

11 players on the roster have money written into seasons that have not been played. None of it is counted in any career figure on this site, because it has not been paid. The whole league's contracted money is ranked here.

Where the Kansas City Chiefs roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

9 colleges

Oklahoma $108m
Southern California $39m
Texas $32m
Georgia $16m
Western Michigan $8.3m
Washington State $7.1m
San Diego State $6.4m
Indiana $5.0m
Marshall $4.8m

Oklahoma has 6 players on the roster worth $107,606,905 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Kansas City Chiefs player?

Patrick Mahomes, $288,754,472 across his career, a first-round pick in 2017, 10th overall. Chris Jones is second on $185,472,958.

How much are the Kansas City Chiefs roster worth?

$1,431,828,421 across 56 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 14th of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Kansas City Chiefs paid their players?

$1,415,248,184 across the 14 seasons on this site, 2013 to 2026, which is 12th in the league.

What are the Kansas City Chiefs paying in 2026?

$172,551,713 across 23 players. A further $334,701,151 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Kansas City Chiefs most?

Quarterback, $421,508,812 across 2 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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