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Los Angeles Chargers player earnings

$1,230,804,916 earned by the 59 players on the roster, led by Justin Herbert on $180,199,753.

Los Angeles Chargers are 21st of 32 on what the roster is worth and 22nd 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 Los Angeles Chargers cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.23bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.27bn
PLAYERS 59
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 21
STILL CONTRACTED $163.5m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Justin Herbert $180.2m

Justin Herbert $180m Khalil Mack $170m Joey Bosa $168m Derwin James $98m Bud Dupree $80m Rashawn Slater $36m Will Dissly $34m Hayden Hurst $29m Joe Alt $28m Trey Pipkins $26m DJ Chark $24m Denzel Perryman $23m Gus Edwards $20m Bradley Bozeman $19m Poona Ford $19m Taylor Heinicke $17m Morgan Fox $15m Zion Johnson $15m Quentin Johnston $14m Cameron Dicker $14m

The twenty here hold 83.5% of everything the roster has earned, and Justin Herbert alone holds 14.6% 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 Los Angeles Chargers player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

59 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Justin Herbert Oregon Quarterback 10 $33.0m $138.5m $180,199,753$180.2m
002 Khalil Mack Buffalo Outside Linebacker 11 $63.6m $169,545,498$169.5m
003 Joey Bosa Ohio State Outside Linebacker 10 $59.0m $168,254,417$168.3m
004 Derwin James Florida State Safety 9 $27.6m $97,972,956$98.0m
005 Bud Dupree Kentucky Outside Linebacker 12 $24.7m $80,306,190$80.3m
006 Rashawn Slater Northwestern Left Tackle 5 $9.5m $35,671,758$35.7m
007 Will Dissly Washington Tight End 9 $14.5m $34,190,786$34.2m
008 Hayden Hurst South Carolina Tight End 7 $20.0m $28,784,536$28.8m
009 Joe Alt Notre Dame Right Tackle 4 $20.9m $5.3m $27,843,996$27.8m
010 Trey Pipkins Sioux Falls Guard 7 $8.4m $25,886,879$25.9m
011 DJ Chark Louisiana State Wide Receiver 7 $14.8m $23,790,259$23.8m
012 Denzel Perryman Miami (FL) Inside Linebacker 11 $8.8m $22,647,406$22.6m
013 Gus Edwards Rutgers Running Back 8 $6.0m $19,907,852$19.9m
014 Bradley Bozeman Alabama Center 7 $10.0m $18,943,687$18.9m
015 Poona Ford Texas Defensive End 7 $4.9m $18,593,000$18.6m
016 Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion Quarterback 11 $6.4m $17,337,588$17.3m
017 Morgan Fox Colorado State-Pueblo Defensive End 9 $5.7m $15,184,757$15.2m
018 Zion Johnson Boston College Guard 4 $7.9m $14,746,678$14.7m
019 Quentin Johnston Texas Christian Wide Receiver 4 $7.3m $14,188,778$14.2m
020 Cameron Dicker Texas Kicker 7 $3.0m $10.0m $14,129,169$14.1m
021 Josh Harris Auburn Long Snapper 14 $1.2m $14,032,121$14.0m
022 Alohi Gilman Notre Dame Safety 6 $4.7m $13,737,384$13.7m
023 Asante Samuel Jr. Florida State Cornerback 4 $2.6m $8,943,999$8.9m
024 Kristian Fulton Louisiana State Cornerback 5 $2.6m $8,319,312$8.3m
025 Eric Tomlinson Texas El-Paso Tight End 17 $2.3m $8,132,397$8.1m
026 Ladd McConkey Georgia Wide Receiver 4 $4.1m $2.2m $7,837,205$7.8m
027 Easton Stick North Dakota State Quarterback 6 $598k $7,731,063$7.7m
028 JK Dobbins Ohio State Running Back 5 $1.8m $7,507,943$7.5m
029 JK Scott Alabama Punter 7 $1.0m $7,163,528$7.2m
030 Josh Palmer Tennessee Wide Receiver 4 $1.0m $6,802,057$6.8m
031 Elijah Molden Washington Cornerback 4 $841k $6,589,236$6.6m
032 Tuli Tuipulotu Southern California Outside Linebacker 4 $1.8m $6,571,383$6.6m
033 Teair Tart Florida International Defensive Tackle 5 $173k $6,470,495$6.5m
034 Troy Dye Oregon Inside Linebacker 5 $1.3m $5,859,393$5.9m
035 Daiyan Henley Washington State Inside Linebacker 4 $942k $5,420,421$5.4m
036 Derius Davis Texas Christian Wide Receiver 4 $712k $4,551,932$4.6m
037 Jamaree Salyer Georgia Right Tackle 4 $176k $4,531,766$4.5m
038 Junior Colson Michigan Inside Linebacker 4 $1.2m $1.6m $4,410,141$4.4m
039 Chris Rumph II Duke Outside Linebacker 4 $754k $4,233,544$4.2m
040 Jordan McFadden Clemson Guard 4 $312k $4,152,140$4.2m
041 Scott Matlock Boise State Fullback 4 $172k $4,012,296$4.0m
042 Hassan Haskins Michigan Running Back 4 $692k $3,957,220$4.0m
043 Brenden Jaimes Nebraska Offensive Line 4 $318k $3,797,780$3.8m
044 Ja'Sir Taylor Wake Forest Cornerback 4 $132k $3,792,012$3.8m
045 Deane Leonard Mississippi Cornerback 4 $100k $3,759,664$3.8m
046 Nick Niemann Iowa Inside Linebacker 4 $214k $3,694,004$3.7m
047 Otito Ogbonnia California-Los Angeles Defensive Tackle 4 $319k $3,681,102$3.7m
048 Justin Eboigbe Alabama Defensive End 4 $839k $1.2m $3,669,012$3.7m
049 Tarheeb Still Maryland Cornerback 4 $376k $1.2m $3,205,720$3.2m
050 Cam Hart Notre Dame Cornerback 4 $364k $1.2m $3,193,928$3.2m
051 Simi Fehoko Stanford Wide Receiver 6 $240k $3,078,926$3.1m
052 Kimani Vidal Troy Running Back 4 $207k $1.2m $3,037,436$3.0m
053 Brenden Rice Southern California Wide Receiver 4 $115k $1.2m $2,944,592$2.9m
054 Tyler McLellan Campbell Left Tackle 3 $10k $2,515,000$2.5m
055 Bucky Williams Appalachian State Guard 3 $2k $2,507,500$2.5m
056 Chris Collins Minnesota Outside Linebacker 3 $0 $2,505,000$2.5m
057 Foster Sarell Stanford Left Tackle 6 $141k $2,501,985$2.5m
058 Stone Smartt Old Dominion Tight End 3 $5k $2,288,336$2.3m
059 A.J. Finley Mississippi Safety 2 $83k $1,540,000$1.5m

The table holds every one of the 59 careers on the books. 51.6% 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 Los Angeles Chargers 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 $235,096,836 across 60 players. In 2026 it is $74,461,275 across 21 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Los Angeles Chargers money is paid

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

51.6% base salary

  • Base salary 51.6%
  • Signing bonus 28.0%
  • Restructured money 5.7%
  • Roster bonus 6.4%
  • Option bonus 7.7%
  • Workout bonus 0.2%
  • Incentives 0.4%

51.6% 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 Los Angeles Chargers

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

19 positions

Outside Linebacker $431m Quarterback $205m Safety $113m Tight End $73m Wide Receiver $63m Guard $47m Inside Linebacker $42m Left Tackle $41m Cornerback $38m Defensive End $37m Running Back $34m Right Tackle $32m Center $19m Kicker $14m Long Snapper $14m Defensive Tackle $10m Punter $7.2m Fullback $4.0m Offensive Line $3.8m

Outside Linebacker is the most expensive group on the roster at $431,416,032 across 6 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Los Angeles Chargers still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$163.5m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Justin Herbert Quarterback $180.2m 2029 $138,500,000$138.5m
02 Cameron Dicker Kicker $14.1m 2028 $10,004,000$10.0m
03 Joe Alt Right Tackle $27.8m 2027 $5,316,948$5.3m
04 Ladd McConkey Wide Receiver $7.8m 2027 $2,157,981$2.2m
05 Junior Colson Inside Linebacker $4.4m 2027 $1,616,865$1.6m
06 Justin Eboigbe Defensive End $3.7m 2027 $1,190,000
07 Tarheeb Still Cornerback $3.2m 2027 $1,190,000
08 Cam Hart Cornerback $3.2m 2027 $1,190,000
09 Kimani Vidal Running Back $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000
10 Brenden Rice Wide Receiver $2.9m 2027 $1,190,000

10 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 Los Angeles Chargers roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

15 colleges

Oregon $186m
Ohio State $176m
Florida State $107m
Notre Dame $45m
Washington $41m
Texas $33m
Louisiana State $32m
Alabama $30m
Old Dominion $20m
Texas Christian $19m
Georgia $12m
Southern California $9.5m
Michigan $8.4m
Stanford $5.6m
Mississippi $5.3m

Oregon has 2 players on the roster worth $186,059,146 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Los Angeles Chargers player?

Justin Herbert, $180,199,753 across his career, a first-round pick in 2020, 6th overall. Khalil Mack is second on $169,545,498.

How much are the Los Angeles Chargers roster worth?

$1,230,804,916 across 59 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 21st of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Los Angeles Chargers paid their players?

$1,271,846,653 across the 14 seasons on this site, 2013 to 2026, which is 22nd in the league.

What are the Los Angeles Chargers paying in 2026?

$74,461,275 across 21 players. A further $163,545,794 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Los Angeles Chargers most?

Outside Linebacker, $431,416,032 across 6 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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