Kansas City Chiefs 2018 Payroll & Salaries

Active roster · 52 players

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Top 16 of 52 players

Eric Berry $13m

Travis Kelce $10m Dee Ford $8.7m Allen Bailey $8.0m Sammy Watkins $7.8m Mitchell Schwartz $7.7m Daniel Sorensen $5.2m Patrick Mahomes $3.7m Anthony Hitchens $3.6m Chad Henne $2.6m Cameron Erving $2.1m Xavier Williams $2.1m Demetrius Harris $2.1m Chris Conley $2.1m

Active roster · 52 players - Kansas City Chiefs
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	ROSTER BONUS	OTHER PAY
Justin Houston	$20,600,000	Edge rusher	29	11.63%	($12,950,000)	$14,750,000	$4,100,000	-	$1,750,000
Eric Fisher	$13,950,000	Left tackle	27	7.87%	($22,184,046)	$11,150,000	$2,550,000	-	$250,000
Eric Berry	$13,000,000	Strong safety	30	7.34%	($28,850,000)	$8,900,000	$4,000,000	-	$100,000
Travis Kelce	$10,018,400	Tight end	29	5.65%	($12,705,200)	$6,800,000	$1,968,400	$1,000,000	$250,000
Dee Ford	$8,718,000	Edge rusher	27	4.92%	($8,718,000)	$8,718,000	-	-	-
Allen Bailey	$8,000,000	Defensive line	29	4.51%	($2,100,000)	$5,400,000	$2,000,000	$500,000	$100,000
Sammy Watkins	$7,800,000	Wide receiver	25	4.40%	($30,010,000)	$790,000	$7,000,000	-	$10,000
Mitchell Schwartz	$7,700,000	Right tackle	29	4.35%	($6,640,000)	$5,700,000	$1,400,000	$500,000	$100,000
Daniel Sorensen	$5,243,750	Free safety	28	2.96%	($3,050,000)	$3,650,000	$1,000,000	$43,750	$550,000
Patrick Mahomes	$3,733,141	Quarterback	23	2.11%	($13,439,330)	$555,000	$2,521,506	$656,635	-
Anthony Hitchens	$3,600,000	Linebacker	26	2.03%	($21,300,000)	$790,000	$2,800,000	-	$10,000
Chad Henne	$2,600,000	Quarterback	33	1.47%	($5,150,000)	$1,015,000	$1,550,000	-	$35,000
Cameron Erving	$2,136,666	Guard	26	1.21%	($5,000,000)	$705,000	$1,431,666	-	-
Xavier Williams	$2,125,000	Defensive line	26	1.20%	($2,500,000)	$705,000	$875,000	$500,000	$45,000
Demetrius Harris	$2,097,059	Tight end	27	1.18%	($450,000)	$1,750,000	$188,235	$108,824	$50,000
Chris Conley	$2,085,110	Wide receiver	26	1.18%	($203,110)	$1,882,000	$178,110	-	$25,000
Steven Nelson	$2,052,488	Cornerback	25	1.16%	($155,488)	$1,897,000	$145,488	-	$10,000
Anthony Sherman	$2,000,000	Fullback	30	1.13%	-	$2,000,000	-	-	-
Spencer Ware	$1,920,834	Running back	27	1.08%	($383,334)	$725,000	$333,334	$812,500	$50,000
Damien Williams	$1,733,333	Running back	26	0.98%	-	$790,000	$593,333	$300,000	$50,000
Dustin Colquitt	$1,700,000	Punter	36	0.96%	($3,000,000)	$1,015,000	$650,000	-	$35,000
Chris Jones	$1,699,426	Defensive line	24	0.96%	($1,465,901)	$916,476	$682,950	-	$100,000
Mitch Morse	$1,486,890	Center	26	0.84%	($439,651)	$1,047,239	$414,651	-	$25,000
Orlando Scandrick	$1,415,000	Cornerback	31	0.80%	-	$915,000	-	$500,000	-
Breeland Speaks	$1,109,184	Linebacker	23	0.63%	($3,754,032)	$480,000	$629,184	-	-
Tanoh Kpassagnon	$982,095	Defensive line	24	0.55%	($1,542,031)	$636,419	$320,676	-	$25,000
Reggie Ragland	$981,034	Linebacker	25	0.55%	($50,000)	$931,034	-	-	$50,000
Austin Reiter	$963,333	Center	27	0.54%	($1,000,000)	$630,000	$333,333	-	-
James Winchester	$830,000	Long snapper	29	0.47%	($410,000)	$720,000	-	-	$110,000
Eric Murray	$788,950	Strong safety	24	0.45%	($308,903)	$630,000	$149,950	-	$9,000
Demarcus Robinson	$768,293	Wide receiver	24	0.43%	($267,586)	$630,000	$129,293	-	$9,000
Derrick Nnadi	$719,850	Defensive line	22	0.41%	($959,400)	$480,000	$239,850	-	-
Tyreek Hill	$704,996	Wide receiver	24	0.40%	($44,000)	$630,000	$17,500	$48,496	$9,000
Dorian O'Daniel	$670,379	Defensive line	24	0.38%	($761,516)	$480,000	$190,379	-	-
Kendall Fuller	$647,500	Cornerback	23	0.37%	-	$647,500	-	-	-
Jordan Lucas	$630,000	Safety	25	0.36%	-	$630,000	-	-	-
Harrison Butker	$555,000	Kicker	23	0.31%	-	$555,000	-	-	-
Justin Hamilton	$555,000	Defensive line	25	0.31%	-	$555,000	-	-	-
Tremon Smith	$518,451	Cornerback	22	0.29%	($153,804)	$480,000	$38,451	-	-
Kahlil McKenzie	$517,736	Guard	21	0.29%	($150,945)	$480,000	$37,736	-	-
Jeff Allen	$511,176	Guard	28	0.29%	-	$511,176	-	-	-
Darrel Williams	$485,000	Running back	23	0.27%	($30,000)	$480,000	$5,000	-	-
Ben Niemann	$482,000	Linebacker	23	0.27%	($6,000)	$480,000	$2,000	-	-
Marcus Kemp	$480,000	Wide receiver	23	0.27%	-	$480,000	-	-	-
Charvarius Ward	$480,000	Cornerback	23	0.27%	-	$480,000	-	-	-
Andrew Wylie	$480,000	Guard	24	0.27%	-	$480,000	-	-	-
Frank Zombo	$444,706	Edge rusher	31	0.25%	-	$557,647	-	-	-
Kelvin Benjamin	$352,941	Wide receiver	27	0.20%	-	$352,941	-	-	-
Jimmy Murray	$282,350	Center	23	0.16%	-	$282,350	-	-	-
Deon Yelder	$282,350	Tight end	23	0.16%	-	$282,350	-	-	-
Gehrig Dieter	$169,412	Wide receiver	25	0.10%	-	$169,412	-	-	-
Charcandrick West	$148,235	Running back	27	0.08%	-	$148,235	-	-	-

Additional contracts · 11 players

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All 11 players

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif $5.4m Jordan Devey $720k Terrance Smith $630k Armani Watts $555k De'Anthony Thomas $553k Alex Ellis $420k

Dillon Gordon $378k

Byron Pringle $368k

J.D. Moore $365k

Step Durham $363k

Tejan Koroma $363k

Additional contracts · 11 players - Kansas City Chiefs
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	$5,360,000	Guard	27	3.02%	($13,613,000)	$3,310,000	$2,000,000	$50,000
Jordan Devey	$720,000	Guard	30	0.41%	($90,000)	$790,000	$90,000	-
Terrance Smith	$630,000	Linebacker	25	0.36%	-	$630,000	-	-
Armani Watts	$555,457	Safety	22	0.31%	($632,235)	$397,399	$158,058	-
De'Anthony Thomas	$552,706	Wide receiver	25	0.31%	($90,000)	$790,000	$90,000	-
Alex Ellis	$419,646	Tight end	25	0.24%	-	$419,647	-	-
Dillon Gordon	$378,000	Tight end	25	0.21%	-	$378,000	-	-
Byron Pringle	$368,000	Wide receiver	25	0.21%	($15,000)	$363,000	$5,000	-
J.D. Moore	$364,666	Running back	-	0.21%	($5,000)	$363,000	$1,666	-
Step Durham	$363,000	Safety	23	0.20%	-	$363,000	-	-
Tejan Koroma	$363,000	Center	22	0.20%	-	$363,000	-	-

Additional contracts · 47 players

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Additional contracts · 47 players - Kansas City Chiefs
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Jeremy Maclin	$4,800,000	Wide receiver	2.71%
Alex Smith	$3,600,000	Quarterback	2.03%
Derrick Johnson	$2,250,000	Inside linebacker	1.27%
Ron Parker	$2,000,000	Free safety	1.13%
Tamba Hali	$1,708,334	Outside linebacker	0.96%
Marcus Peters	$1,307,574	Cornerback	0.74%
Jah Reid	$775,000	Right tackle	0.44%
Josh Shaw	$764,706	Cornerback	0.43%
Jarvis Jenkins	$720,000	Defensive end	0.41%
Kareem Hunt	$642,885	Running back	0.36%
Ron Parker	$630,000	Free safety	0.36%
David Amerson	$625,000	Cornerback	0.35%
Charcandrick West	$383,334	Running back	0.22%
Frank Zombo	$206,668	Outside linebacker	0.12%
Nate Orchard	$165,882	Outside linebacker	0.09%
Parker Ehinger	$159,729	Guard	0.09%
Leon McQuay III	$153,165	Safety	0.09%
Bryan Witzmann	$130,000	Guard	0.07%
Josh Crockett	$129,200	Running back	0.07%
Ryan Hunter	$129,200	Tackle	0.07%
Joey Ivie	$129,200	Defensive tackle	0.07%
Chase Litton	$129,200	Quarterback	0.07%
Robert McCray	$129,200	Linebacker	0.07%
D’Montre Wade	$129,200	Safety	0.07%
Jehu Chesson	$113,912	Wide receiver	0.06%
David Wells	$91,200	Tight end	0.05%
Leon McQuay III	$83,600	Safety	0.05%
Leon McQuay III	$82,512	Safety	0.05%
D.J. White	$78,507	Cornerback	0.04%
Raymond Davison	$76,000	Linebacker	0.04%
Gehrig Dieter	$76,000	Wide receiver	0.04%
Pace Murphy	$76,000	Tackle	0.04%
Dadi Nicolas	$61,607	Outside linebacker	0.03%
Ukeme Eligwe	$59,484	Inside linebacker	0.03%
Jimmy Murray	$53,200	Center	0.03%
D.J. Alexander	$41,564	Inside linebacker	0.02%
Ike Boettger	$28,235	Guard	0.02%
Keith Reaser	$25,470	Cornerback	0.01%
Horace Richardson	$22,800	Cornerback	0.01%
David Wells	$22,800	Tight end	0.01%
Deon Yelder	$22,800	Tight end	0.01%
T.Y. McGill	$17,000	Defensive tackle	0.01%
Arrion Springs	$15,200	Safety	0.01%
Josh Hawkins	$7,600	Cornerback	0.00%
Devin Chappell	$5,334	Cornerback	0.00%
Jordan Sterns	$3,333	Safety	0.00%
Jordan Sterns	$667	Safety	0.00%

Key contract dates

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Key contract dates - Kansas City Chiefs
DEADLINE DATE	NAME	TYPE	VALUE
Jack Cochrane	Jack Cochrane	ROSTER BONUS 2026-27 Roster Bonus - Week 1	$50,000

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Frequently asked questions

What was the Kansas City Chiefs 2018 yearly total?

Kansas City Chiefs carried a yearly total of $143,955,068 in 2018.

How many players did Kansas City Chiefs list in 2018?

52 players on the Kansas City Chiefs roster in 2018, plus 58 contracts carried beyond it.

Where can I see the current Kansas City Chiefs payroll?

This page is the 2018 archive. The current Kansas City Chiefs payroll is kept up to date on the main Kansas City Chiefs page.

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