Los Angeles Chargers 2021 Payroll & Salaries

Active roster · 53 players

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Top 16 of 53 players

Joey Bosa $21m Keenan Allen $16m Mike Williams $16m Linval Joseph $12m Chris Harris $11m Corey Linsley $6.6m Michael Davis $6.4m Justin Herbert $6.0m Austin Ekeler $5.7m Matt Feiler $5.0m Jared Cook $4.5m Derwin James $3.9m Jerry Tillery $3.1m Rashawn Slater $3.0m Kenneth Murray $2.9m Justin Jones $2.4m

Active roster · 53 players - Los Angeles Chargers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Joey Bosa	$20,750,000	Linebacker	26	11.37%	($63,000,000)	$13,750,000	$7,000,000	-
Keenan Allen	$15,700,000	Wide receiver	29	8.60%	($40,300,000)	$13,000,000	$2,700,000	-
Mike Williams	$15,680,000	Wide receiver	27	8.59%	($15,680,000)	$15,680,000	-	-
Linval Joseph	$11,900,000	Defensive line	33	6.52%	($9,500,000)	$5,500,000	$4,000,000	$2,400,000
Chris Harris	$11,250,000	Cornerback	32	6.16%	($11,250,000)	$5,500,000	$3,750,000	$2,000,000
Corey Linsley	$6,600,000	Center	30	3.62%	($17,000,000)	$4,000,000	$2,600,000	-
Michael Davis	$6,400,000	Cornerback	26	3.51%	($10,000,000)	$4,000,000	$2,000,000	$400,000
Justin Herbert	$6,040,626	Quarterback	23	3.31%	($21,746,254)	$1,818,125	$4,222,501	-
Austin Ekeler	$5,750,000	Running back	26	3.15%	($8,750,000)	$4,250,000	$1,500,000	-
Matt Feiler	$5,000,000	Right tackle	29	2.74%	($13,000,000)	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	-
Jared Cook	$4,500,000	Tight end	34	2.47%	($4,500,000)	$3,500,000	$1,000,000	-
Derwin James	$3,941,942	Safety	25	2.16%	($3,941,942)	$2,169,403	$1,772,539	-
Jerry Tillery	$3,115,134	Defensive line	25	1.71%	($5,824,890)	$1,533,378	$1,581,756	-
Rashawn Slater	$3,023,956	Left tackle	22	1.66%	($16,631,758)	$660,000	$2,363,956	-
Kenneth Murray	$2,948,850	Linebacker	23	1.62%	($10,615,860)	$1,199,770	$1,749,080	-
Justin Jones	$2,396,535	Defensive line	25	1.31%	($213,535)	$2,183,000	$213,535	-
Kyzir White	$2,346,611	Linebacker	25	1.29%	($163,611)	$2,183,000	$163,611	-
Chase Daniel	$2,000,000	Quarterback	35	1.10%	($1,120,000)	$1,800,000	$200,000	-
Uchenna Nwosu	$1,832,595	Linebacker	25	1.00%	($567,198)	$1,265,397	$567,198	-
Kyler Fackrell	$1,500,000	Linebacker	30	0.82%	($1,500,000)	$1,000,000	$500,000	-
Asante Samuel Jr.	$1,313,263	Cornerback	22	0.72%	($3,601,368)	$660,000	$653,263	-
Nasir Adderley	$1,290,576	Safety	24	0.71%	($730,768)	$925,192	$365,384	-
Trey Pipkins	$1,069,269	Left tackle	25	0.59%	($438,538)	$850,000	$219,269	-
Scott Quessenberry	$991,063	Center	26	0.54%	($71,063)	$920,000	$71,063	-
Josh Kelley	$975,085	Running back	24	0.53%	($585,255)	$780,000	$195,085	-
Drue Tranquill	$944,702	Linebacker	26	0.52%	($329,404)	$780,000	$164,702	-
Stephen Anderson	$920,000	Tight end	28	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Justin Jackson	$920,000	Running back	25	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Trey Marshall	$920,000	Safety	25	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Easton Stick	$919,391	Quarterback	26	0.50%	-	$850,000	$69,391	-
Josh Palmer	$914,919	Wide receiver	22	0.50%	($1,019,676)	$660,000	$254,919	-
Tre McKitty	$870,155	Tight end	22	0.48%	($840,620)	$660,000	$210,155	-
Christian Covington	$850,000	Defensive line	28	0.47%	($990,000)	$990,000	-	-
Matt Overton	$850,000	Long snapper	36	0.47%	($990,000)	$990,000	-	-
Tevaughn Campbell	$850,000	Cornerback	28	0.47%	-	$850,000	-	-
Jalen Guyton	$850,000	Wide receiver	24	0.47%	-	$850,000	-	-
Ty Long	$850,000	Punter	28	0.47%	-	$850,000	-	-
Chris Rumph II	$848,386	Edge rusher	23	0.46%	($753,544)	$660,000	$188,386	-
Alohi Gilman	$826,969	Safety	24	0.45%	($140,907)	$780,000	$46,969	-
Michael Schofield	$802,774	Guard	31	0.44%	-	$1,015,274	-	-
Gabe Nabers	$780,000	Tight end	24	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Storm Norton	$780,000	Right tackle	27	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Brenden Jaimes	$739,445	Offensive line	22	0.41%	($317,780)	$660,000	$79,445	-
Andre Roberts	$716,666	Wide receiver	33	0.39%	-	$716,667	-	-
Nick Niemann	$713,501	Linebacker	24	0.39%	($214,004)	$660,000	$53,501	-
Larry Rountree III	$703,940	Running back	23	0.39%	($175,760)	$660,000	$43,940	-
Amen Ogbongbemiga	$665,000	Linebacker	23	0.36%	($30,000)	$660,000	$5,000	-
Kemon Hall	$660,000	Cornerback	24	0.36%	-	$660,000	-	-
Dustin Hopkins	$656,944	Kicker	31	0.36%	-	$656,944	-	-
Joe Gaziano	$649,995	Edge rusher	25	0.36%	-	$649,995	-	-
Senio Kelemete	$613,886	Guard	31	0.34%	-	$776,386	-	-
Breiden Fehoko	$346,664	Defensive line	25	0.19%	-	$346,664	-	-
Davontae Harris	$306,666	Cornerback	26	0.17%	-	$306,666	-	-

Additional contracts · 7 players

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All 7 players

Bryan Bulaga $11m Oday Aboushi $1.6m Ryan Smith $1.5m Donald Parham $780k Mark Webb $685k Damon Lloyd $415k Joe Reed $166k

Additional contracts · 7 players - Los Angeles Chargers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS
Bryan Bulaga	$11,083,333	Right tackle	32	6.07%	($14,416,667)	$7,750,000	$3,333,333
Oday Aboushi	$1,600,000	Guard	30	0.88%	($1,600,000)	$1,200,000	$400,000
Ryan Smith	$1,500,000	Cornerback	28	0.82%	($1,500,000)	$1,000,000	$500,000
Donald Parham	$780,000	Tight end	24	0.43%	-	$780,000	-
Mark Webb	$685,022	Safety	23	0.38%	($100,088)	$660,000	$25,022
Damon Lloyd	$415,000	Linebacker	23	0.23%	-	$415,000	-
Joe Reed	$165,600	Wide receiver	23	0.09%	-	$165,600	-

Additional contracts · 16 players

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Additional contracts · 16 players - Los Angeles Chargers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Ryan Hunter	$165,600	Guard	0.09%
Foster Sarell	$119,600	Tackle	0.07%
Caraun Reid	$112,000	Defensive line	0.06%
K.J. Hill	$110,400	Wide receiver	0.06%
Tristan Vizcaino	$101,200	Kicker	0.06%
Kiondre Thomas	$55,200	Cornerback	0.03%
Michael Bandy	$18,400	Wide receiver	0.01%
Darius Bradwell	$18,400	Running back	0.01%
Andrew Brown	$18,400	Edge rusher	0.01%
Ben DeLuca	$18,400	Safety	0.01%
Emeke Egbule	$18,400	Linebacker	0.01%
Maurice Ffrench	$18,400	Wide receiver	0.01%
Forrest Merrill	$18,400	Defensive line	0.01%
Jason Moore	$18,400	Wide receiver	0.01%
Cole Christiansen	$9,200	Linebacker	0.01%
Hunter Kampmoyer	$9,200	Tight end	0.01%

Additional contracts · 47 players

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Additional contracts · 47 players - Los Angeles Chargers
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Casey Hayward	$2,000,000	Cornerback	1.10%
Emeke Egbule	$494,645	Linebacker	0.27%
Forrest Merrill	$314,996	Defensive tackle	0.17%
K.J. Hill	$286,207	Wide receiver	0.16%
Tristan Vizcaino	$256,669	Kicker	0.14%
Cole Christiansen	$253,799	Linebacker	0.14%
Ben DeLuca	$230,598	Safety	0.13%
Jason Moore	$223,244	Wide receiver	0.12%
Maurice Ffrench	$220,398	Wide receiver	0.12%
Kiondre Thomas	$220,264	Cornerback	0.12%
Darius Bradwell	$205,466	Running back	0.11%
Hunter Kampmoyer	$186,532	Tight end	0.10%
Andrew Brown	$186,444	Defensive end	0.10%
Michael Bandy	$174,666	Wide receiver	0.10%
Breiden Fehoko	$173,600	Defensive tackle	0.10%
Eric Banks	$129,999	Defensive end	0.07%
Essang Bassey	$129,999	Cornerback	0.07%
Joe Gaziano	$92,533	Defensive end	0.05%
Joe Reed	$85,077	Wide receiver	0.05%
Nate Gilliam	$66,067	Guard	0.04%
Austin Proehl	$64,400	Wide receiver	0.04%
Brandon Facyson	$56,000	Cornerback	0.03%
Josh Watson	$27,600	Linebacker	0.02%
Brandon Facyson	$25,000	Cornerback	0.01%
Cortez Broughton	$19,505	Defensive tackle	0.01%
Beau Brinkley	$14,000	Long snapper	0.01%
Paddy Fisher	$9,200	Linebacker	0.01%
T.J. Smith	$6,667	Defensive tackle	0.00%
Jared Goldwire	$6,666	Defensive tackle	0.00%
Dalton Schoen	$5,334	Wide receiver	0.00%
Gabe Nabers	$5,000	Tight end	0.00%
Kevin McGill	$3,667	Cornerback	0.00%
Asmar Bilal	$3,334	Linebacker	0.00%
Jessie Lemonier	$3,334	Defensive end	0.00%
Alex Kessman	$3,333	Kicker	0.00%
Koda Martin	$3,000	Guard	0.00%
Darius Harper	$2,500	Tackle	0.00%
Kyle Spalding	$2,500	Tackle	0.00%
Joshua Dunlap	$1,667	Guard	0.00%
Romeo Finley	$1,667	Linebacker	0.00%
Ryan Roberts	$1,667	Tackle	0.00%
Ryan Langan	$1,666	Long snapper	0.00%
Jeff Cotton	$1,334	Wide receiver	0.00%
Jared Rice	$1,334	Tight end	0.00%
Roderic Teamer	$667	Safety	0.00%
Donte Vaughn	$667	Cornerback	0.00%
John Brannon	$334	Cornerback	0.00%

Key contract dates

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Key contract dates - Los Angeles Chargers
DEADLINE DATE	NAME	TYPE	VALUE
Tony Jefferson	Tony Jefferson	ROSTER BONUS 2026-27 Roster Bonus - Week 1	$100,000

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Frequently asked questions

What was the Los Angeles Chargers 2021 yearly total?

Los Angeles Chargers carried a yearly total of $159,785,508 in 2021.

How many players did Los Angeles Chargers list in 2021?

53 players on the Los Angeles Chargers roster in 2021, plus 70 contracts carried beyond it.

Where can I see the current Los Angeles Chargers payroll?

This page is the 2021 archive. The current Los Angeles Chargers payroll is kept up to date on the main Los Angeles Chargers page.

Los Angeles Chargers 2021 - payroll