NFL playoff pay
The NFL pays every man on a playoff roster a fixed amount per game, the same for the quarterback and the injured backup. In the 2025 season a Super Bowl win was worth $178,000 a man and a full four-game run $376,000. We price every club's run and 1,574 players' share of it from the 2020 season on.
The players who have collected the most playoff pay
Every season from 2020 to 2025 a player spent on a playoff roster, top 50
The top of this table is a list of the Kansas City Chiefs roster, because the league pays per game and nobody has played more playoff games since 2020: 5 runs, 2 titles and $1,274,000 a man. The club column is the player's current club.
What each playoff game pays, per player
The amount the league pays every man on the roster, by season
| SEASON | WILD CARD | BYE OR WILD CARD SEED | DIVISIONAL | CONFERENCE | SUPER BOWL WIN | SUPER BOWL LOSS | FULL RUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $64,500 | $59,500 | $64,500 | $87,000 | $188,000 | $113,000 | $404,000 |
| 2025 | $58,500 | $53,500 | $58,500 | $81,000 | $178,000 | $103,000 | $376,000 |
| 2024 | $54,500 | $49,500 | $54,500 | $77,000 | $171,000 | $96,000 | $357,000 |
| 2023 | $50,500 | $45,500 | $50,500 | $73,000 | $164,000 | $89,000 | $338,000 |
| 2022 | $46,500 | $41,500 | $46,500 | $69,000 | $157,000 | $82,000 | $319,000 |
| 2021 | $42,500 | $37,500 | $42,500 | $65,000 | $150,000 | $75,000 | $300,000 |
| 2020 | $37,500 | $32,500 | $37,500 | $60,000 | $130,000 | $65,000 | $265,000 |
The Super Bowl winner's cheque, season by season
season contracted, not yet played
The 2025 season is the one whose playoffs were played in January and February 2026. A club that won its division plays its wild card game at the higher rate; a wild card seed, or a club with a bye, is paid the lower one. 2026 is already agreed: $188,000 for the Super Bowl winners.
Every club's playoff pay per player since 2020
What one man on the roster for every run would have collected
| # | CLUB | RUNS | TITLES | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 2 | $1,274,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | $737,500 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | $717,500 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | - | $712,000 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | - | $677,000 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1 | $547,000 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 1 | $450,000 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | - | $409,000 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | - | $389,500 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | - | $387,000 |
| 11 | New England Patriots | 2 | - | $338,500 |
| 12 | Houston Texans | 3 | - | $322,000 |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | 2 | - | $278,000 |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | 2 | - | $242,500 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | - | $228,500 |
| 16 | Washington Commanders | 2 | - | $218,500 |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | - | $181,000 |
| 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | - | $151,500 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | 2 | - | $149,500 |
| 20 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | - | $144,500 |
| 21 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | - | $117,500 |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | - | $115,500 |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | - | $96,000 |
| 24 | New York Giants | 1 | - | $88,000 |
| 25 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | - | $87,000 |
| 26 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | - | $75,000 |
| 27 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | - | $58,500 |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | - | $37,500 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | - | $37,500 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | - | $32,500 |
| 31 | Atlanta Falcons | - | - | - |
| 32 | New York Jets | - | - | - |
Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets have not reached the playoffs since the 2020 season, so their players have collected nothing.
Every playoff season
The fourteen clubs, how far each got and what it paid a man
2025 season: Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots. $371,000 a man for the champions.
2024 season: Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs. $357,000 a man for the champions.
2023 season: Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers. $338,000 a man for the champions.
2022 season: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles. $314,000 a man for the champions.
2021 season: Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals. $300,000 a man for the champions.
2020 season: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs. $260,000 a man for the champions.
Frequently asked questions
How much do NFL players get for winning the Super Bowl?
Every player on the winning roster was paid $178,000 for the Super Bowl in the 2025 season, played in February 2026. The losing roster was paid $103,000 a man.
How much does an NFL player earn for a full playoff run?
A player on a division winner that plays all four rounds and wins the Super Bowl was paid $376,000 in the 2025 season: $58,500 for the wild card game, $58,500 for the divisional round, $81,000 for the conference championship and $178,000 for the Super Bowl.
Do NFL players get paid for a first-round bye?
Yes. A player on a club with a bye is paid the wild card amount for a club that did not win its division, $53,500 in the 2025 season, for the week the club does not play.
Do injured players get playoff money?
Yes. The playoff payment goes to every player on the active, inactive and injured reserve lists, so a player who does not take the field is paid the same amount per game as one who does.
Which club has earned its players the most playoff money since 2020?
Kansas City Chiefs: $1,274,000 a man across 5 playoff runs and 2 Super Bowl titles.
Where to next
What the same players are paid across a whole career is on NFL career earnings, every club's cap sheet on NFL salaries, and the least a club may pay any of them on NFL minimum salaries. Baseball splits one pool by the round a club goes out in instead: MLB postseason shares.