New Orleans Saints playoff pay
New Orleans Saints have reached the playoffs 1 time since the 2020 season. A player on the roster for all of it was paid $75,000 in playoff money, ranked 26 of 32 clubs.
Every playoff run since 2020
The seed, how far the club got and what the league paid each man
| SEASON | SEED | RESULT | GAMES | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NFC 2 | Lost divisional | 2 | $75,000 |
Playoff pay per player, season by season
The best-paid run was the 2020 season (lost divisional), at $75,000 a man. A season with no playoff game pays nothing: the regular-season salary covers the seventeen games and stops there.
The 2020 run, game by game
Played in January and February 2021
| ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild card | Chicago Bears | W 21-9 | $37,500 |
| Divisional | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20-30 | $37,500 |
What a Super Bowl run is worth to each player
$376,000 a man against each player's 2025 base salary, the lowest paid first
| PLAYER | POSITION | BASE 2025 | RUN AS SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Mims | Running Back | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Rezjohn Wright | Cornerback | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| John Ridgeway | Defensive Tackle | $1,100,000 | 34.2% |
| Zach Wood | Long Snapper | $1,255,000 | 30.0% |
| Alontae Taylor | Cornerback | $1,687,459$1.7m | 22.3% |
| Cedrick Wilson | Wide Receiver | $2,700,000$2.7m | 13.9% |
| Jamaal Williams | Running Back | $3,150,000$3.1m | 11.9% |
| Tyrann Mathieu | Safety | $6,250,000$6.2m | 6.0% |
| Demario Davis | Inside Linebacker | $6,500,000$6.5m | 5.8% |
| Taysom Hill | Tight End | $10,000,000$10.0m | 3.8% |
Jordan Mims, on $960,000, would add 39.2% to the season's base pay with a Super Bowl run. For Taysom Hill, on $10,000,000, the same cheque is 3.8%. The league pays both men the same amount.
The players who collected most here
Playoff pay earned on New Orleans Saints rosters since 2020
Every club's playoff pay per player
Since the 2020 season, New Orleans Saints highlighted
| # | CLUB | RUNS | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | $1,274,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | $737,500 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | $717,500 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | $712,000 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | $677,000 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | $547,000 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | $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 | - | - |
Frequently asked questions
How much did New Orleans Saints players get for the 2020 playoffs?
Each player on the roster was paid $75,000 for the 2020 season's playoffs, played in January and February 2021: $37,500 for the wild card game, $37,500 for the divisional round.
How much playoff money have New Orleans Saints players made since 2020?
A player on the roster for every run since the 2020 season would have collected $75,000, the 26th most of the 32 clubs.
What would a Super Bowl run pay a New Orleans Saints player now?
$376,000 for all four games as a division winner in the 2025 season. For Jordan Mims, on a base salary of $960,000, that is 39.2% of the season's base pay.
Where to next
The New Orleans Saints salary cap sheet is on New Orleans Saints salaries , and what the roster has earned across whole careers on New Orleans Saints career earnings. The per-game schedule and every club are on NFL playoff pay.