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Washington Commanders 2026 - payroll & player salaries
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YEARLY TOTAL$295,724,654$295.7m
WEEKLY TOTAL$5,687,013$5.7m
ACTIVE ROSTER90
PLAYERS LISTED113
HIGHEST PAIDDaron Payne · $27,950,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2024 at $186,478,005 · up 50% since 2017
$114m 17
$103m 18
$79m 19
$132m 20
$108m 21
$160m 22
$134m 23
$186m 24
$172m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Washington Commanders
Active roster · 90 players
Top 16 of 83 players with a figure listed
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | PER-GAME BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daron Payne | $27,950,000$28.0m | Defensive line | 29 | 9.28% | ($16,200,000) | $16,400,000$16.4m | $5,600,000$5.6m | $450,000 | $5,500,000$5.5m |
| Samuel Cosmi | $20,260,000$20.3m | Guard | 27 | 6.73% | ($27,500,000) | $15,500,000$15.5m | $4,000,000$4.0m | $270,000 | $490,000 |
| Terry McLaurin | $18,000,000$18.0m | Wide receiver | 31 | 5.98% | ($42,500,000) | $2,900,000$2.9m | $11,600,000$11.6m | $500,000 | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Javon Kinlaw | $16,200,000$16.2m | Defensive line | 29 | 5.38% | ($23,200,000) | $12,200,000$12.2m | $3,300,000$3.3m | $510,000 | $190,000 |
| Dorance Armstrong | $12,055,000$12.1m | Edge rusher | 29 | 4.00% | ($9,000,000) | $8,595,000$8.6m | $3,000,000$3.0m | $210,000 | $250,000 |
| Laremy Tunsil | $11,905,000$11.9m | Left tackle | 32 | 3.95% | ($67,055,000) | $1,495,000$1.5m | $6,500,000$6.5m | $210,000 | $3,700,000$3.7m |
| K’Lavon Chaisson | $11,470,000$11.5m | Linebacker | 27 | 3.81% | ($10,300,000) | $3,300,000$3.3m | $7,000,000$7.0m | $480,000 | $690,000 |
| Frankie Luvu | $11,295,000$11.3m | Linebacker | 30 | 3.75% | ($7,900,000) | $7,555,000$7.6m | $2,300,000$2.3m | $340,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Jayden Daniels | $10,294,541$10.3m | Quarterback | 26 | 3.42% | ($22,304,839) | $4,226,514$4.2m | $6,068,027$6.1m | - | - |
| Odafe Oweh | $9,200,000$9.2m | Edge rusher | 28 | 3.05% | ($50,600,000) | $3,300,000$3.3m | $5,200,000$5.2m | $510,000 | $190,000 |
| Marcus Mariota | $7,340,000$7.3m | Quarterback | 33 | 2.44% | ($6,390,000) | $1,390,000$1.4m | $5,000,000$5.0m | $450,000 | $500,000 |
| Sonny Styles | $6,765,744$6.8m | Linebacker | 22 | 2.25% | ($37,211,592) | $885,000 | $5,880,744$5.9m | - | - |
| John Bates | $5,793,333$5.8m | Tight end | 29 | 1.92% | ($7,676,668) | $3,010,000$3.0m | $2,333,333$2.3m | $300,000 | $150,000 |
| Chig Okonkwo | $5,333,333$5.3m | Tight end | 27 | 1.77% | ($16,700,000) | $2,350,000$2.4m | $2,333,333$2.3m | $510,000 | $140,000 |
| Nick Cross | $5,250,000$5.3m | Safety | 25 | 1.74% | ($6,050,000) | $3,050,000$3.0m | $1,500,000$1.5m | $510,000 | $190,000 |
| Amik Robertson | $5,010,000$5.0m | Cornerback | 28 | 1.66% | ($7,350,000) | $1,350,000$1.4m | $3,000,000$3.0m | $510,000 | $150,000 |
| Will Harris | $4,760,000$4.8m | Safety | 31 | 1.58% | ($1,500,000) | $2,890,000$2.9m | $1,000,000 | $270,000 | $600,000 |
| Leo Chenal | $4,326,666$4.3m | Linebacker | 26 | 1.44% | ($12,400,000) | $1,600,000$1.6m | $2,166,667$2.2m | $420,000 | $140,000 |
| Jartavius Martin | $4,312,694$4.3m | Safety | 26 | 1.43% | ($638,694) | $3,674,000$3.7m | $638,694 | - | - |
| Charles Omenihu | $4,000,000$4.0m | Edge rusher | 29 | 1.33% | ($3,300,000) | $2,300,000$2.3m | $1,000,000 | $510,000 | $190,000 |
| Tim Settle | $3,900,000$3.9m | Defensive line | 29 | 1.29% | ($7,300,000) | $1,300,000 | $2,000,000$2.0m | $480,000 | $120,000 |
| Nick Allegretti | $3,844,666$3.8m | Guard | 30 | 1.28% | ($8,334,000) | $1,500,000$1.5m | $1,844,666$1.8m | $340,000 | $160,000 |
| Josh Conerly Jr. | $3,563,885$3.6m | Right tackle | 23 | 1.18% | ($12,829,986) | $1,005,000 | $2,011,108$2.0m | - | $547,777 |
| Jeremy Reaves | $3,402,500$3.4m | Safety | 30 | 1.13% | ($5,002,500) | $1,300,000 | $1,402,500$1.4m | $425,000 | $275,000 |
| Andrew Wylie | $3,200,000$3.2m | Guard | 32 | 1.06% | ($2,200,000) | $1,775,000$1.8m | $750,000 | $425,000 | $250,000 |
| Chris Paul | $3,000,000$3.0m | Guard | 28 | 1.00% | ($2,475,000) | $1,475,000$1.5m | $1,000,000 | $425,000 | $100,000 |
| Percy Butler | $2,800,000$2.8m | Safety | 26 | 0.93% | ($675,000) | $1,525,000$1.5m | $675,000 | $400,000 | $200,000 |
| Johnny Newton | $2,661,270$2.7m | Defensive line | 24 | 0.88% | ($4,440,450) | $1,682,090$1.7m | $979,180 | - | - |
| Mike Sainristil | $2,100,637$2.1m | Cornerback | 26 | 0.70% | ($2,107,978) | $1,495,212$1.5m | $605,425 | - | - |
| Rachaad White | $2,000,000$2.0m | Running back | 27 | 0.66% | ($1,715,000) | $1,315,000 | $400,000 | $255,000 | $30,000 |
| Treylon Burks | $1,990,000$2.0m | Wide receiver | 26 | 0.66% | ($400,000) | $1,215,000 | $400,000 | $320,000 | $55,000 |
| Rasul Douglas | $1,975,000$2.0m | Cornerback | 32 | 0.66% | ($580,000) | $1,300,000 | $250,000 | $225,000 | $200,000 |
| Ben Sinnott | $1,971,259$2.0m | Tight end | 24 | 0.65% | ($1,640,962) | $1,452,086$1.5m | $519,173 | - | - |
| Dyami Brown | $1,720,000$1.7m | Wide receiver | 27 | 0.57% | ($250,000) | $1,215,000 | $250,000 | $225,000 | $30,000 |
| Jake Moody | $1,700,000$1.7m | Kicker | 27 | 0.56% | - | $1,250,000 | $125,000 | - | $325,000 |
| Trey Amos | $1,654,550$1.7m | Cornerback | 24 | 0.55% | ($3,245,085) | $1,170,910 | $483,640 | - | - |
| Brandon Coleman | $1,652,243$1.7m | Left tackle | 26 | 0.55% | ($612,990) | $1,305,748 | $306,495 | - | $40,000 |
| Luke McCaffrey | $1,526,267$1.5m | Wide receiver | 25 | 0.51% | ($445,022) | $1,263,756 | $222,511 | - | $40,000 |
| Tyler Ott | $1,508,334$1.5m | Long snapper | 34 | 0.50% | ($133,334) | $1,300,000 | $133,334 | - | $75,000 |
| Tress Way | $1,487,500$1.5m | Punter | 36 | 0.49% | ($3,012,500) | $2,850,000$2.8m | $162,500 | - | $25,000 |
| Deatrich Wise | $1,450,000$1.4m | Edge rusher | 32 | 0.48% | ($75,000) | $1,300,000 | $75,000 | - | $75,000 |
| Antonio Williams | $1,319,767 | Wide receiver | 22 | 0.44% | ($1,739,068) | $885,000 | $434,767 | - | - |
| Jeremy McNichols | $1,262,500 | Running back | 31 | 0.42% | ($562,500) | $1,300,000 | $162,500 | - | - |
| Trenton Scott | $1,262,500 | Right tackle | 32 | 0.42% | ($100,000) | $1,300,000 | $100,000 | $87,500 | - |
| Jerome Ford | $1,262,500 | Running back | 27 | 0.42% | ($437,500) | $1,215,000 | $137,500 | - | $50,000 |
| Van Jefferson | $1,262,500 | Wide receiver | 30 | 0.42% | ($527,500) | $1,215,000 | $127,500 | - | $60,000 |
| Jaylin Lane | $1,233,463 | Wide receiver | 24 | 0.41% | ($685,389) | $1,005,000 | $228,463 | - | - |
| Fabian Moreau | $1,225,000 | Cornerback | 32 | 0.41% | ($150,000) | $1,300,000 | $150,000 | - | - |
| Drake Jackson | $1,222,500 | Edge rusher | 25 | 0.41% | ($500,000) | $1,215,000 | $100,000 | - | $47,500 |
| Shy Tuttle | $1,175,000 | Defensive line | 31 | 0.39% | ($50,000) | $1,300,000 | $50,000 | - | $50,000 |
| Jordan Magee | $1,167,807 | Linebacker | 25 | 0.39% | ($185,614) | $1,075,000 | $92,807 | - | - |
| Joshua Josephs | - | Edge rusher | 23 | 0.34% | ($526,312) | $885,000 | $131,578 | - | - |
| Kaytron Allen | $960,988 $75,988 | Running back | 23 | 0.32% | ($303,952) | $885,000 | $75,988 | - | - |
| Matt Gulbin | $948,394 $63,394 | Center | 24 | 0.31% | ($253,576) | $885,000 | $63,394 | - | - |
| Kain Medrano | $1,057,086 $52,086 | Linebacker | 25 | 0.35% | ($156,258) | $1,005,000 | $52,086 | - | - |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | $926,164 $41,164 | Quarterback | 23 | 0.31% | ($164,656) | $885,000 | $41,164 | - | - |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | $1,105,297 $30,297 | Edge rusher | 26 | 0.37% | ($60,594) | $1,075,000 | $30,297 | - | - |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | $1,031,357 $26,357 | Running back | 25 | 0.34% | ($79,071) | $1,005,000 | $26,357 | - | - |
| Malik Spencer | $893,333 $8,333 | Safety | 23 | 0.30% | ($150,000) | $885,000 | $8,333 | - | - |
| Tyler Owens | $1,081,667 $6,667 | Safety | 25 | 0.36% | ($6,667) | $1,075,000 | $6,667 | - | - |
| Robert Henry | $891,666 $6,666 | Running back | 24 | 0.30% | ($220,000) | $885,000 | $6,666 | - | - |
| Jeffrey M'ba | $891,666 $6,666 | Defensive line | 27 | 0.30% | ($265,000) | $885,000 | $6,666 | - | - |
| Quentin Moore | $891,666 $6,666 | Tight end | - | 0.30% | ($270,000) | $885,000 | $6,666 | - | - |
| Fred Davis | $890,000 $5,000 | Cornerback | 24 | 0.30% | ($15,000) | $885,000 | $5,000 | - | - |
| Tanoa Togiai | $890,000 $5,000 | Guard | - | 0.30% | ($140,000) | $885,000 | $5,000 | - | - |
| Colson Yankoff | $1,078,334 $3,334 | Tight end | 26 | 0.36% | ($3,334) | $1,075,000 | $3,334 | - | - |
| Ale Kaho | $1,008,333 $3,333 | Linebacker | 26 | 0.33% | ($6,667) | $1,005,000 | $3,333 | - | - |
| Jaden Bradley | $888,333 $3,333 | Wide receiver | 23 | 0.29% | ($55,000) | $885,000 | $3,333 | - | - |
| Drew Stevens | $885,833 $833 | Kicker | 23 | 0.29% | ($2,500) | $885,000 | $833 | - | - |
| Lawrence Cager | $1,145,000 | Wide receiver | 29 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - | - |
| Trey Hill | $1,145,000 | Center | 26 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - | - |
| D.J. Johnson | $1,145,000 | Linebacker | 28 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - | - |
| Matt Haack | $1,075,000 | Punter | 32 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - | - |
| Antonio Hamilton | $1,075,000 | Cornerback | 33 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - | - |
| River Cracraft | $1,075,000 | Wide receiver | 32 | 0.36% | - | $1,215,000 | - | - | - |
| Foster Sarell | $1,075,000 | Left tackle | 28 | 0.36% | - | $1,215,000 | - | - | - |
| Darius Rush | $1,075,000 | Cornerback | 26 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - | - |
| Julian Good-Jones | $1,005,000 | Guard | 29 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - | - |
| Sam Hartman | $1,005,000 | Quarterback | 27 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - | - |
| Qwuantrezz Knight | $1,005,000 | Cornerback | 29 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - | - |
| Ricky Barber | $885,000 | Defensive line | 25 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - | - |
| Jacoby Jones | $885,000 | Wide receiver | 25 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - | - |
| Nick Nash | $885,000 | Wide receiver | 26 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - | - |
| Car'lin Vigers | $885,000 | Cornerback | 26 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - | - |
| Daniel Brunskill | - | Guard | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byron Cowart | - | Defensive line | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stefon Diggs | - | Wide receiver | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtis Jacobs | - | Linebacker | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicholas Petit-Frere | - | Right tackle | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Max Scharping | - | Guard | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Listed total | $294,708,076$294.7m | $172,730,316$172.7m | $96,076,562$96.1m | $19,925,277$19.9m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | PER-GAME BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Maguranyanga | $885,000 | Linebacker | 24 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - | - |
Additional contracts · 16 players
All 16 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deebo Samuel | $12,344,420$12.3m | Wide receiver | 4.10% |
| Tyler Biadasz | $8,100,000$8.1m | Center | 2.69% |
| Nick Bellore | $247,500 | Fullback | 0.08% |
| Dominique Hampton | $156,642 | Safety | 0.05% |
| Ahkello Witherspoon | $25,000 | Cornerback | 0.01% |
| D.J. Davidson | $20,000 | Defensive end | 0.01% |
| Rob McDaniel | $20,000 | Cornerback | 0.01% |
| Tim McKay | $16,667 | Guard | 0.01% |
| Car'lin Vigers | $16,667 | Cornerback | 0.01% |
| Ricky Barber | $10,000 | Defensive tackle | 0.00% |
| Kam Arnold | $6,667 | Linebacker | 0.00% |
| Ja’Corey Brooks | $6,667 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Fentrell Cypress | $6,667 | Cornerback | 0.00% |
| Jacoby Jones | $6,667 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Chris Hilton | $5,000 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Norell Pollard | $1,667 | Defensive end | 0.00% |
| Listed total | $20,990,231$21.0m |
Key contract dates
6 rows| DEADLINE DATE | NAME | TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Moody | Jake Moody | ROSTER BONUS 2026-27 Roster Bonus - Week 1 | $75,000 |
| John Bates | John Bates | ROSTER BONUS 2027-28 Roster Bonus | $750,000 |
| Terry McLaurin | Terry McLaurin | BASE 2027-28 Base - April 1, 2027 | $5,350,000$5.4m |
| Terry McLaurin | Terry McLaurin | ROSTER BONUS 2027-28 Roster Bonus | $850,000 |
| Samuel Cosmi | Samuel Cosmi | ROSTER BONUS 2028-29 Roster Bonus | $100,000 |
| Terry McLaurin | Terry McLaurin | ROSTER BONUS 2028-29 Roster Bonus | $4,000,000$4.0m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Washington Commanders' yearly total?
Washington Commanders' yearly total is $295,724,654.
How many players are on the Washington Commanders roster?
90 players on the Washington Commanders active roster. We list a further 17 carried beyond it.