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Top 10 Highest-Paid NFL Quarterbacks for 2025

  • Dak Prescott is the highest-paid quarterback with a $60 million AAV, the highest ever.
  • Ten of the highest-paid quarterbacks earn over $50 million.
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Just hours ahead of the Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 season, quarterback Dak Prescott agreed to a four-year extension worth $240 million, with $231 million guaranteed.

The $60 million annual average value is the highest in NFL history. Prescott’s deal vaulted the Cowboys quarterback to the top of the list.

After an MVP season, the Bills rewarded Josh Allen with one of the largest contracts in NFL history. Allen’s $250 million in guaranteed money is the largest ever given to an NFL player.

He’s tied with Green Bay’s Jordan Love, Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow for second among the highest-paid NFL quarterbacks with a $55 million AAV.

All of these deals in the past two years follow a trend of NFL stars signing extensions before they hit the open market.

While this can be particularly lucrative for franchise quarterbacks more than other positions, NFL player agent Blake Baratz told Front Office Sports last June that the league’s controversial franchise tag prevented players from reaching free agency.

“Getting to free agency in the NFL is the hardest thing to do. None of the good players get to free agency,” Baratz said. “Patrick Mahomes isn’t getting there. Josh Allen isn’t getting there. Justin Herbert’s not gonna get there, Joe Burrow’s not gonna get there. It’s hard to get to free agency when you have a mechanism to keep a player at a fraction of their value. Lamar Jackson was the unanimous MVP and couldn’t get there.”

Ranking The Highest-Paid NFL QBs for 2025

Here are the highest-paid quarterbacks by average annual value, according to data compiled by Spotrac.

Rank  PlayerTeamCompensation
1Dak PrescottDallas Cowboys$60 million
T-2Joe BurrowCincinnati Bengals$55 million
T-2Trevor LawrenceJacksonville Jaguars$55 million
T-2Jordan LoveGreen Bay Packers$55 million
T-2Josh AllenBuffalo Bills$55 million
6Tua TagovailoaMiami Dolphins$53.1 million
7Jared GoffDetroit Lions$53 million
8Justin Herbert      Los Angeles Chargers$52.5 million
9Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens$52 million
10Jalen HurtsPhiladelphia Eagles$51 million
11Kyler MurrayArizona Cardinals$46.1 million
12Deshaun WatsonCleveland Browns$46 million
T-13Patrick MahomesKansas City Chiefs$45 million
T-13Kirk CousinsAtlanta Falcons$45 million
15Matthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams$40 million

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