Highest Paid NFL Quarterbacks in 2025: By Total Value & Salary

NFL quarterbacks have by far the biggest contracts in professional football, and they're rising exponentially.

How high do they stand in terms of salary when compared to their coworkers playing other positions? Quarterbacks are the 14 highest-paid NFL players by average annual value, and hold 18 of the top 20 spots on the list.

What follows is a look at the highest-paid NFL quarterbacks for the 2025 NFL season, according to Spotrac. We'll look at total contract value, average annual value and highest total of guaranteed money.

This question depends on how you measure "highest-paid." If we're talking about total contract value, Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the top dog, with a $450 million deal.

If, instead, we're judging by average annual value, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is No. 1. His four-year, $240 million deal averages $60 million per year.

Lastly, if we're discussing total guaranteed money, Buffalo Bills star and reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen is No. 1, with a deal containing $250 million in guarantees.

As stated above, Patrick Mahomes's 10-year, $450 million deal is the biggest total contract in the NFL right now. But there are others hot on his tail

The top 10 quarterback contracts by total value are below.

Dak Prescott's four-year, $240 million deal contains the highest average annual value of any NFL contract. A number of other quarterbacks aren't far away from that number, and the next wave of deals will almost certainly surpass it.

The list of highest-paid quarterbacks by average annual value is below.

While large total values in NFL contracts can be impressive, what really matters is the money players are guaranteed to receive. That is the real value of the deal at the time it is signed. Josh Allen's new contract with the Bills has the most guaranteed money in it at $250 million.

A list ranking the total guaranteed money in contracts handed to quarterback is below.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is likely in line to land the next big deal. He may not top Allen's new contract, but he is almost certain to receive one of the biggest hauls in NFL history.

After Purdy, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is almost certain to get the next large payday at the position. Unless something changes by the time Stroud comes up for his first big extension, he will almost certainly set a new standard for the position.