Listing the top 100 highest-paid NFL players for the 2022 NFL season, ranked by their salary for the current NFL season (2022).
Matthew Stafford is the Highest-Paid NFL player for the 2022 season, this is due to a new contract signed after winning the Super Bowl.
Stafford signed a 4 Year / $160 Million contract with the LA Rams this off-season which catapult him to the #1 spot ahead of Aaron Rogers who is ranked #4, Patrick Mahomes at $29 Million, and Tom Brady at $30 Million (Restructured to $15 Million) who is ranked #7 & #8 respectively.
Below we will list the top 100 players for the 2022 NFL season based on total salary (cash paid).
| Rank | Player | Position | Total Salary |
| 1 | Matthew Stafford LAR | QB | $61,500,000 |
| 2 | Josh Allen BUF | QB | $46,961,405 |
| 3 | Deshaun Watson CLE | QB | $46,000,000 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers GB | QB | $42,000,000 |
| 5 | Kirk Cousins MIN | QB | $40,000,000 |
| 6 | Jaire Alexander GB | CB | $31,076,000 |
| 7 | Tom Brady TB | QB | $30,000,000 |
| 8 | Patrick Mahomes KC | QB | $29,450,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Tannehill TEN | QB | $29,000,000 |
| 10 | Carson Wentz WAS | QB | $28,294,119 |
| 11 | Mike Williams LAC | WR | $28,000,000 |
| 12 | J.C. Jackson LAC | CB | $28,000,000 |
| 13 | Tyreek Hill MIA | WR | $26,635,000 |
| 14 | Jared Goff DET | QB | $26,150,000 |
| 15 | Jimmy Garoppolo SF | QB | $25,550,000 |
| 16 | Travon Walker JAC | OLB | $25,065,088 |
| 17 | Derek Carr LV | QB | $24,977,519 |
| 18 | Matt Ryan IND | QB | $24,705,882 |
| 19 | Stefon Diggs BUF | WR | $24,580,000 |
| 20 | A.J. Brown PHI | WR | $24,220,000 |
| 21 | Marshon Lattimore NO | CB | $24,103,000 |
| 22 | T.J. Watt PIT | OLB | $24,000,000 |
| 23 | Russell Wilson DEN | QB | $24,000,000 |
| 24 | Aidan Hutchinson DET | DE | $23,858,372 |
| 25 | Davante Adams LV | WR | $23,350,000 |
| 26 | Derek Stingley Jr. HOU | CB | $23,090,464 |
| 27 | Lamar Jackson BAL | QB | $23,016,000 |
| 28 | Christian Kirk JAC | WR | $22,500,000 |
| 29 | Chris Jones KC | DT | $22,374,000 |
| 30 | Ahmad Gardner NYJ | CB | $22,212,856 |
| 31 | Joey Bosa LAC | OLB | $21,250,000 |
| 32 | Denzel Ward CLE | CB | $21,035,000 |
| 33 | Frank Ragnow DET | C | $20,751,529 |
| 34 | D.J. Moore CAR | WR | $20,735,000 |
| 35 | Kayvon Thibodeaux NYG | DE | $20,677,028 |
| 36 | Harold Landry TEN | OLB | $20,250,000 |
| 37 | Chris Godwin TB | WR | $20,000,000 |
| 38 | Amari Cooper CLE | WR | $20,000,000 |
| 39 | Dak Prescott DAL | QB | $20,000,000 |
| 40 | Von Miller BUF | OLB | $19,970,000 |
| 41 | Danielle Hunter MIN | DE | $19,718,750 |
| 42 | Ryan Ramczyk NO | RT | $19,241,608 |
| 43 | Myles Garrett CLE | DE | $19,000,000 |
| 44 | Leonard Williams NYG | DE | $19,000,000 |
| 45 | Mark Andrews BAL | TE | $19,000,000 |
| 46 | Baker Mayfield CLE | QB | $18,858,000 |
| 47 | Sam Darnold CAR | QB | $18,858,000 |
| 48 | David Bakhtiari GB | LT | $18,551,836 |
| 49 | Brandin Cooks HOU | WR | $18,500,000 |
| 50 | Xavien Howard MIA | CB | $18,250,000 |
| 51 | Brian O’Neill MIN | RT | $18,000,000 |
| 52 | Grady Jarrett ATL | DT | $17,970,000 |
| 53 | Ikem Ekwonu CAR | T | $17,934,492 |
| 54 | Laremy Tunsil HOU | LT | $17,850,000 |
| 55 | Brandon Scherff JAC | G | $17,764,712 |
| 56 | Khalil Mack LAC | OLB | $17,750,000 |
| 57 | Kenny Golladay NYG | WR | $17,750,000 |
| 58 | Cam Robinson JAC | LT | $17,750,000 |
| 59 | Chandler Jones LV | OLB | $17,412,000 |
| 60 | Emmanuel Ogbah MIA | DE | $17,350,000 |
| 61 | Garett Bolles DEN | LT | $17,000,000 |
| 62 | Maxx Crosby LV | DE | $16,882,000 |
| 63 | Kolton Miller LV | LT | $16,825,000 |
| 64 | Orlando Brown Jr. KC | T | $16,662,000 |
| 65 | Keenan Allen LAC | WR | $16,500,000 |
| 66 | Darius Slay PHI | CB | $16,500,000 |
| 67 | Leonard Floyd LAR | OLB | $16,500,000 |
| 68 | De’Vondre Campbell GB | OLB | $16,241,176 |
| 69 | Taylor Moton CAR | RT | $16,200,000 |
| 70 | DeAndre Hopkins ARI | WR | $16,116,667 |
| 71 | Shaquil Barrett TB | OLB | $16,000,000 |
| 72 | DeForest Buckner IND | DT | $16,000,000 |
| 73 | Bud Dupree TEN | OLB | $16,000,000 |
| 74 | Tyler Lockett SEA | WR | $16,000,000 |
| 75 | C.J. Mosley NYJ | ILB | $16,000,000 |
| 76 | Marcus Williams BAL | FS | $16,000,000 |
| 77 | Kenny Clark GB | DT | $15,867,647 |
| 78 | Fred Warner SF | OLB | $15,814,576 |
| 79 | Michael Thomas NO | WR | $15,800,000 |
| 80 | Donovan Smith TB | LT | $15,750,000 |
| 81 | Evan Neal NYG | T | $15,740,460 |
| 82 | Allen Robinson LAR | WR | $15,500,000 |
| 83 | Jameis Winston NO | QB | $15,200,000 |
| 84 | Justin Simmons DEN | FS | $15,100,000 |
| 85 | DeMarcus Lawrence DAL | DE | $15,000,000 |
| 86 | Carlton Davis TB | CB | $15,000,000 |
| 87 | Arik Armstead SF | DE | $15,000,000 |
| 88 | Haason Reddick PHI | OLB | $15,000,000 |
| 89 | B.J. Hill CIN | DT | $15,000,000 |
| 90 | Jalen Ramsey LAR | CB | $15,000,000 |
| 91 | Taylor Decker DET | LT | $15,000,000 |
| 92 | Foyesade Oluokun JAC | LB | $15,000,000 |
| 93 | Carl Lawson NYJ | DE | $15,000,000 |
| 94 | D.J. Humphries ARI | LT | $15,000,000 |
| 95 | Cooper Kupp LAR | WR | $14,875,000 |
| 96 | Deion Jones ATL | ILB | $14,677,647 |
| 97 | Cameron Jordan NO | DE | $14,470,588 |
| 98 | Jamal Adams SEA | SS | $14,440,000 |
| 99 | Joe Thuney KC | G | $14,400,000 |
| 100 | Byron Jones MIA | CB | $14,375,000 |
