Professional Football Player Salaries in the United States
How much does a Professional Football Player make in the United States?
Professional Football Players earn $85,000 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 25% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Professional Football Players work for NFL at $263,000 annually while the lowest paid Professional Football Players work for Canadian Football League earning approximately $68,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$263K NFL's Average Professional Football Player Salary (2 salaries)
+$178K (102%) more than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$203K (125%) more than average NFL salary ($60K)
-$113K (54%) less than average NFL Professional Football Player salary ($263K)
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$375K
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+$112K (35%) more than average NFL Professional Football Player salary ($263K)
$68K Canadian Football League's Average Professional Football Player Salary (3 salaries)
-$17K (22%) less than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$8K (12%) more than average Canadian Football League salary ($60K)
-$23K (40%) less than average Canadian Football League Professional Football Player salary ($68K)
+$12K (16%) more than average Canadian Football League Professional Football Player salary ($68K)
+$12K (16%) more than average Canadian Football League Professional Football Player salary ($68K)
$500K Oakland Raiders' Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
+$415K (141%) more than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$469K (176%) more than average Oakland Raiders salary ($31K)
Equal to average Oakland Raiders Professional Football Player salary ($500K)
$500K Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
+$415K (141%) more than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$450K (163%) more than average Tampa Bay Buccaneers salary ($50K)
Equal to average Tampa Bay Buccaneers Professional Football Player salary ($500K)
$351K Detroit Lions' Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
+$266K (122%) more than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$277K (130%) more than average Detroit Lions salary ($74K)
Equal to average Detroit Lions Professional Football Player salary ($351K)
$90K New Orleans Saints' Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
+$5K (5%) more than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
+$43K (62%) more than average New Orleans Saints salary ($47K)
Equal to average New Orleans Saints Professional Football Player salary ($90K)
$40K The Edmonton Eskimos' Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
-$45K (72%) less than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
Equal to average The Edmonton Eskimos salary ($40K)
Equal to average The Edmonton Eskimos Professional Football Player salary ($40K)
$22K Arena Football League's Average Professional Football Player Salary (1 salaries)
-$63K (117%) less than national average Professional Football Player salary ($85K)
-$16K (53%) less than average Arena Football League salary ($38K)
Equal to average Arena Football League Professional Football Player salary ($22K)
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