How Much Do NFL Kickers Get Paid?
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According to various reports, NFL kickers make an average of $1.2 million per year.
NFL Kicker’s Salaries
In the National Football League, the salaries of kickers can vary greatly. The median salary for an NFL kicker is $1.3 million per year, but the top earners can make much more than that. The highest-paid kicker in the NFL is Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens, who makes $4.5 million per year.
Average Salary
The average salary for an NFL kicker is $1.07 million, according to Spotrac.com. That’s the 16th highest average salary among all NFL players and the highest average salary of any kicking-only position.
Highest-Paid Kickers
In the National Football League, the average salary for a kicker is $2.6 million per year. Here is a list of the highest-paid kickers in the NFL based on their average annual salaries:
1. Matt Prater – $4 million
2. Cairo Santos – $3.5 million
3. Greg Joseph – $3 million
4. Michael Badgley – $2.8 million
5. Brett Maher – $2.8 million
How NFL Kickers Get Paid
Football is a dangerous sport. Players put their bodies on the line every time they step on the field. They get hit, they get tackled, and they sometimes get injured. It’s a tough sport. But, there is one position that is a little bit safer than the rest, and that’s the kicker.
Signing Bonus
Rookies who are drafted or signed as free agents to a team are usually given a signing bonus based on where they were drafted in relation to other players at their position. After the first year of their contract, NFL kickers earn a base salary of $495,000.
Salary Cap
The National Football League (NFL) has a salary cap that is the total amount of money that all teams can spend on player salaries for a season. In 2021, the salary cap is $182.5 million per team. The salary cap is set annually by the NFL’s Management Council, which is made up of team owners and league officials.
Kickers and other specialist positions are not subject to the salary cap. This means that teams can spend as much or as little on these players as they want. There is no minimum salary for kickers in the NFL.
The average salary for an NFL kicker is $2.6 million per year. The highest-paid kicker in the NFL is Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens, who has an annual salary of $5 million.
Performance-Based Bonuses
In addition to their base salaries, NFL kickers can earn extra money through performance-based bonuses. These bonuses are typically based on the number of field goals made or the percentage of field goals made during the season. For example, a kicker who makes 95 percent of his field goal attempts could receive a $500,000 bonus. In some cases, these bonuses are paid out in installments based on how many games the kicker is on the active roster.
How Much Do NFL Kickers Make Per Year?
National Football League (NFL) kickers make an average salary of $1,542,853 per year, as of 2019. This includes a base salary of $1,000,000 and a signing bonus of $814,853. NFL kickers can also earn a roster bonus, a workout bonus, and a per-game active bonus in addition to their base salary.
Average Salary
The average salary for an NFL kicker is $1.48 million, which is quite a bit more than the league average of $2 million. However, kickers do not earn as much as some of the other positions in the NFL. Quarterbacks, for example, earn an average salary of $4 million per year.
Highest-Paid Kickers
NFL Kickers make a median salary of $2.4 million per year. The highest-paid NFL Kickers are Harrison Butker, Justin Tucker, and Wil Lutz who each make over $5 million per year.
