NFL SALARY CAP
The 2026 salary cap is set at $301.2 million, an increase of $22 million from 2025 ($279.2M). This increase marks the first time the League's cap surpasses $300 million. Just four years ago the cap eclipsed the $200 million threshold (in 2022).
Below is the NFL’s salary for each season since it was conceived in 1994.
Below is the NFL’s salary for each season since it was conceived in 1994.
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $301.2M |
| 2025 | $279.2M |
| 2024 | $255.4M |
| 2023 | $224.8M |
| 2022 | $208.2M |
| 2021 | $182.5M |
| 2020 | $198.2M |
| 2019 | $188.2M |
| 2018 | $177.2M |
| 2017 | $167.0M |
| 2016 | $155.27M |
| 2015 | $143.28M |
| 2014 | $133.0M |
| 2013 | $123.0M |
| 2012 | $120.6M |
| 2011 | $120.0M |
| 2010 | No Cap |
| 2009 | $128.0M |
| 2008 | $116.0M |
| 2007 | $109.0M |
| 2006 | $102.0M |
| 2005 | $85.5M |
| 2004 | $80.6M |
| 2003 | $75.0M |
| 2002 | $71.1M |
| 2001 | $67.4M |
| 2000 | $63.2M |
| 1999 | $57.3M |
| 1998 | $52.4M |
| 1997 | $41.5M |
| 1996 | $40.8M |
| 1995 | $37.1M |
| 1994 | $34.6M |