NFL's highest paid safeties for 2024 season: Ranking position by average annual salary
Who are the highest-paid safeties in the NFL for the 2024 season?
The position still may be undervalued in the league and salaries reflect that, but 12 safeties are currently set to make at least $10 million per season in average annual salary, led by a safety who is earning an average of $21.03 million per season.
Five safeties are set to make at least $15 million a season in average annual salary.
Here's a look at the Top 10 safeties in the league, ranked by average annual salary, per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through May 16, 2024).
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Who is the highest-paid safety in the NFL?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield Jr. is currently the highest-paid safety in the NFL, with an average annual salary of $21.03 million.
His current contract has a total value of $84.1 million, with a total guaranteed amount of $45 million.
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Which NFL safeties will make the most in 2024?
Winfield has company on the list of the top-paid safeties in the NFL.
The Los Angeles Chargers' Derwin James is second on the list, at $19 million per season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' Minkah Fitzpatrick is third among the highest-paid NFL safeties with an average salary of $18.2 million per year.
Xavier McKinney of the Green Bay Packers comes in fourth, with a salary of $16.75 million per season, with Jessie Bates III of the Atlanta Falcons fifth, with a salary of $16.005 million per season.
The New England Patriots' Kyle Dugger is sixth on the list with an average annual salary of $14.5 million.
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NFL's highest-paid safeties in 2024 (average salary per year):
1. Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield, Jr.: $21.03 million
2. Chargers safety Derwin James: $19 million
3. Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick: $18.2 million
4. Packers safety Xavier McKinney: $16.75 million
5. Falcons safety Jessie Bates III: $16.01 million
6. Patriots safety Kyle Dugger: $14.5 million
7. Cardinals safety Budda Baker: $14.1 million
8. Ravens safety Marcus Williams: $14 million
9. Browns safety Grant Delpit: $12 million
9. Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson: $12 million
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