National Football League · 2026Chicago Bears payroll 2026
Chicago Bears payroll on file for 2026: $286.028444M across 59 players; the highest paid is Darnell Wright at $22.681309M. As of Nov 11, 2026.
Salaries on file add up to $286,028,444. 59 of 82 players have a salary on file.
| Player | Pos | # | 2026 base salary | Bonuses |
|---|
| Darnell Wright | OT | 58 | $22,681,309 | $2,464,309 |
| Montez Sweat | DE | 98 | $21,000,000 | – |
| Joe Thuney | G | 62 | $16,500,000 | – |
| Jonah Jackson | G | 73 | $16,000,000 | – |
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | 1 | $16,000,000 | – |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | DE | 55 | $16,000,000 | – |
| Grady Jarrett | DE | 50 | $15,000,000 | – |
| Coby Bryant | S | 2 | $14,000,000 | – |
| Devin Bush | LB | 12 | $13,000,000 | – |
| Kyler Gordon | CB | 6 | $10,800,000 | – |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | 4 | $10,500,000 | $500,000 |
| Cole Kmet | TE | 85 | $10,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| T.J. Edwards | LB | 53 | $8,500,000 | – |
| Jeffery Simmons | DT | 99 | $7,944,444 | – |
| Neville Gallimore | DT | 90 | $5,500,000 | – |
| Braxton Jones | OT | 70 | $5,000,000 | – |
| Garrett Bradbury | C | 67 | $4,700,000 | – |
| Caleb Williams | QB | 18 | $4,384,642 | – |
| Tyson Bagent | QB | 17 | $4,250,000 | – |
| D'Marco Jackson | LB | 48 | $4,000,000 | – |
| Tyrique Stevenson Sr. | CB | 29 | $3,674,000 | – |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | 14 | $3,500,000 | – |
| Cairo Santos | PK | 8 | $3,200,000 | – |
| Case Keenum | QB | 11 | $3,000,000 | – |
| Rome Odunze | WR | 15 | $2,860,864 | – |
| Daniel Hardy | DE | 92 | $2,750,000 | – |
| Sam Roush | TE | 87 | $2,680,756 | – |
| Elijah Hicks | S | 22 | $2,600,000 | – |
| Zavion Thomas | WR | 13 | $2,313,372 | – |
| Josh Blackwell | CB | 39 | $2,250,000 | – |
| Clark Phillips III | CB | 20 | $2,249,000 | – |
| Colston Loveland | TE | 84 | $2,050,728 | $1,045,728 |
| Kentavius Street | DT | 93 | $1,480,000 | – |
| Luther Burden III | WR | 10 | $1,338,365 | – |
| Marcus Davenport | DE | 52 | $1,300,000 | – |
| Jordan McFadden | G | 74 | $1,300,000 | $85,000 |
| Scotty Miller | WR | 35 | $1,300,000 | – |
| James Lynch | DT | 97 | $1,215,000 | – |
| Jack Sanborn | LB | 57 | $1,215,000 | – |
| Ozzy Trapilo | OT | 75 | $1,190,825 | – |
| Shemar Turner | DT | 95 | $1,168,195 | – |
| Earnest Brown IV | DE | 99 | $1,145,000 | – |
| Buddy Johnson | LB | 47 | $1,145,000 | – |
| Roschon Johnson | RB | 23 | $1,145,000 | – |
| Noah Sewell | LB | 44 | $1,145,000 | – |
| Scott Daly | LS | 46 | $1,080,000 | – |
| Austin Booker | DE | 94 | $1,075,000 | – |
| Christian Jones | OT | – | $1,075,000 | – |
| Keidron Smith | DB | – | $1,075,000 | – |
| Luke Newman | OT | 65 | $1,005,000 | – |
| Jahdae Walker | WR | 9 | $1,005,000 | – |
| Kaden Davis | WR | 81 | $885,000 | – |
| Stephen Carlson | TE | 88 | $636,111 | – |
| Dallis Flowers | CB | 37 | $595,000 | – |
| Nephi Sewell | LB | 45 | $595,000 | – |
| Tony Fields II | LB | 43 | $590,000 | – |
| Brittain Brown | RB | 38 | $540,000 | – |
| Nikola Kalinic | TE | 86 | $540,000 | – |
| Zavier Scott | RB | 30 | $355,833 | – |
| Salvon Ahmed | RB | 36 | – | – |
| Caden Barnett | G | 76 | – | – |
| Theo Benedet | OT | 79 | – | – |
| Jordan van den Berg | DT | 96 | – | – |
| Josh Butler | CB | – | – | – |
| Keyshaun Elliott | LB | 49 | – | – |
| Beau Gardner | LS | 45 | – | – |
| Ruben Hyppolite II | LB | 47 | – | – |
| Qadir Ismail | TE | 80 | – | – |
| Elijah Jones | DB | – | – | – |
| Logan Jones | C | 54 | – | – |
| Hayden Large | TE | 43 | – | – |
| Cam Lewis | CB | 21 | – | – |
| Jayden Loving | DT | 91 | – | – |
| Wayne Matthews III | LB | 35 | – | – |
| Kyle Monangai | RB | 25 | – | – |
| Miller Moss | QB | 16 | – | – |
| Malik Muhammad II | CB | 24 | – | – |
| JP Richardson | WR | 83 | – | – |
| Marlen Sewell | S | 36 | – | – |
| Tory Taylor | P | 19 | – | – |
| Dillon Thieneman | S | 31 | – | – |
| Skyler Thomas | S | 38 | – | – |
Salaries from the contract rows on file; a player without one shows –
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