{"id":5442,"date":"2024-09-03T20:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5442"},"modified":"2024-09-03T20:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:41:25","slug":"who-is-highest-paid-nfl-kicker-see-the-top-10-salaries-for-2024-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5442","title":{"rendered":"Who is highest-paid NFL kicker? See the top 10 salaries for 2024 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Shortly after the start of training camp, Harrison Butker signed\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/chiefs\/2024\/08\/05\/harrison-butker-kicker-contract-chiefs\/74678926007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">a four-year, $25.6 million contract extension<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city-chiefs\/339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-autotag=\"e91367c2-d7b8-4bec-9359-95947acd6b0e\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">That agreement vaulted Butker past the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-autotag=\"6f9d8950-4e8a-4277-ba96-ee5ce9eb842e\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>&#8216; Justin Tucker and\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-autotag=\"c1b3a094-e294-4a77-b1b2-dbdbd5bfa2c5\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>&#8216; Jake Elliott, who previously were tied as the top earners at the position with four-year, $24 million deals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In the Chiefs&#8217; Super Bowl 58 win over the San Francisco 49ers,\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/super-bowl\/2024\/02\/11\/jake-moody-super-bowl-record-longest-field-goal-49ers\/72565048007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Butker set a record<\/a>\u00a0for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Who is the highest-paid kicker in the NFL?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Butker will average $6.4 million per season on his newly signed contract with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>PLAY TO WIN $5K:<\/strong>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/survivor-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:6|${u}\">USA TODAY&#8217;s Pro Football Survivor Pool is free to enter. Sign up now!<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/08\/21\/USAT\/74895859007-usatsi-22501854.jpg?crop=3220,2536,x213,y149&amp;width=660&amp;height=520&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/08\/21\/USAT\/74895859007-usatsi-22501854.jpg?crop=3220,2536,x213,y149&amp;width=1320&amp;height=1040&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Harrison Butker' 57-yard field goal in Super Bowl 58 is the longest in Super Bowl history.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Harrison Butker' 57-yard field goal in Super Bowl 58 is the longest in Super Bowl history.\" data-c-credit=\"Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">2024 NFL kicker salary rankings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here are the kicker salary rankings based on average annual value, according to\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/contracts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\">Over The Cap<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs: $6.4 million (4 years, $25.6 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>2 (tie).<\/strong>\u00a0Jake Elliott, Philadelphia Eagles: $6 million (4 years, $24 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>2 (tie).<\/strong>\u00a0Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens: $6 million (4 years, $24 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>4.<\/strong>\u00a0Matt Gay, Indianapolis Colts: $5.6 million (4 years, $22.5 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>5.<\/strong>\u00a0Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers: $5.51 million (4 years, $22.04 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0Graham Gano, New York Giants: $5.5 million (3 years, $16.5 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>7 (tie).<\/strong>\u00a0Ka&#8217;imi Fairbairn, Houston Texans: $5.3 million (3 years, $15.9 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>7 (tie).<\/strong>\u00a0Dustin Hopkins, Cleveland Browns: $5.3 million (3 years, $15.9 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>9.<\/strong>\u00a0Jason Myers, Seattle Seahawks: $5.27 million (5 years, $21.1 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>10.<\/strong>\u00a0Tyler Bass, Buffalo Bills: $5.1 million (4 years, $20.4 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>11.<\/strong>\u00a0Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers: $5 million (4 years, $20 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>12.<\/strong>\u00a0Younghoe Koo, Atlanta Falcons: $4.85 million (5 years, $24.25 million)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>13.<\/strong>\u00a0Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas Raiders: $4.6 million (4 years, $18.4 million)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Shortly after the start of training camp, Harrison Butker signed\u00a0a four-year, $25.6 million contract extension\u00a0with the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs. 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