How Much Are Super Bowl Winners Paid, Exactly? It Depends
The Kansas City Chiefs are the official winners of the 2023 Super Bowl. How much money did they win? And did the Eagles profit from their loss?
Feb. 14 2022, Published 3:19 p.m. ET
Now that the 2023 Super Bowl is over, football fans have a few burning questions that are in need of answers. The Kansas City Chiefs did an amazing job beating the Philadelphia Eagles with a score of 38 to 35 on Feb. 12.
Now that we know the Chiefs are the official winners, people want to know: How much are Super Bowl winners paid? And do members of the losing team get paid, too?
How much are Super Bowl winners paid?
The Kansas City Chiefs were dedicated to winning the Super Bowl this year, and they didn’t stop until they knew they achieved what they set out to do.
According to NBC, each team member from the Chiefs will be receiving $157,000 for winning Super Bowl LVII. This payment has raised significantly over the years. In 2022, players on the Los Angeles Rams only took home $150,000 each for winning the game.
However, there is some unfortunate news for active and inactive players who’ve only been on the roster for less than three games leading up to the Super Bowl. They are only entitled to half the bonus amount.
Next year, the amount is set to rise to $164,000. And by the 2030-31 football season, the Super Bowl winners are predicted to take home an extra $228,000.
Does the losing team get paid? If so, how much?
Even though the Eagles didn’t end up winning the Super Bowl, it doesn’t mean they’re walking away without bonuses. This means they each earned $82,000 for playing in the Super Bowl, which is a little more than half of what each player on the Chiefs took home
That's up $7,000 from Super Bowl LVI. Also, once again, this amount is cut in half for players who were on the roster for less than three previous games.
What do Super Bowl payouts look like in comparison to regular NFL salaries?
According to SportingIntelligence.com (via LA Times), the typical salary of the average NFL player is rumored to be somewhere around $2.7 million. Salaries obviously range based on a player's team, position, and experience.
Sportsnaut reports that Patrick Mahomes from the Chiefs is already considered the fifth highest-paid player in the NFL with an average yearly salary of $45 million. It looks like he's really lucking out this year financially given that he's also taking home an additional $157,000 from his Super Bowl win!
