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Josh Allen Contract

Josh Allen signed a six-year, $330 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. The deal includes $147 million guaranteed and can reach $333 million with incentives. It carries a $44.23 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

6-year contract$330M
Guaranteed
$147M
Average / year
$55M
Free agency
2031 UFA
Quarterback #17Age 309 NFL seasons6' 5" / 237 lbsWyoming
Josh Allen headshotBuffalo Bills logo
BUFQB / 17

2026 contract ledger

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Josh Allen current contract summary
2026$1,300,000$28,429,000$55,000,000$0$44,228,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Josh Allen current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,300,000$12,349,000$0$16,080,000$0$0$500,000$500,000$500,000$0$55,000,000$44,228,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $12,349,000 + OPTION PRORATION $16,080,000 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $500,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $500,000 + ADJUSTMENT $13,499,000=$44,228,000

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$61.53M$30.77M$0
BUF2018–2030
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $15,200,000 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $38,000,000 + WORKOUT $500,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$55,000,000

Annual career ledger

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Josh Allen complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2018NEW DEAL22BUF$480,000$13,485,846$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$13,965,846$13,965,846
201923BUF$570,000$0$0$872,865$0$0$51,850$0$0$1,494,715$15,460,561
202024BUF$750,000$0$0$1,745,730$0$0$119,907$0$0$2,615,637$18,076,198
2021NEW DEAL25BUF$920,000$16,461,405$0$2,618,596$0$0$0$0$0$20,000,001$38,076,199
202226BUF$4,100,000$0$0$0$42,400,000$500,000$0$0$0$47,000,000$85,076,199
202327BUF$1,080,000$0$26,420,000$0$0$500,000$0$0$0$28,000,000$113,076,199
202428BUF$1,125,000$5,000,000$53,375,000$0$0$500,000$1,531,644$0$0$61,531,644$174,607,843
2025NEW DEAL29BUF$1,255,000$56,745,000$0$0$0$3,150$0$0$0$58,003,150$232,610,993
2026SCHEDULED30BUF$1,300,000$0$15,200,000$0$38,000,000$500,000$0$0$0$55,000,000$287,610,993
2027SCHEDULED31BUF$14,000,000$0$0$0$38,500,000$500,000$0$0$0$53,000,000$340,610,993
2028SCHEDULED32BUF$18,500,000$0$0$0$35,000,000$500,000$0$0$0$54,000,000$394,610,993
2029SCHEDULED33BUF$17,000,000$0$0$35,000,000$0$500,000$0$0$0$52,500,000$447,110,993
2030SCHEDULED34BUF$27,000,000$0$0$30,000,000$0$500,000$0$0$0$57,500,000$504,610,993
Career totals$88,080,000$91,692,251$94,995,000$70,237,191$153,900,000$4,003,150$1,703,401$0$0$504,610,993$504,610,993

Contract history

3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20182018
  2. 20212021
  3. 20252025
Career cash shown: $232.6M · Projected under current schedule: $504.6M