How Much Money Do You Make if You Win the Super Bowl?

How much money football players make when they win the Super Bowl? Super Bowl champs get a bonus of $97,000, but the potential for future endorsement and salary boosts far outweighs the bonus money.

Winning Super Bowl players also get bonuses of up to $92,000 during the run up to the Super Bowl. In addition to these playoff bonuses, some former Super Bowl stars have seen their total endorsement and salary dollars skyrocket. After the Indianapolis Colts’ 2007 Super Bowl win, star QB Peyton Manning saw his salary jump by $12 million and his endorsement earnings nearly triple.

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How Much Money You Earn if You Win the Super Bowl

How much money do you get if you win the super bowlFootball players can get different payouts if they win the Super Bowl. The NFL gives players bonuses for winning playoff games. There’s also a bonus for winning the Super Bowl itself. This money likely matters more to players on the lower end of the pay scale, since it maxes out below $200,000. The real money for a player who wins the Super Bowl comes in the form of future salary shifts and endorsement earning clout.

The table below shows the different sources and levels of money made by players who win the Super Bowl.

How Much Money You Get if You Win the Super Bowl 
Win Super Bowl (player money / bonus)$97,000
Other potential playoff bonuses (Players who win the Super Bowl can get this money on the way.)$92,000
Potential salary increase for players who Win Super Bowl$0 to $10 million
Potential endorsement money increase for players who win Super Bowl$100k to $10 million
Minimum potential win Super Bowl money boost$200,000
Max potential win Super Bowl money boost$20,000,000

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The different types of Super Bowl win money is broken out in detail in the sections below.

How Much Bonus Money Players Get for a Super Bowl Win

How Much Money You Get if You Win the Super Bowl: Vince Lombardi Trophy 
Players who Win Super Bowl vs Players who LosePayout
Money (bonus) for players who win the Super Bowl$97,000
Money (bonus) for players who lose the Super Bowl$49,000

How much money super bowl players getPlayers on the team that wins the Super Bowl get a $97,000 bonus from the NFL. The players on the losing team still get a $49,000 bonus. With NFL salaries for top players anywhere from $5 million to $24 million, the extra $50,000 or $100,000 doesn’t mean much. However, to players on the lower end of the pay scale, the money makes a welcome bonus.

The lowest paid players in the NFL make $540,000 per year. A player on the team that wins the Super Bowl earns an extra 18% that year. Include max potential playoff bonuses and that figure bumps to 35%.

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Playoff Bonus Money to Players Who Win the Super Bowl

Playoff Money Super Bowl Players WinOf course a player can’t be on the team that wins the Super Bowl unless their team also wins their playoff games. Playoff bonus money can be factored into Super Bowl win money to create a more complete picture of the extra pay.

The table below shows playoff bonus money. Players can make $22,000 to $24,000 in NFL bonuses for the Wild Card Round. They can also make $24,000 for being on the team that wins the Divisional Playoff Game and $44,000 for a Conference Championship win.

How Much Money You Get if You Win the Super Bowl (plus playoff bonuses) 
Wild-Card Round money (bonus)$24,000
Divisional Playoff Game money (bonus)$24,000
Conference Championship Game money (bonus)$44,000
Money to win Super Bowl vs money to lose Super Bowl$97,000 / $49,000
Max Money Per Player for Winning Super Bowl$189,000

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Future Salary and Endorsements: The Real (Potential) Money for a Super Bowl Win

Salary endorsement money Super Bowl winA $97,000 bonus for a Super Bowl win obviously isn’t a lot for the likes of Peyton Manning. The star QB’s annual salary is a sky-high $17.5 million. Another $100,000 is just a half a percent of his current salary. Add Manning’s endorsement money of an estimated $12 million per year and the Super Bowl bonus is even less impressive.

The real money for a player on the team that wins the Super Bowl is the potential salary and endorsement boost. Not every player will claim a giant kick to their bottom line after a Super Bowl win. Those at the end of their career arc or players who aren’t on the radar yet won’t automatically see a post Super Bowl money bump. However, as the tables below show, some do see an earnings hike.

Super Bowl Win (Money / Salary Increases)
PlayerSalary Before Winning Super BowlSalary the Year After Winning Super Bowl% Increase
Heath Miller (2009)$2,070,0004,672,500125%
Kevin Boss (2008)$328,340$413,34026%
Peyton Manning (2007)$8,550,000$20,716,666142%
Ben Roethlisberger (2006)$4,220,250$4,545,7508%
Tom Brady (2005)$5,058,750$8,423,75067%
Average Salary Increase for Players who Win the Super Bowl74%

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Salary Money Super Bowl Win PlayersAs the table above shows, Heath Miller, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady all saw big salary bumps after winning Super Bowls. Tight end Heath Miller more than doubled his yearly pay after the Steelers won the big game in 2009. Brady got a 67% pay hike after the Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2005. Manning received an astounding 142% more.

Only Ben Roethlisberger didn’t seem to get the big post win salary bump. That may have been because the star QB had sustained injuries and it was unclear at the time whether he’d be able to continue his career in force.

The table below shows some sample estimates of endorsement boosts post Super Bowl.

Super Bowl Win (Money / Endorsement Increases)
PlayerEst. Per Year Endorsements Before Winning Super BowlEst. Per Year Endorsements After Winning Super Bowl% Increase
Heath Miller (2009)$500,000$1,000,000100%
Kevin Boss (2008)$100,000$200,000100%
Peyton Manning (2007)$5,000,000$14,000,000180%
Ben Roethlisberger (2006)$4,000,000$7,000,00075%
Tom Brady (2005)$3,000,000$5,000,00067%
Average Endorsement Increase for Players who Win the Super Bowl104%

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Across the board, players on the winning Super Bowl team seem to get extra money from endorsements. While only the big stars drag down the millions, there’s still a hefty pay increase even for the little guys.

How Much Money Does the Super Bowl MVP Get?

Super Bowl MVP MoneyOf course the Super Bowl MVP can take home a little extra. To paraphrase Bill Murray’s line from Caddyshack, there will be no money involved, but you’ll receive a brand new Chevy.

The MVP car’s value has decreased in recent years, probably because of Chevy’s desire to target sales of mainstream cars more fans could actually buy. The Corvettes and Camaro won in Super Bowls through 2011 through 2013 were replaced by trucks in 2014 and 2015.

How Much Money Does the Super Bowl MVP Get?
Super BowlYearSuper Bowl MVPMVP AwardCash Value
Super Bowl 492015Tom BradyWin Chevy Colorado truck$30,000
Super Bowl 482014Malcolm SmithWin Chevrolet Silverado$40,000
Super Bowl 472013Joe FlaccoWin Chevrolet Corvette$60,000
Super Bowl 462012Eli ManningWin Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport$60,000
Super Bowl 452011Aaron RodgersWin Chevrolet Camaro$60,000

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Do Some Players Make Less Money if they Win the Super Bowl?

Less Money win super bowl playersIt’s been kicked around that some players can make less money if they win the Super Bowl. While this is statistically accurate, it’s a bit of a fudge.

It’s true that some players do earn less money per game if they make it to the Super Bowl. That’s based on the number of games in a season and dividing a yearly salary by the number of games played.

It’s a simple statistics trick. Salaried office workers often wind up earning less per hour because they work more hours for the same amount of money. In the same way, a player with annual pay of $15 million whose team doesn’t make it into the playoffs works more games for the same amount of money. Really, the player makes the same amount of money, and really none of them are going to complain about the extra work if they do win.

The table below shows an example of how Tom Brady’s pay per game decreased because the Patriots made it through the playoffs and won the Super Bowl in 2015.

Players who Win Super Bowl Can Make LESS Money (per game)
Tom Brady 2014 Salary$14,800,000
Tom Brady 2014 Games24
Tom Brady 2014 Pay Per Game$616,667
Tom Brady Pay Per Game if Patriots hadn't got into the playoffs$704,762
Per game cost to Tom Brady for winning the Super Bowl in 2015$88,095

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