There will be more on the line for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 than the highly coveted Lombardi Trophy and extravagant championship rings.
For players on the Super Bowl 58 winning team, $164,000 of prize money can be earned. Players on the losing team will get $89,000 in prize money. Both totals represent a $7,000 increase from the per-player payouts from Super Bowl 57.
Teams also earn prize money as they advance through the playoffs. As a division winner that also played on wild-card weekend, the Chiefs can earn the maximum $338,000 if they win the Super Bowl. The 49ers, meanwhile, who didn’t play on wild-card weekend due to being the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, can earn a maximum of $333,000 if they win on Super Sunday.
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2023 NFL playoff prize money breakdown for players:
- Wild-card winner (division winner): $50,500
- Wild-card winner (non-division winner) and teams on first-round bye: $45,500
- Divisional playoff winner: $50,500
- Conference championship winner: $73,000
- Super Bowl winner: $164,000
- Super Bowl loser: $89,000
The Chiefs earned $50,500 for their wild-card win over the Miami Dolphins, another $50,500 for the divisional playoff win over the Buffalo Bills and $73,000 for the AFC championship victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The 49ers earned $45,500 for having a bye during wild-card weekend, $50,500 for the divisional playoff win over the Green Bay Packers and $73,000 for winning the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions.
For players such as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes – whose contract has an average annual value (according to Over The Cap) of $45 million – and 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa – who is the highest-paid defensive player in the league – these playoff bonuses are nice, but not bank account altering deposits. However, for fringe roster players, these bonuses can be profound. As late, seventh-round selections in the 2022 NFL draft, Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (No. 251 overall) and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (No. 262), make an average of $934,777 and $934,253 annually, respectively. Winning Super Bowl 58 would give their 2023 season income a massive boost.
Super Bowl prize money through the years
- Super Bowl LVII — Winner: Kansas City Chiefs ($157,000), Loser: Philadelphia Eagles ($82,000)
- Super Bowl LVI — Winner: Los Angeles Rams ($150,000), Loser: Cincinnati Bengals ($75,000)
- Super Bowl LV — Winner: Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($130,000), Loser: Kansas City Chiefs ($65,000)
- Super Bowl LIV — Winner: Kansas City Chiefs ($124,000), Loser: San Francisco 49ers ($62,000)
- Super Bowl LIII — Winner: New England Patriots ($118,000), Loser: Los Angeles Rams ($59,000)
- Super Bowl LII — Winner: Philadelphia Eagles ($112,000), Loser: New England Patriots ($56,000)
- Super Bowl LI — Winner: New England Patriots ($107,000), Loser: Atlanta Falcons ($53,000)
- Super Bowl 50 — Winner: Denver Broncos ($102,000), Loser: Carolina Panthers ($51,000)
- Super Bowl XLIX — Winner: New England Patriots ($97,000), Loser: Seattle Seahawks ($49,000)
- Super Bowl XLVIII — Winner: Seattle Seahawks ($92,000), Loser: Denver Broncos ($46,000)
- Super Bowl XLVII — Winner: Baltimore Ravens ($88,000), Loser: San Francisco 49ers ($44,000)
- Super Bowl XLVI — Winner: New York Giants ($88,000), Loser: New England Patriots ($44,000)
- Super Bowl XLV — Winner: Green Bay Packers ($83,000), Loser: Pittsburgh Steelers ($42,000)
- Super Bowl XLIV — Winner: New Orleans Saints ($83,000), Loser: Indianapolis Colts ($42,000)
- Super Bowl XLIII — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($78,000), Loser: Arizona Cardinals ($40,000)
- Super Bowl XLII — Winner: New York Giants ($78,000), Loser: New England Patriots ($40,000)
- Super Bowl XLI — Winner: Indianapolis Colts ($73,000), Loser: Chicago Bears ($38,000)
- Super Bowl XL — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($73,000), Loser: Seattle Seahawks ($38,000)
- Super Bowl XXXIX — Winner: New England Patriots ($68,000), Loser: Philadelphia Eagles ($36,500)
- Super Bowl XXXVIII — Winner: New England Patriots ($68,000), Loser: Carolina Panthers ($36,5000)
- Super Bowl XXXVII — Winner: Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($63,000), Loser: Oakland Raiders ($35,000)
- Super Bowl XXXVI — Winner: New England Patriots ($63,000), Loser: St. Louis Rams ($34,500)
- Super Bowl XXXV — Winner: Baltimore Ravens ($58,000), Loser: New York Giants ($34,500)
- Super Bowl XXXIV — Winner: St. Louis Rams ($58,000), Loser: Tennessee Titans ($33,000)
- Super Bowl XXXIII — Winner: Denver Broncos ($53,000), Loser: Atlanta Falcons ($32,500)
- Super Bowl XXXII — Winner: Denver Broncos ($48,000), Loser: Green Bay Packers ($29,000)
- Super Bowl XXXI — Winner: Green Bay Packers ($48,000), Loser: New England Patriots ($29,000)
- Super Bowl XXX — Winner: Dallas Cowboys ($42,000), Loser: Pittsburgh Steelers ($27,000)
- Super Bowl XXIX — Winner: San Francisco 49ers ($42,000), Loser: San Diego Chargers ($26,000)
- Super Bowl XXVIII — Winner: Dallas Cowboys ($38,000), Loser: Buffalo Bills ($23,500)
- Super Bowl XXVII — Winner: Dallas Cowboys ($36,000), Loser: Buffalo Bills ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXVI — Winner: Washington ($36,000), Loser: Buffalo Bills ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXV — Winner: New York Giants ($36,000), Loser: Buffalo Bills ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXIV — Winner: San Francisco 49ers ($36,000), Loser: Denver Broncos ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXIII — Winner: San Francisco 49ers ($36,000), Loser: Cincinnati Bengals ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXII — Winner: Washington ($36,000), Loser: Denver Broncos ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XXI — Winner: New York Giants ($36,000), Loser: Denver Broncos ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XX — Winner: Chicago Bears ($36,000), Loser: New England Patriots ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XIX — Winner: San Francisco 49ers ($36,000), Loser: Miami Dolphins ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XVIII — Winner: Los Angeles Raiders ($36,000), Loser: Washington ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XVII — Winner: Washington ($36,000), Loser: Miami Dolphins ($18,000)
- Super Bowl XVI — Winner: San Francisco 49ers ($18,000), Loser: Cincinnati Bengals ($9,000)
- Super Bowl XV — Winner: Oakland Raiders ($18,000), Loser: Philadelphia Eagles ($9,000)
- Super Bowl XIV — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($18,000), Loser: Los Angeles Rams ($9,000)
- Super Bowl XIII — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($18,000), Loser: Dallas Cowboys ($9,000)
- Super Bowl XII — Winner: Dallas Cowboys ($18,000), Loser: Denver Broncos ($9,000)
- Super Bowl XI — Winner: Oakland Raiders ($15,000), Loser: Minnesota Vikings ($7,500)
- Super Bowl X — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($15,000), Loser: Dallas Cowboys ($7,500)
- Super Bowl IX — Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers ($15,000), Loser: Minnesota Vikings ($7,500)
- Super Bowl VIII — Winner: Miami Dolphins ($15,000), Loser: Minnesota Vikings ($7,500)
- Super Bowl VII — Winner: Miami Dolphins ($15,000), Loser: Washington ($7,500)
- Super Bowl VI — Winner: Dallas Cowboys ($15,000), Loser: Miami Dolphins ($7,500)
- Super Bowl V — Winner: Baltimore Colts ($15,000), Loser: Dallas Cowboys ($7,500)
- Super Bowl IV — Winner: Kansas City Chiefs ($15,000), Loser: Minnesota Vikings ($7,500)
- Super Bowl III — Winner: New York Jets ($15,000), Loser: Baltimore Colts ($7,500)
- Super Bowl II — Winner: Green Bay Packer ($15,000), Loser: Oakland Raiders ($7,500)
- Super Bowl I — Winner: Green Bay Packers ($15,000), Loser: Kansas City Chiefs ($7,500)
Sources: NFL Fact & Record Book and NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
