Quick facts:
Baker Mayfield has had a resurgence in his NFL career playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and now there's talk of him taking the MVP title.
Earnings from his 8-year career in the NFL have totaled almost $85 million.
Baker Mayfield is generating buzz about a potential MVP year in 2025, which would likely lead to increased income off the NFL field. At 30 years old, he's had a resurgence in his quarterback career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he's filled in the big shoes left by future Hall-of-Famer Tom Brady, who retired at the end of the 2022–23 season.
In his time with the Buccaneers, Mayfield has displayed some of the brilliance on the field that made him a Heisman Trophy winner in college and led to a winning season with the seemingly perpetually losing Cleveland Browns.
Mayfield's revival and stellar performance pave the way for a lucrative contract when his three-year deal ends in 2026. Here's how much money he makes and how he spends his money.
At 30, Mayfield is in the midst of a major career resurgence.
What is Baker Mayfield's net worth in 2025?
Mayfield's net worth is estimated to be at least $40 million in 2025, based on his career earnings in the NFL, investments, and endorsement deals. Some online sources put his net worth even higher at around $50 million.
How does Baker Mayfield make his money?
Mayfield makes his money primarily from his football career. In 2024, he signed a three-year contract with the Buccaneers for $100 million, which averages to $33.3 million a year, according to Over the Cap, which tracks NFL players' salaries. At signing, he was guaranteed $40 million.
Mayfield's overall earnings in his eight-year NFL career through 2025 have totaled $84.8 million.
Mayfield also receives income from endorsement deals. Some of the major companies he endorses include Nissan, Popeyes, Uber Eats, and the streaming service Hulu.
In the past, he was a face of Progressive Insurance, and he and his wife were featured in a commercial campaign titled "At Home with Baker Mayfield" that made the Cleveland Browns stadium their home. But when he left the team, the popular ads with the Ohio insurer were discontinued.
Who is Baker Mayfield? His football career explained
Baker Reagan Mayfield was born in Austin, Texas, on April 14, 1995. He started as a quarterback for Lake Travis High School in Austin, where he led the Cavaliers football team to a 25–2 record over two seasons. His tally of 6,255 yards and 67 touchdowns during his high school career caught the attention of top college recruiters, and he chose Texas Tech University.
Mayfield was a standout starting freshman quarterback, throwing for 2,315 yards and making 12 touchdown passes in the 2013–14 season. In his sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Oklahoma but sat out for the season due to NCAA transfer portal rules. Mayfield set numerous records for the Sooners from 2015 to 2017 and won the Heisman Trophy in 2017.
Mayfield was the overall number one pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and he was selected by the Cleveland Browns, who signed him to a four-year, $32.5 million rookie contract. The Browns looked to him to help turn their program around after going winless in the previous season. In the 2020 season, Mayfield led the team to an 11–5 record, their first trip to the playoffs since 2002, and their first playoff win since 1994.
Despite the achievements set by Mayfield in his four years with Cleveland, the Browns recruited another player, Deshaun Watson, for quarterback during the 2022 offseason. Mayfield took that as a sign he was no longer a priority for the team, and he subsequently left to be traded to the North Carolina Panthers.
Mayfield compiled a 1–5 starting record in the 2022 season with the Panthers before asking to be released. He was immediately picked up by the Los Angeles Rams, who needed a replacement quarterback for the injured Matt Stafford and help to end a string of losses.
In what can be viewed as a miraculous career turnaround, Mayfield-after only being with the team for less than two days-filled in as quarterback during a game against the Las Vegas Raiders in which they were trailing 16–3 in the third quarter. Mayfield rallied the Rams to a win, and he started for the remainder of the season's games for the Rams.
That short stint with the Rams caught the attention of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who needed a quarterback to fill the void left by Tom Brady, who had just retired, and Mayfield was signed to a one-year, $4 million contract. In the 2023 season, Mayfield displayed the same brilliant performance he had with the Browns, and he led the Buccaneers to a playoff berth and win against the defending conference champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Mayfield, assured as the franchise quarterback for the Buccaneers, signed on to a three-year, $100 million contract in 2024. He again led the team to a playoff spot and their fourth straight NFC South title in the 2024 season. In the 2025 season, he led them to a 5–1 start, their best start since 2021. His time with the Buccaneers have been the best in his NFL career - excelling in passing yards, touchdowns, rushing yards, and passer rating.
Mayfield has earned over $80 million over the course of his NFL career.
How does Baker Mayfield spend his money?
Mayfield owns a residence he shares with his wife and daughter on Davis Islands in the Tampa Bay area that is reportedly valued at $9.4 million. He and his wife, Emily, set up the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation, which donates to various causes, including helping underprivileged children in the Tampa Bay area.
Mayfield also pursued investments with his father that went awry. But in 2024, he, his wife, and their company, Team BRM, filed a lawsuit against Camwood Capital Management Group-a company his father founded that his brother worked for-and other related companies for transferring almost $12 million from Mayfield without Mayfield's knowledge from 2018 to 2021, according to Forbes.
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