How much does the lowest-paid player on the Dallas Cowboys earn?
The highest-paid players on the Dallas Cowboys can clear well over $1 million in salary, but how much does the lowest-paid player make and how does it compare to the average Texan?
Cowboys tight end John Stephens Jr. has that distinction and will make $796,000 in the 2024 NFL season.
Listed below are the top five lowest-earning Cowboys.
Lowest: John Stephens: $796,000
Next four:
Brevyn Spann-Ford: $801,666
Ryan Flournoy: $829,597
Caelan Carson: $858,569
Brandon Aubrey: $915,000
Stephens Jr. will make almost 12 times the average Texans salary which, according to KXAN, is $67,321 and is well over the salary marker ($631,849) to be among the top 1% of earners in the Lone Star State.
Stephens Jr. was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Draft and was placed on injured reserve for the entire season after tearing his ACL during the preseason.