Let’s get this out of the way from the get-go. To construct this list of the highest-paid Dallas Cowboys of 2025, we’ll be using each player’s salary cap hit as the measuring stick, as things are just easier that way.

Otherwise, we get into total cash spending versus salary cap numbers, and those are two completely different figures, And that’s why CeeDee Lamb, who’s technically the third-highest-paid wide receiver in the entire league with an average annual salary of $34 million, will only rank fourth on this particular list. But we’ll get back to No. 88 a little later.

By doing things this way, we don’t have to get into every detail of weighing guarantees against potential earnings, incentives, and the many other factors that go into the complicated mess that is an NFL contract.

So, without further ado, let’s get into our top five. Well, at least our top five as it currently stands. We all know things could change if Micah Parsons gets his long-awaited extension, but we’ll be sure to update things when that deal goes down.

Dak Prescott, QB, $50,518,430

Unlike what we just discussed with CeeDee Lamb, Dak Prescott is the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in terms of AAV at $60 million and also leads all signal-callers (and obviously all Cowboys) with a 2025 cap hit of $50,518,430.

Prescott, who missed nine games in 2024 after suffering a devastating hamstring injury, is in the first season of the historic four-year, $240 million deal he signed last September, but already restructured it to help Dallas create more than $36 million in cap space back in March.

Dak’s 2025 cap figure now consists of $2 million in base salary, $26,758,136 as part of his signing bonus, and $21,760,294 in restructure proration.

Micah Parsons, DE, $24,007,000

Currently set to play the upcoming campaign on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, Micah Parsons will still be collecting a decent chunk of change this year.

Parsons, who earned his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl selection last season despite missing four games, carries a 2025 cap hit of $24.007 million, which consists of only his base salary.

Again, we’ll be sure to update this list if and when the 26-year-old inks his new contract, which could be historic in its own right.

Terence Steele, RT, $18,125,000

Signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech in 2020, right tackle Terence Steele is in the second season of the five-year, $86.8 million extension he signed just ahead of the 2023 campaign.

Steele, who earned the second-highest overall PFF grade of his career in 2024, carries a 2025 cap hit of $18.125 million, which consists of $13.25 million in base salary, $3 million as part of his signing bonus, $1.125 million in restructure proration, and $750,000 in roster/game bonuses.

CeeDee Lamb, WR, $15,332,353

At long last, we arrive back to CeeDee Lamb, who earned his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl selection and made his third straight All-Pro team in 2024.

As mentioned, the 26-year-old earns an average of $35 million per season after inking a four-year, $136 million extension last August. Like Prescott, Lamb has already restructured his deal this past March as well, helping the Cowboys create roughly $20 million in cap space.

As such, Lamb carries a 2025 cap hit of just $15,332,353, which consists of $1.85 million in base salary, $7.6 million as part of his signing bonus, $5 million in restructure proration, and $882,353 in roster/game bonuses.

Trevon Diggs, CB, $12,588,237

Rounding out the top five is cornerback Trevon Diggs, who is playing the 2025 campaign on the second season of the five-year, $97 million extension he signed in July 2023.

Diggs, who’s appeared in just 13 regular-season games over the past two seasons, carries a 2025 cap hit of $12,588,237, which consists of $9 million in base salary, $2,941,178 as part of his signing bonus, and $647,059 in roster/game bonuses.