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Football fans are losing their minds over learning how much Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will pay in taxes on his new deal.
In March, Josh Allen and the Bills agreed to a lucrative six-year contract extension worth $330 million. It’s the second-biggest contract in NFL history, behind only the $450 million extension Patrick Mahomes signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020.
Like every other honest and hard-working citizen, however, Allen will lose a good portion of his income in taxes. As noted by the ML Football X/Twitter account, more than half of Allen’s salary will be given up in taxes.
The breakdown is this: $20.35 million in federal income tax, $5.9 million in New York State taxes, $1.3 million in federal payroll taxes and $478,500 in the jock tax. That adds up to $27.08 million in taxes for a net income of $25.27 million.
🚨🚨AWFUL🚨🚨#BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN WILL ONLY MAKE 25 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER TAXES IN NEW YORK.
Federal Income Tax: $20.35M⁰New York State: $5.9M⁰Federal Payroll Taxes (FICA): $1.3M⁰Jock Tax: $478.5K⁰Total Taxes: $27.08M⁰Net Income: $25.27M
MORE THAN HALF OF HIS SALARY 😱 pic.twitter.com/u4lU821Z9q
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) June 9, 2025
Football fans had plenty of hysterical reactions to Josh Allen’s giant tax bill.
“Poor guy can’t catch a break,” said a user.
That’s barely above minimum wage, idk how he’s going to survive
— Corey (@Cratical) June 9, 2025
“Poor guy can’t catch a break,” said a user.
Poor guy can’t catch a break.
— Chris (@chiefs_outsider) June 9, 2025
“That’s why you don’t live in NY,” said another.
That’s why you don’t live in NY
— Doug Harvin (@RealDougHarvin) June 9, 2025
Bro I couldn’t afford groceries under that salary,” a user joked.
Bro I couldn’t afford groceries under that salary
— 𝕰𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 (@Ethan1442370560) June 9, 2025
“mans paying more in taxes than my annual salary,” wrote a fan.
mans paying more in taxes than my annual salary
— PepeGoesCrypto (@PepeGoesCrypto) June 9, 2025
“Aka congress please get to passing HR 25,” said another.
Aka congress please get to passing HR 25
— RealDealRenfro (@RealDealRenfro) June 9, 2025
Indeed, Josh Allen will be just fine. He signed a $258 million extension back in 2021 and got millions of dollars on his rookie deal before that. He makes plenty of money in endorsements, too.
Allen and the reigning AFC East champions will look to kick off the 2025 season on a high note when they play host to Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Week 1.
This will be a rematch of their thrilling Divisional Round tilt, where Buffalo narrowly hung on for a 27-25 win after Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews dropped a game-tying two-point conversion attempt in the waning seconds.
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