What Is Tom Brady's Net Worth? Inside the Earnings He Made from His NFL Career — and How He Is Doubling His Fortune Off the Field

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a game on October 09, 2022 in Tampa, FL ; Tom Brady smiles prior to a Playoff Game on January 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA.Photo:Julio Aguilar/Getty ; Kara Durrette/Getty

Julio Aguilar/Getty ; Kara Durrette/Getty

Tom Bradyspent 23 years building his career as one of the most revered quarterbacks in NFL history — and he has the financial success (as well as seven Super Bowl rings) to show for it.

In February 2023,Forbesreported Brady’s net worth to be around $530 million over the course of his career from football earnings and endorsements combined. According to the outlet, he was among thetop 50 highest-paid athletesof that year.

Brady has previously spoken about the challenges of explaining wealth to histhree childrenas they live in a different “reality” than the one he and his ex-wife,Gisele Bündchen, grew up in.

“I think the hardest thing for us as parents … I grew up in a middle-class family in California," he said on theDrive With Jim Farleypodcast in July 2022. “My dad worked his a– off for our family. My mom stayed at home, took care of us kids. Then I look at my life with my family and it’s so fast.”

He continued, “You just hope you can show them enough things to realize when they are doing things that are selected for Mom and Dad to make our lives more convenient that that is a treat.”

From his football career to his broadcasting endeavors, here’s everything to know about how Tom Brady amassed his net worth.

What is Tom Brady’s net worth?

Former NFL player Tom Brady looks on prior to a game at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty

Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty

According toForbes, Brady was worth around $530 million as of February 2023. The outlet reported that he earned $333 million from playing contracts, according toSpotrac, and an additional $200 million from endorsements and other endeavors off the field.

That year, Brady also topped the list of highest-paid NFL players, with his total earnings that season expected to be around $75 million.

How much has Tom Brady made from football?

Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots runs on to the field before a game on September 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.Jim Rogash/Getty

Jim Rogash/Getty

Brady was first drafted to the New England Patriots in 2000, earning $231,500 his first year. However, after two years, his salary skyrocketed to the millions when he signed a four-year contract extension worth roughly $30 million, including a $10 million signing bonus, perFOX Business.

Brady went on to win the Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2002 and 2003, earning him another four-year extension in 2005, guaranteeing $60 million plus a $14.5 million bonus. The football star’s next contract came in 2010 and was worth $72 million, with $48.5 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time.

Brady stayed with the Patriots through 2020 until he signed a two-year $50 millioncontract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneersin 2020. In 2021, heextended the dealthrough 2022.

Throughout his career, Brady made 10 Super Bowl appearances, winning seven. In his last championship in 2021, Brady and his Buccanneers teammates each won an additional $130,000.

In total, Brady has made $332,962,392, according to Spotrac, from his 23 years in the NFL.

How much has Tom Brady made from his broadcasting career after retiring from football?

Tom Brady broadcasting on Fox.NFL on FOX

NFL on FOX

In January 2025, Brady’s agent Don Yee confirmed toSports Business Journalthat the former NFL starintends to stick with the networkand continue through the duration of his contract.

“Tom has had a tremendous amount of fun working with Fox this year, and he’s really excited about the future with Fox and his growth on their team,” Yee told the outlet. “And this year was the first year of a long relationship.”

How much has Tom Brady made from endorsements and projects off the field?

Tom Brady during The Big Pilot Challenge at the Miami Beach Golf Club on May 4, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida.Alexander Tamargo/Getty

Alexander Tamargo/Getty

The former Patriots quarterback also is the owner of the TB12 lifestyle brand, the “Brady” clothing line and another media company he launched in 2016 withMichael Strahanand sports documentarian Gotham Chopra.

In addition to his own companies and sponsorships, Brady has invested in being an owner of multiple sports teams. In October 2022, he announced he wasbecoming a Major League Pickleball ownerand, two years later, he became apart owner of the Las Vegas Raidersfootball team.

He personally holds a 5% stake in the team, whichForbesestimated to be worth around $335 million, as the team itself is valued at $6.7 billion.

How much has Tom Brady donated to charity?

Tom Brady celebrates the Grand Opening of TB12 Performance & Recovery Center on September 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

In addition to partnering with charities like Best Buddies International and the Luz Foundation, Brady founded his own nonprofit, TB12 Foundation, in 2015 to provide health and wellness resources to athletes.

Brady has also participated in a number of philanthropic efforts, includingpartnering with Wheels Upto donate 10 million meals to Feeding America during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

“Happy to support those in need and we all must continue to support each other,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories at the time.

In October 2024, the 7-time Super Bowl champion donated $100,000 toHurricane Milton relief, according toWLWT, after the storm caused mass devastation in Florida.

What has Tom Brady said about his wealth?

Tom Brady attends Netflix Is A Joke Fest’s “The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady” at The Kia Forum on May 05, 2024 in Inglewood, California.Monica Schipper/Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty

Brady has been open about prioritizing the love of the game over money, explaining atFortune’s Global Forumin November 2024 that he felt striving for success was more important than his bank account.

“Is money the only thing we value?” he said. “I mean to me that wasn’t, I always felt like I took less money so that we could win.”

He echoed similar sentiments during a September 2023 talk withValuetainment, explaining that finances weren’t what propelled him to his record-breaking success.

“It was the same motivation. Money didn’t motivate me, fame didn’t motivate me, I didn’t give a s— about any of it,” he said. “I didn’t care about going to all these different places and doing those kinds of things, I just wanted to be my best.”

source: people.com