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Brock Purdy, Dominick Puni earn performance-based bonuses

Originally posted on 49ers Webzone | By David Bonilla | Last updated Mar 12, 2025 12:15 PM ET

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy earned $985,000 in base salary last season. He nearly doubled that income thanks to the NFL's performance-based bonuses. Purdy wasn't alone—rookie offensive lineman Dominick Puni also received bonus pay.

Puni earned an $898,036 bonus for his contributions in 2024, while Purdy received an $857,842 bonus.

Under the Performance-Based Pay program, a fund is created to provide supplemental player compensation based on a comparison of playing time and salary. Players are eligible for a bonus distribution in any regular season in which they play at least one official down.

This means players with higher playtime percentages and lower salaries benefit most from the pool.

Purdy finished last season with 3,864 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions through 15 starts. Puni started all 17 games, playing 100% of the offensive snaps.

Below is a list of the top 25 performance-based pay distributions for 2024.

	PLAYER	2024 CLUB	POS.	DISTRIBUTION
1	Jamien Sherwood	N.Y. Jets	LB	$1,092,206
2	Jaylon Jones	Indianapolis	CB	$1,060,961
3	Michael Jackson	Carolina	CB	$1,035,260
4	Daniel Faalele	Baltimore	T	$1,020,871
5	Matt Pryor	Chicago	T	$1,020,303
6	Kerby Joseph	Detroit	S	$996,253
7	Nick Cross	Indianapolis	S	$979,597
8	Montaric Brown	Jacksonville	CB	$976,637
9	Cordell Volson	Cincinnati	G	$931,357
10	Rasheed Walker	Green Bay	T	$925,613
11	Dominick Puni	San Francisco	G	$898,036
12	Daiyan Henley	L.A. Chargers	LB	$892,651
13	Zyon McCollum	Tampa Bay	CB	$878,554
14	Ar'Darius Washington	Baltimore	S	$876,554
15	Antonio Johnson	Jacksonville	S	$872,633
16	Brock Purdy	San Francisco	QB	$857,842
17	Isaiah Pola-Mao	Las Vegas	S	$855,935
18	Calen Bullock	Houston	S	$855,372
19	Andrei Iosivas	Cincinnati	WR	$854,095
20	Zach Tom	Green Bay	T	$849,141
21	Quentin Lake	L.A. Rams	S	$846,653
22	Tariq Woolen	Seattle	CB	$841,976
23	Dee Alford	Atlanta	CB	$835,394
24	Henry To'oTo'o	Houston	LB	$820,070
25	Mason McCormick	Pittsburgh	G	$819,102