NRL salary cap by club, 2026 to 2028

The salary cap by season — 2026: $11.95M; 2027: $12.10M; 2028: $15.40M–$16.40M (projected).

All 18 clubs against the $12.10M 2027 cap: committed, spendable and spots to fill.

Updated 21 Oct

2026 against the $11.95M cap

  1. Melbourne — $11.43M committed, $98K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  2. Dragons — $11.44M committed, $93K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  3. Manly — $11.44M committed, $90K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  4. Wests Tigers — $11.44M committed, $88K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  5. Dolphins — $11.45M committed, $85K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  6. Cowboys — $11.45M committed, $85K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  7. Roosters — $11.61M committed, $63K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  8. Brisbane — $11.61M committed, $60K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  9. Titans — $11.78M committed, $35K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  10. Penrith — $11.78M committed, $30K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  11. Bulldogs — $11.79M committed, $25K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  12. Parramatta — $11.79M committed, $23K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  13. Canberra — $11.95M committed, $5K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  14. Cronulla — $11.95M committed, $3K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  15. Souths — $11.95M committed, $0K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  16. Warriors — $11.95M committed, $0K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  17. Newcastle — $11.95M committed, −$3K spendable, 0 spots to fill

2027 against the $12.10M cap

  1. Perth — $8.67M committed, $3.14M spendable, 2 spots to fill
  2. Canberra — $9.90M committed, $1.76M spendable, 3 spots to fill
  3. Cowboys — $9.56M committed, $1.38M spendable, 8 spots to fill
  4. Brisbane — $10.51M committed, $1.30M spendable, 2 spots to fill
  5. Cronulla — $10.42M committed, $1.10M spendable, 4 spots to fill
  6. Titans — $11.10M committed, $713K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  7. Wests Tigers — $10.82M committed, $698K spendable, 4 spots to fill
  8. Roosters — $10.59M committed, $640K spendable, 6 spots to fill
  9. Parramatta — $11.53M committed, $428K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  10. Melbourne — $11.44M committed, $373K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  11. Manly — $11.76M committed, $343K spendable, 0 spots to fill
  12. Warriors — $11.65M committed, $308K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  13. Dragons — $11.63M committed, $178K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  14. Newcastle — $11.80M committed, $150K spendable, 1 spot to fill
  15. Bulldogs — $11.71M committed, −$48K spendable, 3 spots to fill
  16. Penrith — $11.51M committed, −$423K spendable, 7 spots to fill
  17. Dolphins — $12.46M committed, −$648K spendable, 2 spots to fill
  18. Souths — $12.59M committed, −$783K spendable, 2 spots to fill

2028 against the $15.40M–$16.40M cap (projected)

  1. Roosters — $6.03M committed, $6.76M spendable, 18 spots to fill
  2. PNG Chiefs — $5.32M committed, $6.75M spendable, 23 spots to fill
  3. Penrith — $6.32M committed, $6.62M spendable, 17 spots to fill
  4. Parramatta — $6.42M committed, $6.52M spendable, 17 spots to fill
  5. Melbourne — $7.14M committed, $6.23M spendable, 14 spots to fill
  6. Brisbane — $7.17M committed, $6.05M spendable, 15 spots to fill
  7. Souths — $6.74M committed, $6.05M spendable, 18 spots to fill
  8. Manly — $7.74M committed, $5.92M spendable, 12 spots to fill
  9. Cowboys — $7.30M committed, $5.92M spendable, 15 spots to fill
  10. Titans — $7.68M committed, $5.40M spendable, 16 spots to fill
  11. Dragons — $7.87M committed, $5.36M spendable, 15 spots to fill
  12. Wests Tigers — $8.47M committed, $5.19M spendable, 12 spots to fill
  13. Dolphins — $8.20M committed, $5.17M spendable, 14 spots to fill
  14. Cronulla — $8.48M committed, $4.89M spendable, 14 spots to fill
  15. Bulldogs — $8.88M committed, $4.78M spendable, 12 spots to fill
  16. Warriors — $9.24M committed, $4.56M spendable, 11 spots to fill
  17. Canberra — $9.57M committed, $4.38M spendable, 10 spots to fill
  18. Newcastle — $9.50M committed, $4.31M spendable, 11 spots to fill
  19. Perth — $10.86M committed, $4.25M spendable, 2 spots to fill

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