After spending his college days kicking at the University of Texas, Cameron Dicker began his NFL career in 2022 with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent. Now, as a member of the Los Angeles Chargers, he has subsequently carved out a reputation as one of the league’s most reliable placekickers.
What is Dicker’s current salary, and what is the ascending kicker’s net worth to date?
Cameron Dicker’s Quick Rise to Stardom
In addition to the Rams, Dicker also spent time with the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles during the 2022 preseason.
Dicker then joined the Chargers later in the 2022 campaign. He appeared in 10 games, making 19 of 20 field-goal attempts and all 22 extra-point tries. His 95.5% field-goal accuracy that season led the league.
In 2023, he built on that success, as he made 31 of 33 field-goal attempts, including a long of 55 yards. He also remained perfect on PATs, going 35-for-35.
This season was an even more successful one for Dicker. Despite going 33-for-36 on extra-point tries, he made 39 out of 42 field-goal attempts. His 92.9% field-goal accuracy ranked sixth in the league among kickers who have played at least six games. He also was third in the league in field goals made and connected on a career-long 59-yarder.
In Week 16 of this season, Dicker made NFL history in Los Angeles’ 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos by drilling a 57-yard fair catch kick. It was the longest successful fair catch kick in NFL history and the first one in 48 years.
The following week, in the Chargers’ Week 17 game against the New England Patriots, Dicker helped Los Angeles earn a blowout 40-7 win that clinched a playoff spot. Dicker was four-for-four on field goals and four-for-four on extra points, which earned him the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor.
Dicker’s Contract and Salary
In August 2024, Dicker signed a four-year, $22 million extension with the Chargers. This deal included a $3 million signing bonus, and $8.7 million guaranteed.
This season, Dicker had a base salary of $985,000 and a signing bonus of $600,000, giving him a cap hit of $1,585,000. Next season, he will have a base salary of $1,250,000 and a $600,000 signing bonus for a $2.725 million cap hit.
He is currently the fifth-highest-paid kicker in the NFL, with an average annual value of $5,501,000, trailing only Kansas City’s Harrison Butker, Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott, Baltimore’s Justin Tucker, and Indianapolis’ Matt Gay.
Just three seasons into his NFL career, Dicker already has $5,366,837 in career earnings.
Dicker is now back in the NFL playoffs for the second time in his career. On Saturday, Dicker and the Chargers will face the Houston Texans on the road in the Wild Card Round.