New Orleans Pelicans

NBA

$189.6m

Total Payroll

$10.5m

Avg Salary

Roster Size

Player Salaries

#	Player	Avg / Year	Contract Type	Age	Duration
1	Zion Williamson	$39.4m	Designated Rookie	25	(2023/28)
2	Jordan Poole	$32m	Rookie Extension	26	(2023/27)
3	Dejounte Murray	$29.4m	Veteran Extension	29	(2024/28)
4	Trey Murphy III	$25m	Rookie Extension	25	(2025/29)
5	Herb Jones	$13.9m	Standard	27	(2023/27)
6	Kevon Looney	$8m	Standard	29	(2025/27)
7	Jeremiah Fears	$7.6m	Rookie	19	(2025/29)
8	Saddiq Bey	$6.3m	Standard	26	(2024/27)
9	Derik Queen	$5.4m	Rookie	20	(2025/29)
10	Jordan Hawkins	$4.9m	Rookie	23	(2023/27)
11	Jose Alvarado	$4.5m	Standard	27	(2025/27)
12	Yves Missi	$3.8m	Rookie	21	(2024/28)
13	DeAndre Jordan	$3.6m	Standard	37	(2025/06)
14	Micah Peavy	$1.9m	Rookie	24	(2025/29)
15	Karlo Matkovic	$1.8m	Rookie	24	(2024/27)
16	Bryce McGowens	$636.4k	Two-Way	23	(2025/26)
17	Trey Alexander	$636.4k	Two-Way	22	(2025/26)
18	Hunter Dickinson	$636.4k	Two-Way	25	(2025/26)

Player	Avg / Yr	Age	Duration
Zion Williamson	$39.4m	25	(2023/28)
Jordan Poole	$32m	26	(2023/27)
Dejounte Murray	$29.4m	29	(2024/28)
Trey Murphy III	$25m	25	(2025/29)
Herb Jones	$13.9m	27	(2023/27)
Kevon Looney	$8m	29	(2025/27)
Jeremiah Fears	$7.6m	19	(2025/29)
Saddiq Bey	$6.3m	26	(2024/27)
Derik Queen	$5.4m	20	(2025/29)
Jordan Hawkins	$4.9m	23	(2023/27)
Jose Alvarado	$4.5m	27	(2025/27)
Yves Missi	$3.8m	21	(2024/28)
DeAndre Jordan	$3.6m	37	(2025/06)
Micah Peavy	$1.9m	24	(2025/29)
Karlo Matkovic	$1.8m	24	(2024/27)
Bryce McGowens	$636.4k	23	(2025/26)
Trey Alexander	$636.4k	22	(2025/26)
Hunter Dickinson	$636.4k	25	(2025/26)

About New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans current payroll is $189.6 million which is 19th highest in the league. Average player salary in the roster is $10.5 million/year while Zion Williamson is the highest paid player in the squad with base salary of $39.45 million in 2025/26 season.