Justin Thomas claimed his 14th PGA Tour title and a check for $2,700,000 after winning THE PLAYERS Championship 2021. Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at THE PLAYERS Championship 2021:
| Position | Player | Prize money |
| 1 | Justin Thomas | $2,700,000 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | $1,635,000 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | $885,000 |
| T3 | Bryson DeChambeau | $885,000 |
| T5 | Talor Gooch | $579,375 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | $579,375 |
| 7 | Corey Conners | $506,250 |
| 8 | Shane Lowry | $468,750 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | $339,375 |
| T9 | Daniel Berger | $339,375 |
| T9 | Jason Kokrak | $339,375 |
| T9 | Victor Perez | $339,375 |
| T9 | Si Woo Kim | $339,375 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | $339,375 |
| T9 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | $339,375 |
| T9 | Jon Rahm | $339,375 |
| T17 | Sungjae Im | $221,250 |
| T17 | Charley Hoffman | $221,250 |
| T17 | Ryan Palmer | $221,250 |
| T17 | Cameron Smith | $221,250 |
| 21 | Will Zalatoris | $183,750 |
| T22 | Dylan Frittelli | $135,964 |
| T22 | Tyler McCumber | $135,964 |
| T22 | J.T. Poston | $135,964 |
| T22 | Patrick Reed | $135,964 |
| T22 | Tom Hoge | $135,964 |
| T22 | Adam Long | $135,964 |
| T22 | Abraham Ancer | $135,964 |
| T29 | Cameron Percy | $96,125 |
| T29 | Keegan Bradley | $96,125 |
| T29 | Adam Hadwin | $96,125 |
| T29 | Joaquin Niemann | $96,125 |
| T29 | Harry Higgs | $96,125 |
| T29 | Doug Ghim | $96,125 |
| T35 | Ryan Moore | $73,125 |
| T35 | Phil Mickelson | $73,125 |
| T35 | Brendon Todd | $73,125 |
| T35 | Jason Day | $73,125 |
| T35 | Lanto Griffin | $73,125 |
| T35 | Patton Kizzire | $73,125 |
| T41 | Collin Morikawa | $53,250 |
| T41 | James Hahn | $53,250 |
| T41 | Louis Oosthuizen | $53,250 |
| T41 | Zach Johnson | $53,250 |
| T41 | Brendan Steele | $53,250 |
| T41 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | $53,250 |
| T41 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | $53,250 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | $38,036 |
| T48 | Adam Scott | $38,036 |
| T48 | Lucas Glover | $38,036 |
| T48 | Michael Thompson | $38,036 |
| T48 | Nick Taylor | $38,036 |
| T48 | Jordan Spieth | $38,036 |
| T48 | Chris Kirk | $38,036 |
| T55 | Denny McCarthy | $34,950 |
| T55 | Matt Jones | $34,950 |
| T55 | Ryan Armour | $34,950 |
| T58 | Billy Horschel | $34,050 |
| T58 | Kramer Hickok | $34,050 |
| T58 | Brian Stuard | $34,050 |
| T61 | Scott Harrington | $33,000 |
| T61 | Jhonattan Vegas | $33,000 |
| T61 | Harold Varner III | $33,000 |
| T61 | Scott Brown | $33,000 |
| T65 | Patrick Rodgers | $32,100 |
| T65 | Aaron Wise | $32,100 |
| T67 | Rory Sabbatini | $31,500 |
| T67 | Russell Knox | $31,500 |
| T69 | Martin Laird | $30,900 |
| T69 | Scott Piercy | $30,900 |
| 71 | Nate Lashley | $30,450 |