Salary. The salary for an NFL scout ranges from $45,000 to $95,000, depending on experience and a successful track record. The director of an NFL team's scouting department can earn as much as $275,000.FL scouts must evaluate and recommend players to their teams ahead of the NFL Draft. Scouts travel around the country gathering information about college players and deciding which players would make a good fit on each of the 32 NFL teams. The recommendations are then given to NFL team management.