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Andrew Ladd Winnipeg Jets 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Andrew Ladd wore number 16 while playing left winger for the Winnipeg Jets in the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the time he spent on the ice that season was reportedly $2,350,000. The total team salary for the Winnipeg Jets was reportedly $39,035,750, so his salary represented 6.0% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Winnipeg Jets was $1,697,206. The median salary was $1,000,000. He played a total of 81 games that season, with 29 goals and 30 assists - a total of 59 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $29,012.35 per game. Andrew Ladd had a plus/minus of -10, 39 PIM (penalties in minutes), 9 PP (power play goals), 2 SH (short-handed goals), 2 GWG (game winning goals), and took 195 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 14.90%. We can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists), if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly on offense. His salary per goal scored was $81,034 and his salary per point was $39,831.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $2,350,000 he can expect to pay around $797,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 98 median high school teachers, 111 median police officers, or 158 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,552,216 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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