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Corey Perry Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing right winger and wearing number 10, Corey Perry played for the Anaheim Ducks during the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $5,375,000. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary represented 10.0% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $2,076,057. The median salary was $1,275,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 50 goals and 48 assists - a total of 98 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $65,548.78 per game. Corey Perry had a plus/minus of 9, 104 PIM (penalties in minutes), 14 PP (power play goals), 4 SH (short-handed goals), 11 GWG (game winning goals), and took 290 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 17.20%. 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 $107,500 and his salary per point was $54,847.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $5,375,000 he can expect to pay around $1,856,534 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 228 median high school teachers, 259 median police officers, or 368 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $3,518,466 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.