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Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Martin Brodeur wore number 30 while playing goaltender for the New Jersey Devils in the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the time he spent on the ice that season was reportedly $5,200,000. The total team salary for the New Jersey Devils was reportedly $57,140,000, so his salary represented 9.1% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the New Jersey Devils was $2,285,600. The median salary was $1,100,000. He played a total of 56 games that season, with 0 goals and 2 assists - a total of 2 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $92,857.14 per game. Martin Brodeur had a plus/minus of 0, 2 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 0 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 0.00%. His goaltending statistics include 3116 min, 1313 SA (shots against), 127 GA (goals against), 2.45 GAA (goals against average), 90.30% save percent, and a record of 23-26-3, including 6 shutouts. We can divide his salary by the number of shots against, if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly as a goaltender. His salary per shot against was $3,960.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $5,200,000 he can expect to pay around $1,795,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 220 median high school teachers, 251 median police officers, or 356 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $3,404,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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