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Matt Carle Philadelphia Flyers 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Matt Carle wore number 25 while playing defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $3,500,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Philadelphia Flyers was reportedly $64,108,000, so his salary represented 5.5% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Philadelphia Flyers was $2,671,166. The median salary was $1,137,500. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 1 goal and 39 assists - a total of 40 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $42,682.93 per game. Matt Carle had a plus/minus of 30, 23 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 117 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 0.90%. 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 $3,500,000 and his salary per point was $87,500.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,500,000 he can expect to pay around $1,200,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 147 median high school teachers, 168 median police officers, or 238 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,299,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.