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Brett Gardner Baseball Salary 2011
Brett Gardner reportedly earned $529,500 as a outfielder for New York Yankees in 2011. Among the 30 players playing for the New York Yankees, he ranks as the 23rd highest-paid player.The total team payroll for New York Yankees was $202,689,028. His salary represents 0.3% of that total payroll.To compare salaries further, the team's median salary was $2,100,000 and the average salary was $6,756,300. There were reportedly 152 men playing the position of outfielder in 2011. The average outfielder earned $4,018,201, so Brett Gardner's salary ranks him as 101st among these 152 players.
Brett Gardner was born on Aug 24, 1983. A left-handedbatter, Brett Gardner stands 5 feet, 10 inches tall (that is 178 centimeters for you metric lovers). He weighs 183 pounds (83. kilograms).To further compare salaries, an average salary among players who were born in 1983 is roughly $3,300,000.
Don't forget about taxes. Having a salary of $529,500 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $160,609 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 20 median high school teachers, 22 median police officers, or 32 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $368,891 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.
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