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Lauri Korpikoski Phoenix Coyotes 2009-2010 NHL statistics
During the 2009/2010 NHL season, Lauri Korpikoski played left winger for the Phoenix Coyotes, wearing number 29. He reportedly earned $650,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Phoenix Coyotes was reportedly $49,025,000, so his salary was about 1.3% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Phoenix Coyotes was $1,125,000, while the average salary was $1,885,576. During the 71 games that he played that season, he scored 5 goals and had 6 assists - a total of 11 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $9,154.93 per game. Lauri Korpikoski had a plus/minus of -10, 16 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 68 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2009/2010 season of 7.40%. If we want to evaluate his performance strictly on offense, we can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists). His salary per goal scored was $130,000 and his salary per point was $59,091.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $650,000 he can expect to pay around $203,149 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 25 median high school teachers, 28 median police officers, or 40 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $446,851 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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