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Luis Ayala Baseball Salary 2011
New York Yankees pitcher Luis Ayala reportedly earned $650,000 in 2011. Of the 30 players playing for the New York Yankees, he ranks as the 22nd 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 413 men playing the position of pitcher in 2011. The average pitcher earned $2,943,854, so Luis Ayala's salary ranks him as 247th among these 413 players.
Batting right-handed, Luis Ayala's height is 6 feet, 2 inches (188 centimeters), and he weighs 190 pounds (86.2 kilograms). His birthday was Jan 12, 1978.To further compare salaries, an average salary among players who were born in 1978 is roughly $6,500,000.
But then there are taxes. Earning a salary of $650,000 we can estimate that he would have to pay $202,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same 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 $447,216 left over. However, he may still have to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.
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