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Wilson Valdez Baseball Salary 2011
In 2011, Wilson Valdez reportedly earned $560,000 playing a shortstop for Philadelphia Phillies. Of the 30 players playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, he ranks as the 23rd highest-paid player.Compared to the Philadelphia Phillies total team payroll in 2011 of $172,976,379, his salary represents 0.3% of the total amount.To compare salaries further, the team's median salary was $2,625,000 and the average salary was $5,765,879. There were reportedly 47 men playing the position of shortstop in 2011. The average shortstop earned $2,852,726, so Wilson Valdez's salary ranks him as 29th among these 47 players.
Batting right-handed, Wilson Valdez's height is 5 feet, 11 inches (180 centimeters), and he weighs 170 pounds (77.1 kilograms). His birthday was May 20, 1978.For further salary compaison, an average salary among players who were born in 1978 is roughly $6,500,000.
What about taxes? With a salary of $560,000 he can expect to pay around $171,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 21 median high school teachers, 24 median police officers, or 34 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $388,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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