NHL Salary Tax Calculator
Pick a base team and contract, and see the AAV every other market would have to offer for a player to take home exactly the same pay β after federal, state/provincial, and road "jock" taxes. The "Ξ vs Base" column is the raw tax argument: how much more (or less) a team must pay to match.
| Team | Division | State / Province | Tax Rate | Est. Take-Home | Equiv. Salary Needed | Δ vs Base |
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* Federal income tax uses 2024 single-filer brackets. State and provincial tax uses top marginal rates applicable to high earners. Jock tax: players owe income tax to most jurisdictions where they play road games, so take-home reflects a 41-home / 41-road duty-day split β road games taxed at each market visited, with the home jurisdiction crediting taxes paid elsewhere up to its own rate (net effect: each road slice is taxed at the higher of the home and visited rate). Road games are approximated as an equal split across the other 31 teams; practice/travel days, cross-border treaty nuances, and the exact schedule are not modeled. Canadian teams use top marginal federal + provincial rates (FX-independent at this income). This is a financial illustration, not tax advice.