Taxes of NBA Top Paid Players

Team State Player Name 2018 Salary Federal Tax

Golden State Warriors CA Stephen Curry $ 34,382,550 $ 13,615,490
Cleveland Cavaliers OH Lebron James $ 33,285,709 $ 13,181,141
Denver Nuggets CO Paul Millsap $ 31,269,231 $ 12,382,615
Boston Celtics MA Gordon Hayward $ 29,727,900 $ 11,772,248
Detroit Pistons MI Blake Griffin $ 29,727,900 $ 11,772,248
Memphis Grizzlies TN Mike Conley $ 28,530,608 $ 11,298,121
Oklahoma City Thunder OK Russell Westbrook $ 28,530,608 $ 11,298,121
Houston Rockets TX James Harden $ 28,299,399 $ 11,206,562
Toronto Rapters ONT DeMar DeRozen $ 27,739,975 $ 10,985,030
Portland Trail Blazers OR Damian Lillard $ 26,153,057 $ 10,356,611
New Orleans Pelicans LA Jrue Holiday $ 25,686,667 $ 10,171,920
Washington Wizards DC Otto Porter $ 24,773,250 $ 9,810,207
Miami Heat FL Hasson Whiteside $ 23,775,506 $ 9,415,100
Charlotte Hornets NC Dwight Howard $ 23,500,000 $ 9,306,000
Dallas Mavericks TX Harrison Barnes $ 23,112,004 $ 9,152,354
Philadelphia 76ers PA JJ Redick $ 23,000,000 $ 9,108,000
Los Angeles Lakers CA Brook Lopez $ 22,642,650 $ 8,966,489
Milwaukee Bucks WI Giannis Antetokounmpo $ 22,471,911 $ 8,898,877
Utah Jazz UT Rudy Gobert $ 21,924,719 $ 8,682,189
San Antonio Spurs TX LaMarcus Aldridge $ 21,461,010 $ 8,498,560
Indiana Pacers IN Victor Oladipo $ 21,000,000 $ 8,316,000
Los Angeles Clippers CA Danilo Gallinari $ 20,599,599 $ 8,157,441
Brooklyn Nets NY Allen Crabbe $ 19,332,500 $ 7,655,670
Minnesota Timberwolves MN Jimmy Butler $ 19,301,070 $ 7,643,224
New York Knicks NY Enes Kanter $ 17,884,176 $ 7,082,134
Orlando Magic FL Bismack Biyombo $ 17,000,000 $ 6,732,000
Atlanta Hawks GA Kent Bazemore $ 16,910,113 $ 6,696,405
Chicago Bulls IL Robin Lopez $ 13,788,500 $ 5,460,246
Phoenix Suns AZ Brandon Knight $ 13,618,750 $ 5,393,025
Sacramento Kings CA Zach Randolph $ 12,307,692 $ 4,873,846
aid Players
State Tax Rate State Tax Agent Fee Net Income Country Federal Tax
13.30% $ 4,572,879 $ 1,031,477 $ 15,162,705 USA 39.60%
5.00% $ 4,426,999 $ 998,571 $ 14,678,998 Canada 29.00%
4.63% $ 4,158,808 $ 938,077 $ 13,789,731
5.10% $ 3,953,811 $ 891,837 $ 13,110,004 Agent Fee 3%
4.25% $ 3,953,811 $ 891,837 $ 13,110,004
6.00% $ 3,794,571 $ 855,918 $ 12,581,998
5.25% $ 3,794,571 $ 855,918 $ 12,581,998
0.00% $ 3,763,820 $ 848,982 $ 12,480,035
5.25% $ 3,689,417 $ 832,199 $ 12,233,329
9.90% $ 3,478,357 $ 784,592 $ 11,533,498
6.00% $ 3,416,327 $ 770,600 $ 11,327,820
8.95% $ 3,294,842 $ 743,198 $ 10,925,003
0.00% $ 3,162,142 $ 713,265 $ 10,484,998
6.90% $ 3,125,500 $ 705,000 $ 10,363,500
0.00% $ 3,073,897 $ 693,360 $ 10,192,394
3.07% $ 3,059,000 $ 690,000 $ 10,143,000
13.30% $ 3,011,472 $ 679,280 $ 9,985,409
0.00% $ 2,988,764 $ 674,157 $ 9,910,113
5.00% $ 2,915,988 $ 657,742 $ 9,668,801
0.00% $ 2,854,314 $ 643,830 $ 9,464,305
8.98% $ 2,793,000 $ 630,000 $ 9,261,000
13.30% $ 2,739,747 $ 617,988 $ 9,084,423
2.90% $ 2,571,223 $ 579,975 $ 8,525,633
9.85% $ 2,567,042 $ 579,032 $ 8,511,772
2.90% $ 2,378,595 $ 536,525 $ 7,886,922
0.00% $ 2,261,000 $ 510,000 $ 7,497,000
6.00% $ 2,249,045 $ 507,303 $ 7,457,360
8.98% $ 1,833,871 $ 413,655 $ 6,080,729
4.54% $ 1,811,294 $ 408,563 $ 6,005,869
13.30% $ 1,636,923 $ 369,231 $ 5,427,692
 State/Province State Tax
Income Rate
AL 5.00%
AK 0.00%
AZ 4.54%
AR 6.90%
CA 13.30%
CO 4.63%
CT 6.99%
DC 8.95%
DE 6.60%
FL 0.00%
GA 6.00%
HI 8.25%
ID 7.40%
IL 3.75%
IN 3.30%
IA 8.98%
KS 4.60%
KY 6.00%
LA 6.00%
ME 10.15%
MD 5.75%
MA 5.10%
MI 4.25%
MN 9.85%
MS 5.00%
MO 6.90%
MT 6.90%
NE 6.84%
NV 0.00%
NH 5.00%
NJ 8.97%
NM 4.90%
NY 8.82%
NC 5.50%
ND 2.90%
OH 5.00%
OK 5.25%
OR 9.90%
PA 3.07%
RI 5.99%
SC 7.00%
SD 0.00%
TN 6.00%
TX 0.00%
UT 5.00%
VT 8.95%
VA 5.75%
WA 0.00%
WV 6.50%
WI 7.65%
WY 0.00%
ONT 13.16%