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Matt Niskanen 2022 - salary, contract & career earnings

Matt Niskanen's career earnings are $92,258,536.

BASE SALARY$5,750,000$5.7m
CAREER EARNINGS$92,258,536$92.3m
TEAMWashington Capitals
POSITIONDefenseman

Contract history

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7 seasons · best was 2014-15 on $5,750,000 · $40,250,000 over this deal

season running total

Contract history - Matt Niskanen
YEARAGEBASE SALARYCAP HITSHARE OF CAPCASH TOTALCUMULATIVE CASH
2014-15 27 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 8.38% $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2015-16 28 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 8.17% $5,750,000$5.7m $11,500,000$11.5m
2016-17 29 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 7.78% $5,750,000$5.7m $17,250,000$17.3m
2017-18 30 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 7.44% $5,750,000$5.7m $23,000,000$23.0m
2018-19 31 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 7.08% $5,750,000$5.7m $28,750,000$28.7m
2019-20 32 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 7.1% $5,750,000$5.7m $34,500,000$34.5m
2020-21 33 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m 8.17% $5,750,000$5.7m $40,250,000$40.3m

Earnings by season

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Earnings by season - Matt Niskanen
YEARBASE SALARYCASH TOTAL
2007-2008 $585,000 $585,000
2008-2009 $635,000 $635,000
2009-2010 $805,000 $805,000
2010-2011 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2011-2012 $1,750,000$1.7m $1,750,000$1.7m
2012-2013 $1,229,268 $1,229,268
2013-2014 $2,500,000$2.5m $2,500,000$2.5m
2014-2015 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2015-2016 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2016-2017 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2017-2018 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2018-2019 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
2019-2020 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
- Est. Earnings (13 seasons) $43,254,268$43.3m
2020-2021 $5,750,000$5.7m $5,750,000$5.7m
Total - $49,004,268$49.0m

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Where this career sits

Number 196 of 1084 on the NHL all-time earnings list

The all-time list ranks every career on record, and this one is worth $49,004,268, 0.2% of everything the league has put on a contract. 0.0% of it is signing bonus, against 14.1% across the league, so this career is paid in basic salary more than most.

Every defenseman ranked What the Washington Capitals roster has earned The biggest NHL seasons ever paid The highest NHL pay per season NHL career earnings

The careers either side of this one on the all-time list

Andrej Sekera £37.9m Brock Nelson £37.9m Kyle Palmieri £37.7m Jakob Silfverberg £37.5m Charlie Coyle £37.5m Valtteri Filppula £37.2m Derek Stepan £37.2m T.J. Brodie £37.0m Mikael Granlund £37.0m Quinn Hughes £37.0m Mikael Backlund £36.8m Zach Hyman £36.4m Sean Monahan £36.3m Anton Stralman £36.2m Phillip Grubauer £35.8m Joel Eriksson Ek £35.8m Zach Bogosian £35.7m Jesperi Kotkaniemi £35.6m Ben Bishop £35.3m Bryan Rust £35.1m

Every season this career was paid in, ranked in full

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Frequently asked questions

What is Matt Niskanen's net worth?

We publish career earnings rather than net worth. Matt Niskanen's career earnings are $92,258,536.

What is Matt Niskanen's base salary?

Matt Niskanen's base salary is $5,750,000.

Who does Matt Niskanen play for?

Matt Niskanen plays for Washington Capitals .

How many seasons of earnings are recorded for Matt Niskanen?

We hold 7 seasons of earnings history for Matt Niskanen.