Being a professional athlete is cool for a number of reasons, and one of them is getting paid a lot of money. One not so cool reason, however, is having to pay a lot of taxes.
Andrew McCutchen’s pay stub includes lots and lots of taxes
Mo Money Mo Problems.
If you've ever wondered what a professional athlete's pay stub looks like, you're in luck. Reddit user Grassiii recently posted a picture of what Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen makes in a two week span.
There are quite a few interesting things to see here. The fact that there are so many taxes that it doesn’t fit on one page is a big one. Nearly $20,000 for Medicare seems like a lot!
And then there are the deductions. McCutchen has already paid $27,000 this year just to have the right to be a professional athlete in Pittsburgh. Seems crazy.
(hat tip to Deadspin)
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