Gary Bettman's salary has leaked revealing he is paid more than star players
This afternoon an update to an article has caused speculation over NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's salary and whether or not he makes more than the players.
Running a sports league as the commissioner is an incredibly difficult and public-facing position. Each commissioner is faced with a unique set of challenges and has to keep their league afloat while dealing with a myriad of different public relations issues.
With that said in general fans' enjoyment of professional sports is not all that impacted by who the commissioner is. Instead, fans come for the amazing athletes who put on a show and display incredible feats each and every single night.
Even though the athletes are the main attraction in sports a new report has revealed that commissioner Gary Bettman might be the most valued person in all of professional hockey. According to a study done in 2013-14 Gary Bettman's salary for the season was around 9.6 million.
That said, reporter Ian Thomas mentioned that Gary Bettman pocketed more than $9.6 million in salary and benefits just during the 2013-2014 season.
He had pocketed $8.8 million in salary and benefits the previous year (and $8 million in 2011-2012).
He had pocketed $8.8 million in salary and benefits the previous year (and $8 million in 2011-2012).
The highest salary at that time for an NHL player was 14 million for Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber. This means at that time Gary Bettman made just 4.4 million dollars less than the highest-paid player in the NHL.
Updated metric reveals that Gary Bettman makes more than almost every NHL player
As a result of this study a new source has tried to predict Gary Bettman's salary for the 2023-24 NHL season. Despite Gary Bettman's salary being kept private since 2013-14 an attempt has been made at a prediction. Searches for Gary Bettman reveal that his current estimated net worth is $39 million.
In 2024, Gary Bettman's worth is estimated at $39M. However, the salary he now receives seems confidential compared to the years 2013-2014, the date of the text! - Via TSLH
With this information, Habs Fanatics decided to take a crack at predicting Gary Bettman's current salary. In the end, they settled at a number of $15 million dollars per year.
Even though his current salary is highly confidential, if we rely on the increases from 2011 to 2015, we can probably assert, without too much error, that he likely makes more than $15 million per year currently
If this figure is indeed accurately predicted then this means Gary Bettman makes more money per season than every NHL player besides Nathan MacKinnon who makes $16.5 million per year in total compensation with a salary cap hit of $12.6 million. With that in mind, other superstars like Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, and Alex Ovechkin who are legends of the game are making less than the commissioner's projected salary.
This concept feels absurd that a commissioner of a professional sports league could make more than its players. However, with Gary Bettman's salary not being publicly provided it will likely remain a mystery. The NHL is the only league of the major four North American sports (NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB) not to publicly release the salaries of their commissioner.
With there being a possibility of the commissioner making more than most players one has to wonder why the NHL wouldn't want this type of information publicly available for fans like other leagues allow.
Source: Habs Fanatics
Gary Bettman's annual salary has been leaked, and it's worse than expected
Gary Bettman's annual salary has been leaked, and it's worse than expected
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