What are the main factors that influence a Hockey Player's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Hockey Player's salary?

A Hockey Player's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,729 for beginners, reaching about $54,170 at mid-level, and approach $55,388 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Hockey Player?

Hockey Player salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Hockey Player roles are District of Columbia $57,729, California $57,510, Massachusetts $56,744. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Hockey Player roles make?

Salaries for Hockey Player level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Hockey Operations: $118,099; Player Development: $107,655; Hockey Director: $93,961; Hockey Coach: $77,118; Ice Hockey Coach: $75,490.

How do different companies affect a Hockey Player's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Hockey Player roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Hockey Player Salary in the United States

How much does a Hockey Player make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hockey Player in the United States is $52,140 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Hockey Player's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,153
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,910 to $56,334
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,059

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Hockey Player Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,334	$4,695	$1,083	$27
Average	$52,140	$4,345	$1,003	$25
25th Percentile	$47,910	$3,993	$921	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Hockey Player Salaries

A Hockey Player's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Hockey Player Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hockey Player's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,729
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,434
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,170
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,252
Expert (over 8 years): $55,388

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Hockey Player	$51,729
Intermediate Level Hockey Player	$52,434
Senior Level Hockey Player	$54,170
Specialist Level Hockey Player	$55,252
Expert Level Hockey Player	$55,388

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How Do Hockey Player Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Hockey Players. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,729.
California: $57,510.
Massachusetts: $56,744.

District of Columbia $57,729 California $57,510 Massachusetts $56,744 Washington $56,535 New Jersey $56,514 Alaska $56,441 Connecticut $55,722 New York $55,430

Hawaii $54,497 Rhode Island $54,059 Maryland $53,761 Minnesota $53,355 Colorado $53,198 Illinois $53,146 Oregon $52,948 Delaware $52,802

New Hampshire $52,710 Virginia $52,505 Pennsylvania $51,905 Nevada $51,603 North Dakota $51,504 Michigan $51,347 Wisconsin $51,290 Vermont $51,175

Texas $50,857 Maine $50,836 Arizona $50,805 Ohio $50,769 Georgia $50,289 Indiana $50,049 Wyoming $50,002 Utah $49,929

Iowa $49,898 Kansas $49,648 Louisiana $49,575 North Carolina $49,549 Missouri $49,538 Florida $49,335 Montana $49,225 Nebraska $49,121

Kentucky $49,064 South Carolina $48,855 Tennessee $48,725 Idaho $48,673 New Mexico $48,292 Oklahoma $48,209 Alabama $47,901 South Dakota $47,385

Arkansas $47,103 West Virginia $46,952 Mississippi $46,498

Top Paying Cities for Hockey Players

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $65,764
San Francisco: $65,118
Oakland: $63,673

San Jose, CA $65,764

San Francisco, CA $65,118

Oakland, CA $63,673

New York, NY $60,425

Queens Village, NY $60,034

Paramus, NJ $59,617

Passaic, NJ $59,565

Bergenfield, NJ $59,512

Stamford, CT $59,434

Huntington, NY $59,382

Newark, NJ $59,043

Bridgeport, CT $58,939

New Brunswick, NJ $58,767

Vallejo, CA $58,657

Middlesex, NJ $58,626

Somerset, NJ $58,579

Petaluma, CA $58,459

Santa Cruz, CA $58,256

Boston, MA $58,152

Monterey, CA $57,891

Fairbanks, AK $57,854

Los Angeles, CA $57,755

Washington, DC $57,729

Seattle, WA $57,635

Santa Rosa, CA $57,625

Juneau, AK $57,474

Orange, CA $57,302

Anchorage, AK $57,208

Anaheim, CA $57,171

Santa Ana, CA $57,093

Nassau, NY $57,062

Long Beach, CA $57,041

Danbury, CT $57,025

Santa Maria, CA $56,848

Everett, WA $56,838

Bremerton, WA $56,582

Trenton, NJ $56,483

Sacramento, CA $56,462

San Diego, CA $56,436

Brockton, MA $56,415

Tacoma, WA $56,395

Santa Barbara, CA $56,322

Lowell, MA $56,113

New Suffolk, NY $56,092

Nashua, NH $56,030

Lompoc, CA $55,946

Ventura, CA $55,894

Stockton, CA $55,878

New Haven, CT $55,774

Atlantic City, NJ $55,638

Hartford, CT $55,524

Modesto, CA $55,498

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,383

New Britain, CT $55,357

Olympia, WA $55,284

Kennewick, WA $55,284

New London, CT $55,274

Norwich, CT $55,258

Lawrence, MA $55,232

Bakersfield, CA $55,086

Riverside, CA $55,013

New Bedford, MA $55,013

Richland, WA $54,961

Portsmouth, NH $54,919

Vineland, NJ $54,909

San Bernardino, CA $54,867

Boulder, CO $54,721

Worcester, MA $54,679

Portland, OR $54,632

Saint Paul, MN $54,570

Minneapolis, MN $54,570

Philadelphia, PA $54,497

Honolulu, HI $54,220

Springfield, MA $54,038

Providence, RI $54,033

Chicago, IL $53,881

Bellingham, WA $53,819

Baltimore, MD $53,761

Chico, CA $53,631

Wilmington, DE $53,542

Pittsfield, MA $53,490

Manchester, NH $53,391

Spokane, WA $53,162

Denver, CO $53,157

Albany, NY $52,912

Troy, NY $52,891

Schenectady, NY $52,781

Burlington, VT $52,667

Portland, ME $52,484

Salem, OR $52,442

Yakima, WA $52,432

Ann Arbor, MI $52,416

Rochester, MN $52,270

Fresno, CA $52,244

Reno, NV $52,244

Milwaukee, WI $52,197

Detroit, MI $52,145

Allentown, PA $52,129

Carson City, NV $52,124

Houston, TX $52,046

Colorado Springs, CO $52,041

Syracuse, NY $52,015

Eugene, OR $51,916

Bismarck, ND $51,853

Gary, IN $51,853

Galveston, TX $51,853

Springfield, OR $51,811

Medford, OR $51,686

Fort Collins, CO $51,665

Austin, TX $51,624

Mesa, AZ $51,514

Phoenix, AZ $51,504

Dallas, TX $51,488

Reading, PA $51,457

Saint Cloud, MN $51,436

Concord, NH $51,389

Madison, WI $51,368

Utica, NY $51,227

Raleigh, NC $51,186

Las Vegas, NV $51,181

Rochester, NY $51,144

Des Moines, IA $51,139

Atlanta, GA $51,055

Battle Creek, MI $51,040

Salt Lake City, UT $51,024

Lancaster, PA $50,946

Champaign, IL $50,935

Harrisburg, PA $50,873

Durham, NC $50,826

Kansas City, MO $50,821

Kansas City, KS $50,810

Fort Worth, TX $50,805

Boca Raton, FL $50,784

Cleveland, OH $50,779

Columbus, OH $50,769

Pittsburgh, PA $50,763

Richmond, VA $50,743

Indianapolis, IN $50,732

Cincinnati, OH $50,664

Petersburg, VA $50,586

Billings, MT $50,471

Lansing, MI $50,471

Huntsville, AL $50,471

Lebanon, PA $50,466

Dayton, OH $50,461

Pueblo, CO $50,461

Appleton, WI $50,445

Buffalo, NY $50,424

Racine, WI $50,398

Charlotte, NC $50,393

Saint Louis, MO $50,378

Springfield, IL $50,357

Elkhart, IN $50,346

York, PA $50,346

Gastonia, NC $50,341

Benton Harbor, MI $50,341

Beaumont, TX $50,310

Lorain, OH $50,299

Toledo, OH $50,279

Binghamton, NY $50,252

Rock Hill, SC $50,247

Rockford, IL $50,221

Fargo, ND $50,195

Elyria, OH $50,195

Flagstaff, AZ $50,159

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,127

Miami, FL $50,096

Duluth, MN $50,013

Bangor, ME $49,945

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,887

Louisville, KY $49,861

Grand Rapids, MI $49,851

Hialeah, FL $49,846

Casper, WY $49,773

Scranton, PA $49,710

New Orleans, LA $49,695

Virginia Beach, VA $49,689

Akron, OH $49,663

Peoria, IL $49,595

Sarasota, FL $49,585

Green Bay, WI $49,549

Baton Rouge, LA $49,522

Charleston, SC $49,512

Nashville, TN $49,496

Jamestown, NY $49,486

Davenport, IA $49,486

Tucson, AZ $49,460

Cheyenne, WY $49,444

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,429

Tampa, FL $49,418

Omaha, NE $49,408

Port Arthur, TX $49,387

Evansville, IN $49,387

Bradenton, FL $49,366

Santa Fe, NM $49,272

Orlando, FL $49,220

Clearwater, FL $49,163

Canton, OH $49,053

La Crosse, WI $49,053

Grand Forks, ND $49,038

Albuquerque, NM $49,022

Tulsa, OK $49,022

Newport News, VA $49,017

High Point, NC $49,001

Ogden, UT $48,980

Corpus Christi, TX $48,939

Laramie, WY $48,907

Norfolk, VA $48,907

Rock Island, IL $48,876

Saginaw, MI $48,866

Jacksonville, FL $48,860

Salisbury, NC $48,850

Memphis, TN $48,839

Moline, IL $48,813

Fort Myers, FL $48,798

Waterloo, IA $48,730

Spartanburg, SC $48,678

Lincoln, NE $48,652

Fort Wayne, IN $48,641

Birmingham, AL $48,584

Cedar Falls, IA $48,574

Provo, UT $48,568

Springfield, OH $48,563

San Antonio, TX $48,553

Greensboro, NC $48,532

South Bend, IN $48,527

Winston Salem, NC $48,521

Boise, ID $48,506

Savannah, GA $48,469

Muskegon, MI $48,375

Lima, OH $48,313

Lake Charles, LA $48,292

Anderson, IN $48,282

Lexington, KY $48,266

Augusta, GA $48,250

Greenville, SC $48,250

Wichita, KS $48,203

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,203

Columbia, SC $48,156

Bloomington, IN $48,026

Roanoke, VA $47,995

Asheville, NC $47,927

Knoxville, TN $47,838

Shreveport, LA $47,833

Wilmington, NC $47,765

Frankfort, KY $47,666

Oklahoma City, OK $47,630

Chillicothe, OH $47,609

Longview, TX $47,604

Topeka, KS $47,588

Mobile, AL $47,510

Terre Haute, IN $47,489

Erie, PA $47,484

Altoona, PA $47,458

Melbourne, FL $47,442

Amarillo, TX $47,421

Killeen, TX $47,406

Fayetteville, AR $47,364

Sioux Falls, SD $47,327

Chattanooga, TN $47,296

Idaho Falls, ID $47,291

Gainesville, FL $47,181

Portsmouth, OH $47,155

Little Rock, AR $47,145

Lynchburg, VA $47,145

Lafayette, LA $47,124

Youngstown, OH $47,124

Temple, TX $47,103

Daytona Beach, FL $47,093

Clarksville, TN $47,088

Pensacola, FL $47,082

Hopkinsville, KY $46,926

Charleston, WV $46,921

Florence, SC $46,895

Sioux City, IA $46,863

Macon, GA $46,712

Tallahassee, FL $46,707

Fayetteville, NC $46,696

Waco, TX $46,686

Wichita Falls, TX $46,686

Pine Bluff, AR $46,665

Vincennes, IN $46,566

Lubbock, TX $46,545

Great Falls, MT $46,514

Alamogordo, NM $46,509

Abilene, TX $46,467

Rapid City, SD $46,399

Monroe, LA $46,399

Albany, GA $46,368

Huntington, WV $46,363

Jackson, MS $46,358

Greenville, MS $46,352

Parkersburg, WV $46,300

Montgomery, AL $46,290

Johnstown, PA $46,279

Springfield, MO $46,238

Biloxi, MS $46,212

Sumter, SC $46,102

Columbus, GA $46,097

Twin Falls, ID $46,066

Pascagoula, MS $45,998

Kingsport, TN $45,862

Gulfport, MS $45,847

Alexandria, LA $45,675

Fort Smith, AR $45,544

El Paso, TX $45,403

Helena, MT $45,336

Las Cruces, NM $45,169

Harlingen, TX $45,023

Pocatello, ID $44,976

Florence, AL $44,960

Brownsville, TX $44,950

Dothan, AL $44,866

Mcallen, TX $44,840

Columbus, MS $44,454

Altus, OK $44,215

Lawton, OK $44,116

Pierre, SD $43,928

What Skills Can Increase a Hockey Player's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Hockey Player's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$57,354	10%
Collaboration	$55,790	7%
Product Testing	$55,268	6%
Molecular Biology	$54,225	4%
Oral Communication	$54,225	4%
Leadership	$54,225	4%

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Hockey Player Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hockey Player's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$47,910

Average $52,140/year

$56,334

$3,993

Average $4,345/month

$4,695

$921

Average $1,003/week

$1,083

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,334	$4,695	$1,083	$27
Average	$52,140	$4,345	$1,003	$25
25th Percentile	$47,910	$3,993	$921	$23

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Salary Trends for Hockey Player

Salaries for a Hockey Player can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,983 in 2023 to around $43,361 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Hockey Player salary trends, .

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2024

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