Call the Cap currently $9.7mil (with the Vet/Dev of $200k & Car Allowance of $100k within that figure).
Amendment: after re-checking The NRL Salary Cap
here, the Vet/Dev figure ($200k) and Car Allowance ($100k)
are in addition to the $9.7Mil, making the total cap (before Covid Decrease) $10Mil.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 (-20% Covid) | 2021 (-6% Covid) | 2022 (-6% Covid) |
Base^ | $9.1Mil | $9.25 Mil | $9.4Mil ($7.52 Mil) | $9.55Mil ($8.977 Mil) | $9.7Mil ($9.118 Mil) |
Vet/Dev | $200k | $200k | $200k ($160k) | $200k ($188k) | $200k ($188k) |
Car | $100k | $100k | $100k ($80k) | $100k ($94k) | $100k ($94k) |
Total | $9.4 Mil | $9.55 Mil | $9.7Mil ($7.76 Mil) | $9.85Mil ($9.259 Mil) | $10Mil ($9.4 Mil) |
Minimum (#1-#26) | $100k | $105k | $110k | $115k | $120k |
Minimum (#1-#27) | $70k | $72.5k | $75k | $77.5k | $80k |
^ Only the start figure $9.1Mil (2018) and last figure (2022) is specifically mentioned, so it simply extrapolated across each year.
So:
* The money taken up by increases to minimums (before any cap increase can be spent on the top 22) would be $10.4 Mil (not $10.1Mil)
* If the cap were:
Cap (whatever it eventually is...) | Less $10.4 Mil | Average #1-#22 (approx) |
$11.0 Mil | $600k | $27,200 |
$11.25 Mil | $850k | $38,600 |
$11.5 Mil | $1.10 Mil | $50,000 |
$11.75 Mil | $1.35 Mil | $61,300 |
$12.00 Mil | $1.60 Mil | $72,700 |