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Tom Wilson contract

Right WingAge 32Washington Capitals
Cap hit 2026-27
$6.50M$6,500,000
WSHWashington Capitals · Aug 2023 – present
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

7 years · $45.5M total

Year 3 of 7 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 37

Contract timeline

UFA 2031 · age 37

2026-27 · WSH · Cap hit $6.50M · Salary $5.63M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $9,000,000, cap hit $6,500,000$9.0M24/2525/26: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $6,500,000$7.5M25/2626/27: pay $5,625,000, cap hit $6,500,000$5.63M26/2727/28: pay $6,300,000, cap hit $6,500,000$6.3M27/2828/29: pay $6,275,000, cap hit $6,500,000$6.28M28/2929/30: pay $5,400,000, cap hit $6,500,000$5.4M29/3030/31: pay $5,400,000, cap hit $6,500,000$5.4M30/31
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $9.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $5.4M in the final season.

Year by year

Tom Wilson contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
TeamWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M
% of cap7.4%6.8%6.3%5.7%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$9.00M$7.50M$5.63M$6.30M$6.28M$5.40M$5.40M
Base salary$4.00M$4.50M$3.63M$4.30M$4.28M$900K$900K
Signing bonus$5.00M$3.00M$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M$4.50M$4.50M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$9.00M$7.50M$5.63M$6.30M$6.28M$5.40M$5.40M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Aug 4, 2023 with WSH. Source announcement

Contract history

WSHStandard · 2018-19 to 2023-246 years · $5.17M AAV · signed Jul 27, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2023-24 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
TeamWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$5.17M$5.17M$5.17M$5.17M$5.17M$5.17M
% of cap6.5%6.3%6.3%6.3%6.3%6.2%
Total salary$6.10M$4.50M$4.10M$6.10M$4.10M$6.10M
Base salary$1.10M$1.50M$2.10M$3.10M$2.10M$5.10M
Signing bonus$5.00M$3.00M$2.00M$3.00M$2.00M$1.00M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$6.10M$4.50M$4.10M$6.10M$4.10M$6.10M
Clause——M-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jul 27, 2018 with WSH. Source announcement

WSHStandard · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $2.00M AAV · signed Jun 30, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 by season
Season2016-172017-18
TeamWSHWSH
Cap hit$2.00M$2.00M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$1.75M$2.25M
Base salary$1.75M$2.25M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$1.75M$2.25M
Clause——

Signed Jun 30, 2016 with WSH. Source announcement

WSHEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $894K AAV · signed Jul 19, 2012
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$894K$894K$894K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0K
Perf. bonus$200K$400K$600K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jul 19, 2012 with WSH. Source announcement