Erik Karlsson Wages: How much does Erik Karlsson get paid?

As per his 8-year / $92,000,000 contract with the San Jose Sharks, Erik Karlsson will receive an annual average salary of $11,500,000.

In 2022-23, Erik Karlsson will earn a base salary of $2,000,000 and a signing bonus of $10,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,500,000.

Erik Karlsson made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 1 March 2008 during a sold-out home game in Scandinavium against league leaders HV71.

On 16 December 2011, Erik Karlsson registered his 100th regular-season NHL point (in 168 games) in a game against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. Erik Karlsson finished the 2012 season as the leading scorer among NHL defensemen.

Erik Karlsson was selected as the tournament’s best defenceman at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.

In the 2008 U20 4-Nations tournament, Erik Karlsson scored one goal and one assist which tied him with David Rundblad, Viktor Ekbom and Tim Erixon as Sweden’s defenceman-scoring leader.

Erik Karlsson is a two-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s best defenceman, winning the award in 2012 and 2015.