List of team payrolls in the NHL
League

List of team payrolls in the NHL

Section Title: League
Table Section Text: None

Year	Average team payroll	% change	Standard deviation	Team cap	Player cap

1998–99	$29,730,833	$7,375,757	No cap

1999–2000	$31,564,167	6.17%	$9,963,577

2000–01	$33,375,943	5.74%	$11,657,873

2001–02	$38,011,852	13.89%	$14,162,670

2002–03	$41,939,715	10.33%	$16,876,630

2003–04	$44,400,490	5.87%	$15,898,399

2004–05	Season canceled due to lockout

2005–06	$34,309,972	22.73%	$6,371,263	$39,000,000	$7,800,000

2006–07	$40,292,446	17.44%	$4,720,484	$44,000,000	$8,800,000

2007–08	$44,369,521	10.12%	$7,573,225	$50,300,000	$10,060,000

2008–09	$51,387,176	15.82%	$7,968,239	$56,700,000	$11,340,000

2009–10	$52,772,060	2.69%	$5,541,890	$56,800,000	$11,360,000

2010–11	$54,229,043	2.76%	$6,758,459	$59,400,000	$11,880,000

2011–12	$58,862,833	8.54%	$5,563,110	$64,300,000	$12,860,000

Sentence(s)

The standard deviation of the payrolls decreased from $15,898,399 to $6,371,263 after the salary cap was introduced.

final_sentence: The standard deviation of the payrolls decreased from $15,898,399 to $6,371,263 after the salary cap was introduced.