Micah Parsons Immediately Loses $3.4M Upon Joining Packers After Podcast Created Rift With Dak Prescott

Micah Parsons finally arrived in Wisconsin on Friday, calling it a “blessing.” After all, he finally received the numbers he desired—the highest amongst the non-QB. In a surprising move by the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers acquired arguably the best pass rusher in the league. For a defense that jumped from 17th to 5th last season, this addition could be a game-changer for them. So, of course, they didn’t hesitate to offer him a whopping $188 million contract, including $136 million guaranteed for four years. This brings his annual remuneration up to $47 million. Or does it?

Well, interestingly, Adam Schefter of ESPN did some accounting for his readers. And it turns out, Parson already owes $3.4 million in taxes. Yes! His annual salary has become subject to Wisconsin’s state income tax of 7.65%. So the amount he actually takes is less than what the headlines are portraying: $43.4 million. But you know the interesting part: even after this tax is deducted, he will still earn more than $40.5 million per year, which his former team, the Cowboys, offered him, where no state income tax is deducted. 

Some accounting as an fyi: Micah Parsons’ $47 million per year will be subject to Wisconsin’s 7.65% state income tax, reducing his average annual salary to $43.4M per year — still more than the $40.5M average per year that Parsons was offered from the Cowboys in no state income…

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 30, 2025

Tuning in to the conversation, Michael S. Kim highlighted another interesting aspect of this state tax. He claimed that the star edge rusher will only have to pay the taxes for his home games, but this misses an important rule called the ‘jock tax.’ And that makes this more interesting! 

Stay tuned as the story is still developing. 

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