> Taxes do not feature into salary negotiation

The point is valid based on the context here, but taxes certainly feature in compensation.

Notably if you’re considering moving from a no/low tax locale to a higher one.

Two spectacular examples are the MLB contracts of Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero.

Ohtani is getting paid very little ($2M/year) for his 10 years with the Dodgers, the vast majority is deferred to when after he leaves the team (and, notably, probably) California (likely back to Japan).

Vlad’s large contract is padded with a very large (like $175M I think) “signing bonus” to be paid over 10 years. The key point is that money will be earned “where he lives “, which is Florida, not where he plays (Toronto).

Both of these are structured to avoid local (high) tax jurisdictions.

But not just superstar athletes need to consider this. Anyone moving for work to a higher tax locale needs to consider that during salary negotiations.