Your voice matters. Your local officials need to hear your support to make our home town the forever home of the Kansas City Chiefs. With NO NEW TAXES and creating thousands of jobs and adding BILLIONS to the local economy.
For the first time in NFL history, this stadium will be financed through a public-private partnership that does NOT increase sales tax or create any new taxes for Kansans. The bonds are expected to be paid off in 10-15 years—meaning revenue will flow to local services even sooner.
STAR stands for Sales Tax and Revenue—sales tax generated by the new project pays for the bonds. Here's what you need to know:
Bonds are purchased by private investors who bear 100% of the risk if the project fails. No risk falls to Kansas taxpayers.
STAR Bonds are NOT funded by a tax increase. Future sales tax revenue generated because of the stadium pays back investors.
The Speedway and Sporting KC in Wyandotte County is the most successful STAR Bond project in state history—with $1.5 billion in additional development.
The State of Kansas has NEVER bailed out ANY existing STAR Bond project. Taxpayers are protected.
A transparent breakdown of projected income tax revenue based on 2025 estimates and a 30-year lease term (2031–2060).
| Category | Taxable Wages (2025 est.) |
KS Income Tax (2025 est.) |
KS Income Tax 30-yr Lease |
|---|---|---|---|
| Players | $279,200,000 | $14,518,400 | $2,205,606,992 |
| Coaches, Front Office, and other Team Payroll | $117,411,917 | $6,105,420 | $927,523,445 |
| Officials, Broadcast, and Game-Day Production | $10,150,000 | $527,800 | $34,926,755 |
| Concerts and Events | $20,440,320 | $1,062,897 | $70,336,359 |
| Totals | $427,202,237 | $22,214,516 | $3,238,393,551 |
2025 NFL Salary Cap ($279 million) × Kansas income tax (5.2%). Applies to Chiefs and visiting teams based on duty days in Kansas.
Based on Green Bay Packers audited financials which show non-player costs at ~84% of player payroll. Assumes only half of those costs are taxable payroll—intentionally conservative.
Referees, on-air talent, and ~150–200 on-site production staff per game. Assumes $1 million per home game of Kansas-sourced payroll across a 10-game season.
Average stadium concert: ~$7.1 million gross ticket sales + ~$25 per attendee in-venue spend, for a total of $8.5 million per event. Assumes only 30% converts to Kansas-taxable wages and just 8 events per year.
Annual Total in Kansas Income Tax
Projected Over the 30-Year Lease Term
Growth assumptions: NFL wages are not static. The salary cap has grown over 7% annually over the past decade (including COVID). This analysis assumes 7% growth for players and 3% for other payroll. All figures reflect stadium operations only and exclude mega-events, expanded programming, locally produced broadcasts, taxable benefits, and payroll supported by $1–$1.5 billion of adjacent development.
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