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1997-1998 - Top 25 Salaries
  vs previous season
Rank Player NHL Salary ($US) In today's  $  +/- ($) +/- (%)  
1 Sergei Fedorov $28,000,000 $52,835,784 $23,800,000 567%
2 Joe Sakic $17,000,000 $32,078,869 $13,900,000 448%
3 Chris Gratton $10,000,000 $18,869,923 $9,025,000 926%
4 Wayne Gretzky $6,500,000 $12,265,450 $1,452,500 29%
5 Mark Messier $6,015,000 $11,350,259 $15,000 0%
6 Paul Kariya $5,500,000 $10,378,458 $4,925,000 857%
6 Pavel Bure $5,500,000 $10,378,458 $500,000 10%
8 Jaromir Jagr $5,100,000 $9,623,661 $1,050,000 26%
9 Steve Yzerman $5,079,063 $9,584,153 $586,714 13%
10 Pat LaFontaine $4,800,000 $9,057,563 $200,000 4%
11 Brett Hull $4,700,000 $8,868,864 $300,000 7%
12 Patrick Roy $4,463,260 $8,422,137 $7,316 0%
13 Scott Stevens $4,312,500 $8,137,654 $562,500 15%
14 Dominik Hasek $4,000,000 $7,547,969 -$200,000 -5%
14 Peter Forsberg $4,000,000 $7,547,969 $1,126,500 39%
16 Mike Richter $3,900,000 $7,359,270 $300,000 8%
17 Eric Lindros $3,746,800 $7,070,183 -$435,200 -10%
18 Chris Chelios $3,709,905 $7,000,562 $909,905 32%
19 Brendan Shanahan $3,600,000 $6,793,172    
19 Jeremy Roenick $3,600,000 $6,793,172 $400,000 13%
21 Doug Gilmour $3,550,000 $6,698,823 $1,314,350 59%
22 Al MacInnis $3,500,000 $6,604,473    
22 Mike Modano $3,500,000 $6,604,473 $578,100 20%
24 Raymond Bourque $3,436,719 $6,485,062 $935,119 37%
25 Joe Murphy $3,400,000 $6,415,774 $600,000 21%
25 Teemu Selanne $3,400,000 $6,415,774 $550,000 19%