Career earnings of players picked in the first round of the 1989 NHL entry draft.
| Player | Pos. | Pick # | Drafted by | Career Earnings |
Rank | Career Earnings In today's $ |
Rank |
| Mats Sundin | RW | 1 | Quebec Nordiques | $80,382,393 | 41 | $115,559,998 | 15 |
| Dave Chyzowski | LW | 2 | New York Islanders | $915,000 | 3184 | $1,659,462 | 2878 |
| Scott Thornton | LW | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | $14,815,610 | 803 | $21,584,223 | 725 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 4 | Winnipeg Jets | $15,443,007 | 788 | $22,944,932 | 692 |
| Bill Guerin | RW | 5 | New Jersey Devils | $51,805,533 | 147 | $72,151,888 | 107 |
| Adam Bennett | D | 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | $247,375 | 4401 | $450,064 | 4421 |
| Doug Zmolek | D | 7 | Minnesota North Stars | $5,026,429 | 1540 | $8,185,493 | 1360 |
| Jason Herter | D | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | $444,535 | 4004 | $779,317 | 3698 |
| Jason Marshall | D | 9 | St. Louis Blues | $6,370,000 | 1364 | $9,508,435 | 1261 |
| Bobby Holik | C | 10 | Hartford Whalers | $48,221,545 | 177 | $68,361,101 | 121 |
| Mike Sillinger | C | 11 | Detroit Red Wings | $17,503,321 | 711 | $24,534,329 | 651 |
| Rob Pearson | RW | 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | $1,036,036 | 3007 | $1,802,221 | 2780 |
| Lindsay Vallis | RW | 13 | Montreal Canadiens | $115,780 | 4852 | $213,424 | 5058 |
| Kevin Haller | D | 14 | Buffalo Sabres | $9,813,333 | 1061 | $15,311,978 | 934 |
| Jason Soules | D | 15 | Edmonton Oilers | $107,510 | 4894 | $198,179 | 5126 |
| Jamie Heward | D | 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $3,186,575 | 1918 | $4,547,502 | 1859 |
| Shayne Stevenson | RW | 17 | Boston Bruins | $185,556 | 4572 | $348,936 | 4648 |
| Jason Miller | C | 18 | New Jersey Devils | $156,194 | 4663 | $292,173 | 4815 |
| Olaf Kolzig | G | 19 | Washington Capitals | $43,832,857 | 213 | $61,179,523 | 150 |
| Steven Rice | RW | 20 | New York Rangers | $2,435,804 | 2177 | $4,116,578 | 1937 |
| Steve Bancroft | D | 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | $120,000 | 4827 | $221,203 | 5030 |