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NHL Fortune: $7,307,500

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Dave Taylor’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $7,307,500 (US $20,749,074 in today's dollars), ranking #1622 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dave Taylor
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1977-78 $55,000 $292,468
As a rookie, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Kings for a salary of $40,000 and a $15,000 signing bonus. (Earned $47,500 accoring to the Gazette and $45,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): Globe and Mail / The Hockey News
1978-79 $47,500 $234,696
Source(s): The Hockey News
1979-80 $100,000 $444,062
Prior to the season, signed a two-year plus one option year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for an unknown amount (assumed to be $100,000) for the first season and $140,000 for each of the second and third year.
Source(s): The Hockey News / HockeyZonePlus
1980-81 $140,000 $547,531
Source(s): The Hockey News
1981-82 $140,000 $496,282
Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Net Worth
1982-83 $500,000 $1,669,948
In April 1982, signed a six-year, plus one option year, contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $3M overall. (According to the book Net Worth, it was for $6M overall. / According to The Hockey News, it was a sevent-year contract for $6M. / According to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, signed a seven-year contract for $3.2M. / Earned $325,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1983-84 $500,000 $1,617,972
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1984-85 $500,000 $1,551,309
(Earned $450,000 according to The Globe and Mail and another edition of The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1985-86 $500,000 $1,498,094
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1986-87 $600,000 $1,764,255
(Earned $500,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): La Presse / Sports Magazine
1987-88 $500,000 $1,418,324
(Earned $838,000 according to The Hockey News, La Presse and another edition of The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1988-89 $700,000 $1,907,746
In August 1988, signed a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $2.8M. (Earned $500,000 according to The Sporting News and another edition of La Presse.)
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1989-90 $700,000 $1,819,876 7
(Earned a base salary of $500,000 plus $450,000 in deferred payments according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1990-91 $700,000 $1,726,695 16
One-way contract. (Earnrd $500,000 according to the Canadian Press and another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1991-92 $700,000 $1,656,583 34
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1992-93 $600,000 $1,378,136 99
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $325,000 $725,097 368
Retired as a pro hockey player after the season.
Source(s): .
Career Total: US $7,307,500
(In today's dollars: US $20,749,074)

NHL Rank: 1622
(In today's dollars: 1100)