Mario Lemieux
NHL Fortune:
$56,220,791
Description
Mario Lemieux’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $56,220,791 (US $98,164,660 in today's dollars), ranking #134 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 5, 1965Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1984
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
+/- (US$) |
+/- (%) |
|
| 1981-82 | $1,301 | $3,868 | ||||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,560. Earned a stipend of CDN $ 65/week with the Laval Voisins of the Quebec Junior Major Hockey League | ||||||
| Source: Book: Mario Lemieux - Overcoming Adversity | ||||||
| 1982-83 | $1,265 | $3,544 | ||||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,560. Earned a stipend of CDN $ 65/week with the Laval Voisins of the Quebec Junior Major Hockey League | ||||||
| Source: Book: Mario Lemieux - Overcoming Adversity | ||||||
| 1983-84 | $1,265 | $3,433 | ||||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,560. Earned a stipend of CDN $ 65/week with the Laval Voisins of the Quebec Junior Major Hockey League | ||||||
| Source: Book: Mario Lemieux - Overcoming Adversity | ||||||
| 1984-85 | $450,000 | $1,170,918 | ||||
| As a rookie, signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a total of $600,000 plus a one-year option and a $150,000 bonus. (According to the book A Season in Time, he signed a two-year contract for $350,000 per season plus bonus clauses that, if achieved, would add up to $1M. According to the books Mario Lemieux - Overcoming Adversity and Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, it was a two-year contract for $700,000) | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News 1985 Yearbook | ||||||
| 1985-86 | $300,000 | $753,835 | ||||
| In early 1986, according to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, signed a five-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, starting in 1986-87, for $3.25M. | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News 1985 Yearbook | ||||||
| 1986-87 | $550,000 | $1,356,309 | ||||
| Source: Sport Magazine | ||||||
| 1987-88 | $550,000 | $1,308,440 | ||||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90. | ||||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | ||||||
| 1988-89 | $550,000 | $1,257,103 | ||||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90. | ||||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | ||||||
| 1989-90 | $2,000,000 | $4,360,732 | 1 | |||
| Does not include unspecified deferred payments. | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Press / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | ||||||
| 1990-91 | $2,500,000 | $5,171,820 | 2 | $500,000 | 25% | |
| One-way contract. Also got a team bonus of $500,000 for winning the Stanley Cup. (Made $2,177,000 according to the Canadian Press) | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News | ||||||
| 1991-92 | $2,338,000 | $4,640,292 | 3 | -$162,000 | -6% | |
| 1992-93 | $3,600,000 | $6,934,721 | 1 | $1,262,000 | 54% | |
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. On October 5, 1992, signed a seven-year guaranteed contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $42M weighted to the back end with the largest annual salaries in the final 3 years. There were some deferrals of salary payments that would come due after the actual playing life of the contract. | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News / Book: Slim and None / Book: A Season in Time / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: Mario Lemieux - Overcoming Adversity | ||||||
| 1993-94 | $5,000,000 | $9,355,531 | 1 | $1,400,000 | 39% | |
| Includes base salary and any signing bonus and deferred payments allocated to the 1993-94 season. | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News | ||||||
| 1994-95 | $2,326,531 | $4,242,756 | 5 | -$2,673,469 | -53% | |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $4,071,429 was prorated for the 48-game season. | ||||||
| Source: Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | ||||||
| 1995-96 | $4,571,429 | $8,109,051 | 4 | $2,244,898 | 96% | |
| Source: La Presse | ||||||
| 1996-97 | $11,321,000 | $19,509,508 | 1 | $6,749,571 | 148% | |
| Scheduled to make $15M, including bonuses. | ||||||
| Source: La Presse / Maclean's | ||||||
| 1997-98 | $0 | $0 | 705 | -$11,321,000 | -100% | |
| Did not play. | ||||||
| 1998-99 | $0 | $0 | 793 | |||
| Did not play. | ||||||
| 1999-00 | $0 | $0 | 781 | |||
| Did not play. In September 1999, he acquired about 35% of the bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins for $5M cash and the $20M he was owed in deferred money. The investment was worth hundreds of millions twenty years later. | ||||||
| Source: Sports Illustrated / The Hockey News | ||||||
| 2000-01 | $1,410,000 | $2,213,258 | 223 | $1,410,000 | 141000000000000000% | |
| Came out of retirement. As he was now a team owner and technically not a member of the NHL Players Association, it was agreed in negotiations with the players association that he would be paid the league's average salary of $1.41M. | ||||||
| Source: ABC News | ||||||
| 2001-02 | $5,250,000 | $8,014,203 | 36 | $3,840,000 | 272% | |
| 2002-03 | $5,250,000 | $7,889,009 | 41 | |||
| Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments. | ||||||
| Source: La Presse | ||||||
| 2003-04 | $5,250,000 | $7,714,041 | 45 | |||
| 2004-05 | NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid. | |||||
| 2005-06 | $3,000,000 | $4,152,286 | 84 | -$2,250,000 | -43% | |
| Retired from pro-hockey after the season. | ||||||
| Source: La Presse | ||||||
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Career Total: US $56,220,791 (In today's dollars: US $98,164,660) NHL Rank: 134 (In today's dollars: 52) |
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