Mario Lemieux
NHL Fortune:
$55,716,960
Description
Mario Lemieux’s net worth / career earnings / salary history. He made US$55,716,960 (US$92,937,170 in today's dollars), ranking #122 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Country of birth: CanadaPosition: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1984
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Pittsburgh Penguins
Did you know that Gary Bettman accumulated the 4th largest NHL fortune with $120M?
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
+/- (US$) |
+/- (%) |
|
| 1984-85 | $450,000 | $1,120,495 | ||||
| As a rookie with Pittsburgh, signed a 2-year contract for $600,000 plus a one-year option and a $150,000 bonus. | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News 1985 Yearbook | ||||||
| 1985-86 | $300,000 | $721,372 | ||||
| Source: The Hockey News 1985 Yearbook | ||||||
| 1986-87 | $550,000 | $1,297,902 | ||||
| Source: Sport Magazine | ||||||
| 1987-88 | $550,000 | $1,252,095 | ||||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90. | ||||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | ||||||
| 1988-89 | $550,000 | $1,202,968 | ||||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90. | ||||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | ||||||
| 1989-90 | $2,000,000 | $4,172,945 | 1 | |||
| Does not include unspecified deferred payments. | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Press | ||||||
| 1990-91 | $2,000,000 | $3,959,284 | 2 | |||
| One-way contract. (Made $2,177,000 according to the Canadian Press) | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News | ||||||
| 1991-92 | $2,338,000 | $4,440,466 | 2 | $338,000 | 17% | |
| 1992-93 | $3,600,000 | $6,636,089 | 1 | $1,262,000 | 54% | |
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | ||||||
| Source: The Hockey News | ||||||
| 1993-94 | $5,000,000 | $8,952,651 | 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 | $4,060,049 | 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 | $7,759,849 | 4 | $2,244,898 | 96% | |
| Source: La Presse | ||||||
| 1996-97 | $11,321,000 | $18,669,365 | 1 | $6,749,571 | 148% | |
| Scheduled to make $15M, including bonuses. | ||||||
| Source: La Presse / Maclean's | ||||||
| 1997-98 | $0 | $0 | 696 | -$11,321,000 | -100% | |
| Did not play. | ||||||
| 1998-99 | $0 | $0 | 780 | |||
| Did not play. | ||||||
| 1999-00 | $0 | $0 | 774 | |||
| 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 | $2,117,948 | 222 | $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 | $7,669,086 | 36 | $3,840,000 | 272% | |
| 2002-03 | $5,250,000 | $7,549,283 | 41 | |||
| 2003-04 | $5,250,000 | $7,381,849 | 45 | |||
| 2004-05 | NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid. | |||||
| 2005-06 | $3,000,000 | $3,973,475 | 80 | |||
| Retired from pro-hockey after the season. | ||||||
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Career Earnings: US$55,716,960 (In today's dollars: US$92,937,170) NHL Rank: 122 (In today's dollars: 49) |
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