| vs previous season | ||||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) | |
| 1 | Paul Kariya | $10,000,000 | $17,590,012 | |||
| 1 | Peter Forsberg | $10,000,000 | $17,590,012 | $1,000,000 | 11% | |
| 3 | Jaromir Jagr | $9,533,333 | $16,769,144 | -$826,519 | -8% | |
| 4 | Pavel Bure | $9,000,000 | $15,831,010 | $1,000,000 | 13% | |
| 5 | Keith Tkachuk | $8,300,000 | $14,599,710 | $4,000,000 | 93% | |
| 6 | Steve Yzerman | $8,000,000 | $14,072,009 | $2,000,000 | 33% | |
| 6 | Teemu Selanne | $8,000,000 | $14,072,009 | $2,550,000 | 47% | |
| 8 | Joe Sakic | $7,900,000 | $13,896,109 | $5,900,000 | 295% | |
| 9 | Brian Leetch | $7,680,000 | $13,509,129 | $1,000,000 | 15% | |
| 10 | Dominik Hasek | $7,500,000 | $13,192,509 | $500,000 | 7% | |
| 10 | Mats Sundin | $7,500,000 | $13,192,509 | $500,000 | 7% | |
| 10 | Patrick Roy | $7,500,000 | $13,192,509 | |||
| 13 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $7,250,000 | $12,752,758 | $1,250,000 | 21% | |
| 14 | Brett Hull | $7,000,000 | $12,313,008 | $1,500,000 | 27% | |
| 14 | John LeClair | $7,000,000 | $12,313,008 | $3,030,877 | 76% | |
| 14 | Mike Modano | $7,000,000 | $12,313,008 | $1,000,000 | 17% | |
| 17 | Brendan Shanahan | $6,500,000 | $11,433,508 | $2,500,000 | 63% | |
| 18 | Curtis Joseph | $6,150,000 | $10,817,857 | |||
| 19 | Doug Gilmour | $6,000,000 | $10,554,007 | |||
| 19 | Theoren Fleury | $6,000,000 | $10,554,007 | -$2,500,000 | -29% | |
| 21 | Mike Richter | $5,600,000 | $9,850,407 | $600,000 | 12% | |
| 22 | Chris Chelios | $5,500,000 | $9,674,506 | $1,764,151 | 47% | |
| 22 | Ed Belfour | $5,500,000 | $9,674,506 | $2,000,000 | 57% | |
| 22 | Raymond Bourque | $5,500,000 | $9,674,506 | -$500,000 | -8% | |
| 25 | Rob Blake | $5,267,500 | $9,265,539 | |||