| vs previous season | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | John Tavares | $15,900,000 | $17,115,089 | $9,900,000 | 165% |
| 2 | Carey Price | $15,000,000 | $16,146,310 | $8,000,000 | 114% |
| 2 | Connor McDavid | $15,000,000 | $16,146,310 | $14,075,000 | 1522% |
| 4 | Jamie Benn | $13,000,000 | $13,993,469 | ||
| 5 | Patrick Kane | $12,000,000 | $12,917,048 | -$1,800,000 | -13% |
| 5 | Jonathan Toews | $12,000,000 | $12,917,048 | -$1,800,000 | -13% |
| 5 | Anze Kopitar | $12,000,000 | $12,917,048 | -$1,000,000 | -8% |
| 5 | John Carlson | $12,000,000 | $12,917,048 | $8,000,000 | 200% |
| 5 | William Nylander | $12,000,000 | $12,917,048 | $11,167,500 | 1341% |
| 10 | P.K. Subban | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | -$1,000,000 | -9% |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | -$900,000 | -8% |
| 10 | Alex Ovechkin | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | ||
| 10 | Brent Burns | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | ||
| 10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | ||
| 10 | Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | $10,764,207 | $9,075,000 | 981% |
| 16 | Gary Bettman | $9,600,000 | $10,333,639 | ||
| 17 | Evgeni Malkin | $9,500,000 | $10,225,997 | ||
| 17 | Steven Stamkos | $9,500,000 | $10,225,997 | ||
| 19 | Jakub Voracek | $9,250,000 | $9,956,891 | -$750,000 | -8% |
| 20 | Corey Perry | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | -$1,000,000 | -10% |
| 20 | Zach Parise | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | ||
| 20 | Ryan Suter | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | ||
| 20 | Claude Giroux | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | ||
| 20 | Brent Seabrook | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | ||
| 20 | Leon Draisaitl | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | ||
| 20 | Evander Kane | $9,000,000 | $9,687,786 | $3,000,000 | 50% |
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