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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Mitch Marner | $16,000,000 | $16,187,749 | $15,167,500 | 1822% |
| 2 | John Tavares | $15,900,000 | $16,086,576 | $0 | 0% |
| 2 | Auston Matthews | $15,900,000 | $16,086,576 | $14,975,000 | 1619% |
| 4 | Carey Price | $15,000,000 | $15,176,015 | $0 | 0% |
| 4 | Connor McDavid | $15,000,000 | $15,176,015 | $0 | 0% |
| 6 | Erik Karlsson | $14,500,000 | $14,670,148 | $7,000,000 | 93% |
| 7 | Artemi Panarin | $14,000,000 | $14,164,281 | $8,000,000 | 133% |
| 8 | Tyler Seguin | $13,500,000 | $13,658,414 | $7,000,000 | 108% |
| 9 | Jamie Benn | $13,000,000 | $13,152,546 | $0 | 0% |
| 10 | John Carlson | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $0 | 0% |
| 10 | Drew Doughty | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $4,350,000 | 57% |
| 10 | Mark Stone | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $4,650,000 | 63% |
| 10 | Nikita Kucherov | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $6,450,000 | 116% |
| 10 | Jacob Trouba | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $6,500,000 | 118% |
| 10 | Sebastian Antero Aho | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $11,075,000 | 1197% |
| 10 | Mikko Rantanen | $12,000,000 | $12,140,812 | $11,167,500 | 1341% |
| 17 | Sergei Bobrovsky | $11,500,000 | $11,634,945 | $5,300,000 | 85% |
| 18 | Anze Kopitar | $11,000,000 | $11,129,078 | -$1,000,000 | -8% |
| 19 | Max Pacioretty | $10,500,000 | $10,623,211 | $5,500,000 | 110% |
| 20 | P.K. Subban | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $0 | 0% |
| 20 | Alex Ovechkin | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $0 | 0% |
| 20 | Brent Burns | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $0 | 0% |
| 20 | Jack Eichel | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $0 | 0% |
| 20 | Matt Duchene | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $3,500,000 | 54% |
| 20 | Jeff Skinner | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $4,000,000 | 67% |
| 20 | Logan Couture | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $4,000,000 | 67% |
| 20 | Blake Wheeler | $10,000,000 | $10,117,343 | $4,200,000 | 72% |
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