| vs previous season | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Joe Sakic | $17,000,000 | $27,083,489 | $13,900,000 | 448% |
| 2 | Chris Gratton | $10,000,000 | $15,931,464 | $9,025,000 | 926% |
| 3 | Wayne Gretzky | $6,500,000 | $10,355,452 | $1,452,500 | 29% |
| 4 | Mark Messier | $6,000,000 | $9,558,879 | ||
| 5 | Pavel Bure | $5,500,000 | $8,762,305 | $500,000 | 10% |
| 6 | Jaromir Jagr | $5,100,000 | $8,125,047 | $1,050,000 | 26% |
| 7 | Steve Yzerman | $5,079,000 | $8,091,591 | $586,651 | 13% |
| 8 | Pat Lafontaine | $4,800,000 | $7,647,103 | $200,000 | 4% |
| 9 | Brett Hull | $4,700,000 | $7,487,788 | $300,000 | 7% |
| 10 | Patrick Roy | $4,463,000 | $7,110,212 | $7,056 | 0% |
| 11 | Scott Stevens | $4,313,000 | $6,871,240 | $563,000 | 15% |
| 12 | Dominik Hasek | $4,000,000 | $6,372,586 | -$200,000 | -5% |
| 12 | Peter Forsberg | $4,000,000 | $6,372,586 | $1,126,500 | 39% |
| 14 | Mike Richter | $3,900,000 | $6,213,271 | $300,000 | 8% |
| 15 | Eric Lindros | $3,748,000 | $5,971,113 | -$434,000 | -10% |
| 16 | Chris Chelios | $3,710,000 | $5,910,573 | $910,000 | 33% |
| 17 | Brendan Shanahan | $3,600,000 | $5,735,327 | ||
| 17 | Jeremy Roenick | $3,600,000 | $5,735,327 | $400,000 | 13% |
| 19 | Doug Gilmour | $3,550,000 | $5,655,670 | $1,314,350 | 59% |
| 20 | Al MacInnis | $3,500,000 | $5,576,012 | ||
| 20 | Mike Modano | $3,500,000 | $5,576,012 | $578,100 | 20% |
| 22 | Raymond Bourque | $3,437,000 | $5,475,644 | $935,400 | 37% |
| 23 | Teemu Selanne | $3,400,000 | $5,416,698 | $550,000 | 19% |
| 23 | Joe Murphy | $3,400,000 | $5,416,698 | $600,000 | 21% |
| 25 | Brian Leetch | $3,373,000 | $5,373,683 | $285,500 | 9% |