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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $11,000,000 | $15,286,413 | -$483,333 | -4% |
| 1 | Peter Forsberg | $11,000,000 | $15,286,413 | $1,500,000 | 16% |
| 3 | Keith Tkachuk | $10,000,000 | $13,896,739 | -$1,000,000 | -9% |
| 3 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $10,000,000 | $13,896,739 | -$500,000 | -5% |
| 3 | Pavel Bure | $10,000,000 | $13,896,739 | ||
| 3 | Sergei Fedorov | $10,000,000 | $13,896,739 | $8,000,000 | 400% |
| 7 | Joe Sakic | $9,880,939 | $13,731,283 | $24,921 | 0% |
| 8 | Chris Pronger | $9,500,000 | $13,201,902 | ||
| 9 | Rob Blake | $9,326,519 | $12,960,820 | $21,361 | 0% |
| 10 | John LeClair | $9,000,000 | $12,507,065 | ||
| 10 | Mats Sundin | $9,000,000 | $12,507,065 | ||
| 10 | Mike Modano | $9,000,000 | $12,507,065 | $500,000 | 6% |
| 13 | Bill Guerin | $8,866,445 | $12,321,467 | $133,554 | 2% |
| 14 | Bobby Holik | $8,850,000 | $12,298,614 | -$750,000 | -8% |
| 15 | Doug Weight | $8,500,000 | $11,812,228 | ||
| 16 | Alexei Yashin | $8,400,000 | $11,673,261 | $1,000,000 | 14% |
| 17 | Curtis Joseph | $8,000,000 | $11,117,391 | ||
| 17 | Jason Allison | $8,000,000 | $11,117,391 | $1,500,000 | 23% |
| 17 | Dominik Hasek | $8,000,000 | $11,117,391 | ||
| 20 | Jeremy Roenick | $7,500,000 | $10,422,554 | -$500,000 | -6% |
| 20 | Pierre Turgeon | $7,500,000 | $10,422,554 | $1,500,000 | 25% |
| 20 | Jarome Iginla | $7,500,000 | $10,422,554 | $2,000,000 | 36% |
| 23 | Zigmund Palffy | $7,000,000 | $9,727,717 | -$250,000 | -3% |
| 23 | Ed Belfour | $7,000,000 | $9,727,717 | $500,000 | 8% |
| 25 | Scott Stevens | $6,916,747 | $9,612,023 | $25,644 | 0% |
| 25 | Martin Brodeur | $6,891,103 | $9,576,386 | ||
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