| Rank | Player | Team | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado | $11,000,000 | $14,975,543 | $1,500,000 | 16% |
| 3 | Keith Tkachuk | St.Louis | $10,000,000 | $13,614,130 | -$1,000,000 | -9% |
| 3 | Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit | $10,000,000 | $13,614,130 | -$500,000 | -5% |
| 3 | Pavel Bure | New York Rangers (injured but paid) | $10,000,000 | $13,614,130 | ||
| 3 | Sergei Fedorov | Anaheim | $10,000,000 | $13,614,130 | $8,000,000 | 400% |
| 7 | Joe Sakic | Colorado | $9,880,939 | $13,452,039 | $24,921 | 0% |
| 8 | Chris Pronger | St.Louis | $9,500,000 | $12,933,424 | ||
| 9 | Rob Blake | Colorado | $9,326,519 | $12,697,245 | $21,361 | 0% |
| 10 | John Leclair | Philadelphia | $9,000,000 | $12,252,717 | ||
| 10 | Mats Sundin | Toronto | $9,000,000 | $12,252,717 | ||
| 10 | Mike Modano | Dallas | $9,000,000 | $12,252,717 | $500,000 | 6% |
| 13 | Bill Guerin | Dallas | $8,866,445 | $12,070,894 | $133,554 | 2% |
| 14 | Bobby Holik | New York Rangers | $8,850,000 | $12,048,505 | -$750,000 | -8% |
| 15 | Doug Weight | St.Louis | $8,500,000 | $11,572,011 | ||
| 16 | Alexei Yashin | New York Islanders | $8,400,000 | $11,435,870 | $1,000,000 | 14% |
| 17 | Curtis Joseph | Detroit | $8,000,000 | $10,891,304 | ||
| 17 | Jason Allison | Los Angeles (injured) | $8,000,000 | $10,891,304 | $1,500,000 | 23% |
| 17 | Dominik Hasek | Detroit | $8,000,000 | $10,891,304 | ||
| 20 | Jeremy Roenick | Philadelphia | $7,500,000 | $10,210,598 | -$500,000 | -6% |
| 20 | Pierre Turgeon | Dallas | $7,500,000 | $10,210,598 | $1,500,000 | 25% |
| 20 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary | $7,500,000 | $10,210,598 | $2,000,000 | 36% |
| 23 | Zigmund Palffy | Los Angeles | $7,000,000 | $9,529,891 | -$250,000 | -3% |
| 23 | Ed Belfour | Toronto | $7,000,000 | $9,529,891 | $500,000 | 8% |
| 25 | Scott Stevens | New Jersey | $6,916,747 | $9,416,550 | $25,644 | 0% |