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| Rank | Player | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $7,800,000 | $10,558,285 | -$3,200,000 | -29% |
| 2 | Keith Tkachuk | $7,600,000 | $10,287,560 | -$2,400,000 | -24% |
| 2 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $7,600,000 | $10,287,560 | -$2,400,000 | -24% |
| 2 | Alexei Yashin | $7,600,000 | $10,287,560 | -$800,000 | -10% |
| 5 | Jarome Iginla | $7,000,000 | $9,475,384 | -$500,000 | -7% |
| 6 | Mats Sundin | $6,840,000 | $9,258,804 | -$2,160,000 | -24% |
| 7 | Nikolai Khabibulin | $6,750,000 | $9,136,977 | $2,315,421 | 52% |
| 7 | Scott Niedermayer | $6,750,000 | $9,136,977 | $2,750,000 | 69% |
| 9 | Bill Guerin | $6,738,498 | $9,121,408 | -$2,127,947 | -24% |
| 10 | Joe Thornton | $6,666,000 | $9,023,273 | $1,166,000 | 21% |
| 11 | Joe Sakic | $6,664,797 | $9,021,644 | -$3,216,142 | -33% |
| 12 | Martin St.Louis | $6,500,000 | $8,798,571 | $5,000,000 | 333% |
| 12 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $6,500,000 | $8,798,571 | $5,370,000 | 475% |
| 14 | Rob Blake | $6,364,111 | $8,614,628 | -$2,962,408 | -32% |
| 15 | Chris Pronger | $6,250,000 | $8,460,164 | -$3,250,000 | -34% |
| 16 | Sergei Fedorov | $6,080,000 | $8,230,048 | -$3,920,000 | -39% |
| 17 | Markus Naslund | $6,000,000 | $8,121,758 | $775,000 | 15% |
| 17 | Vincent Lecavalier | $6,000,000 | $8,121,758 | $3,375,000 | 129% |
| 19 | Peter Forsberg | $5,750,000 | $7,783,351 | -$5,250,000 | -48% |
| 20 | Doug Weight | $5,700,000 | $7,715,670 | -$2,800,000 | -33% |
| 21 | Todd Bertuzzi | $5,269,333 | $7,132,708 | $1,569,333 | 42% |
| 22 | Martin Brodeur | $5,237,238 | $7,089,263 | -$1,653,865 | -24% |
| 23 | Marian Hossa | $5,000,000 | $6,768,131 | $2,250,000 | 82% |
| 24 | Jeremy Roenick | $4,940,000 | $6,686,914 | -$2,560,000 | -34% |
| 24 | Olaf Kolzig | $4,940,000 | $6,686,914 | -$1,310,000 | -21% |
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