| Rank |
Player |
NHL Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1 |
Scott Gomez |
$10,000,000 |
$12,334,781 |
$5,000,000 |
100% |
| 1 |
Daniel Briere |
$10,000,000 |
$12,334,781 |
$5,000,000 |
100% |
| 1 |
Thomas Vanek |
$10,000,000 |
$12,334,781 |
$9,057,600 |
961% |
| 4 |
Jaromir Jagr |
$8,360,000 |
$10,311,877 |
|
|
| 5 |
Kimmo Timonen |
$8,000,000 |
$9,867,824 |
$5,720,000 |
251% |
| 6 |
Brad Richards |
$7,800,000 |
$9,621,129 |
|
|
| 7 |
Nicklas Lidstrom |
$7,600,000 |
$9,374,433 |
|
|
| 8 |
Patrik Elias |
$7,500,000 |
$9,251,085 |
|
|
| 8 |
Zdeno Chara |
$7,500,000 |
$9,251,085 |
|
|
| 8 |
Ryan Smyth |
$7,500,000 |
$9,251,085 |
$4,000,000 |
114% |
| 11 |
Vincent Lecavalier |
$7,166,667 |
$8,839,926 |
|
|
| 12 |
Bryan McCabe |
$7,150,000 |
$8,819,368 |
|
|
| 13 |
Chris Drury |
$7,100,000 |
$8,757,694 |
$3,946,000 |
125% |
| 14 |
Jarome Iginla |
$7,000,000 |
$8,634,346 |
|
|
| 14 |
Ed Jovanovski |
$7,000,000 |
$8,634,346 |
|
|
| 14 |
Marian Hossa |
$7,000,000 |
$8,634,346 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 17 |
Nikolai Khabibulin |
$6,750,000 |
$8,325,977 |
|
|
| 17 |
Joe Sakic |
$6,750,000 |
$8,325,977 |
$1,000,000 |
17% |
| 19 |
Pavel Datsyuk |
$6,700,000 |
$8,264,303 |
$2,800,000 |
72% |
| 20 |
Joe Thornton |
$6,670,000 |
$8,227,299 |
|
|
| 21 |
Wade Redden |
$6,500,000 |
$8,017,607 |
|
|
| 21 |
Roberto Luongo |
$6,500,000 |
$8,017,607 |
$500,000 |
8% |
| 21 |
Marian Gaborik |
$6,500,000 |
$8,017,607 |
$1,500,000 |
30% |
| 24 |
Chris Pronger |
$6,250,000 |
$7,709,238 |
|
|
| 24 |
Sheldon Souray |
$6,250,000 |
$7,709,238 |
$3,818,000 |
157% |
