| Rank | Player | Team | NHL Salary ($US) | In today's $ | +/- ($) | +/- (%) |
| 1 | Shea Weber | Nashville | $14,000,000 | $14,797,468 | ||
| 2 | Patrick Kane | Chicago | $13,800,000 | $14,586,076 | $7,300,000 | 112% |
| 2 | Jonathan Toews | Chicago | $13,800,000 | $14,586,076 | $7,300,000 | 112% |
| 4 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh | $12,000,000 | $12,683,544 | ||
| 5 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | $10,000,000 | $10,569,620 | -$1,000,000 | -9% |
| 5 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington | $10,000,000 | $10,569,620 | ||
| 5 | Phil Kessel | Pittsburgh | $10,000,000 | $10,569,620 | ||
| 8 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh | $9,500,000 | $10,041,139 | ||
| 8 | Eric Staal | Carolina / New York Rangers | $9,500,000 | $10,041,139 | $250,000 | 3% |
| 10 | Ryan Getzlaf | Anaheim | $9,250,000 | $9,776,899 | $500,000 | 6% |
| 11 | Zach Parise | Minnesota | $9,000,000 | $9,512,658 | -$2,000,000 | -18% |
| 11 | Ryan Suter | Minnesota | $9,000,000 | $9,512,658 | -$2,000,000 | -18% |
| 11 | Claude Giroux | Philadelphia | $9,000,000 | $9,512,658 | -$1,000,000 | -10% |
| 11 | Corey Perry | Anaheim | $9,000,000 | $9,512,658 | ||
| 15 | Patrice Bergeron | Boston | $8,750,000 | $9,248,418 | ||
| 16 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus | $8,500,000 | $8,984,177 | $2,250,000 | 36% |
| 17 | Dion Phaneuf | Toronto / Ottawa | $8,000,000 | $8,455,696 | ||
| 17 | Derek Stepan | New York Rangers | $8,000,000 | $8,455,696 | $4,150,000 | 108% |
| 17 | Vladimir Tarasenko | St.Louis | $8,000,000 | $8,455,696 | $7,100,000 | 789% |
| 20 | Marian Hossa | Chicago | $7,900,000 | $8,350,000 | ||
| 20 | Rick Nash | New York Rangers | $7,900,000 | $8,350,000 | ||
| 22 | Anze Kopitar | Los Angeles | $7,700,000 | $8,138,608 | $200,000 | 3% |
| 23 | Duncan Keith | Chicago | $7,500,000 | $7,927,215 | -$100,000 | -1% |
| 23 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit | $7,500,000 | $7,927,215 | ||
| 23 | Tuukka Rask | Boston | $7,500,000 | $7,927,215 | ||
| 23 | Jason Spezza | Dallas | $7,500,000 | $7,927,215 | $3,500,000 | 88% |
| 23 | Johnny Boychuk | New York Islanders | $7,500,000 | $7,927,215 | $3,900,000 | 108% |