Career earnings of players picked in the first round of the 1991 NHL entry draft.
| Player | Pos. | Pick # | Drafted by | Career Earnings |
Rank | Career Earnings In today's $ |
Rank |
| Eric Lindros | C | 1 | Quebec Nordiques | $49,446,800 | 168 | $78,799,569 | 82 |
| Pat Falloon | RW | 2 | San Jose Sharks | $5,921,071 | 1417 | $9,972,934 | 1222 |
| Scott Niedermayer | D | 3 | New Jersey Devils | $60,582,143 | 96 | $83,489,615 | 68 |
| Scott Lachance | D | 4 | New York Islanders | $10,566,571 | 1017 | $16,109,700 | 898 |
| Aaron Ward | D | 5 | Winnipeg Jets | $18,939,500 | 667 | $25,227,650 | 635 |
| Peter Forsberg | C | 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | $77,103,116 | 52 | $113,849,560 | 20 |
| Alek Stojanov | RW | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | $1,086,941 | 2968 | $1,836,515 | 2759 |
| Richard Matvichuk | D | 8 | Minnesota North Stars | $16,326,923 | 753 | $24,173,815 | 664 |
| Patrick Poulin | LW | 9 | Hartford Whalers | $4,857,857 | 1573 | $7,768,196 | 1406 |
| Martin Lapointe | RW | 10 | Detroit Red Wings | $29,079,286 | 422 | $41,700,726 | 311 |
| Brian Rolston | RW | 11 | New Jersey Devils | $39,979,714 | 255 | $51,902,198 | 217 |
| Tyler Wright | C | 12 | Edmonton Oilers | $5,435,292 | 1490 | $8,032,491 | 1383 |
| Philippe Boucher | D | 13 | Buffalo Sabres | $17,955,109 | 700 | $24,699,388 | 647 |
| Pat Peake | C | 14 | Washington Capitals | $1,730,000 | 2519 | $2,896,304 | 2282 |
| Alex Kovalev | RW | 15 | New York Rangers | $53,257,143 | 138 | $72,534,005 | 105 |
| Markus Naslund | LW | 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $44,981,029 | 198 | $61,909,269 | 148 |
| Brent Bilodeau | D | 17 | Montreal Canadiens | $169,535 | 4620 | $312,514 | 4756 |
| Glen Murray | RW | 18 | Boston Bruins | $27,042,857 | 474 | $37,752,991 | 361 |
| Niklas Sundblad | RW | 19 | Calgary Flames | $321,640 | 4238 | $538,172 | 4293 |
| Martin Rucinsky | LW | 20 | Edmonton Oilers | $25,109,084 | 519 | $36,600,017 | 382 |
| Trevor Halverson | RW | 21 | Washington Capitals | $930,000 | 3091 | $1,508,282 | 2987 |
| Dean McAmmond | C | 22 | Chicago Blackhawks | $10,957,137 | 986 | $16,003,396 | 904 |