Career earnings of players picked in the first round of the 2005 NHL entry draft.
| Player | Pos. | Pick # | Drafted by | Career Earnings |
Rank | Career Earnings In today's $ |
Rank |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $129,340,244 | 2 | $142,697,079 | 3 |
| Bobby Ryan | RW | 2 | Anaheim Ducks | $61,558,598 | 89 | $66,718,406 | 131 |
| Jack Johnson | D | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | $42,748,780 | 227 | $46,605,920 | 258 |
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 4 | Minnesota Wild | $17,606,909 | 709 | $19,511,558 | 782 |
| Carey Price | G | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | $84,519,512 | 32 | $89,854,764 | 55 |
| Gilbert Brule | C | 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | $7,050,000 | 1289 | $8,563,134 | 1326 |
| Jack Skille | RW | 7 | Chicago Blackhawks | $5,557,927 | 1465 | $6,285,573 | 1567 |
| Devin Setoguchi | RW | 8 | San Jose Sharks | $13,346,098 | 863 | $15,327,386 | 932 |
| Brian Lee | D | 9 | Ottawa Senators | $3,050,000 | 1952 | $3,485,683 | 2097 |
| Luc Bourdon | D | 10 | Vancouver Canucks | ||||
| Anze Kopitar | C | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | $105,369,878 | 10 | $114,287,836 | 19 |
| Marc Staal | D | 12 | New York Rangers | $54,889,756 | 130 | $59,427,354 | 164 |
| Marek Zagrapan | C | 13 | Buffalo Sabres | ||||
| Sasha Pokulok | D | 14 | Washington Capitals | ||||
| Ryan O'Marra | C | 15 | New York Islanders | ||||
| Alex Bourret | RW | 16 | Atlanta Thrashers | ||||
| Martin Hanzal | C | 17 | Phoenix Coyotes | $34,863,415 | 320 | $37,882,256 | 360 |
| Ryan Parent | D | 18 | Nashville Predators | $1,615,000 | 2608 | $1,943,506 | 2700 |
| Jakub Kindl | D | 19 | Detroit Red Wings | $11,814,634 | 946 | $13,028,873 | 1028 |
| Kenndal McArdle | LW | 20 | Florida Panthers | ||||
| Tuukka Rask | G | 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | $63,098,780 | 87 | $67,650,528 | 125 |
| Matt Lashoff | D | 22 | Boston Bruins | $575,000 | 3712 | $682,058 | 3960 |
| Niclas Bergfors | F | 23 | New Jersey Devils | $1,400,000 | 2760 | $1,670,393 | 2870 |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 24 | St. Louis Blues | $50,875,610 | 155 | $54,344,421 | 198 |
| Andrew Cogliano | C | 25 | Edmonton Oilers | $31,495,610 | 379 | $34,102,991 | 421 |
| Matt Pelech | D | 26 | Calgary Flames | $338,049 | 4200 | $380,852 | 4554 |
| Joe Finley | D | 27 | Washington Capitals | $307,317 | 4258 | $346,229 | 4656 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 28 | Dallas Stars | $43,254,268 | 222 | $46,681,167 | 257 |
| Steve Downie | RW | 29 | Philadelphia Flyers | $11,292,683 | 974 | $12,780,776 | 1041 |
| Vladimir Mihalik | D | 30 | Tampa Bay Lightning |