Career earnings of players picked in the first round of the 2009 NHL entry draft.
| Player | Pos. | Pick # | Drafted by | Career Earnings |
Rank | Career Earnings In today's $ |
Rank |
| John Tavares | C | 1 | New York Islanders | $77,841,463 | 50 | $81,742,740 | 71 |
| Victor Hedman | D | 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | $53,456,098 | 137 | $56,498,877 | 180 |
| Matt Duchene | C | 3 | Colorado Avalanche | $56,352,439 | 114 | $59,662,075 | 161 |
| Evander Kane | C | 4 | Atlanta Thrashers | $55,956,098 | 119 | $59,427,937 | 163 |
| Brayden Schenn | C | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | $35,736,829 | 305 | $37,432,774 | 367 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | $44,826,829 | 199 | $47,270,874 | 249 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | $34,274,146 | 328 | $36,313,796 | 390 |
| Scott Glennie | RW | 8 | Dallas Stars | ||||
| Jared Cowen | D | 9 | Ottawa Senators | $9,274,146 | 1098 | $10,222,383 | 1200 |
| Magnus Paajarvi | LW | 10 | Edmonton Oilers | $6,226,829 | 1376 | $6,826,694 | 1510 |
| Ryan Ellis | D | 11 | Nashville Predators | $27,210,000 | 471 | $28,311,326 | 560 |
| Calvin de Haan | D | 12 | New York Islanders | $23,336,829 | 558 | $24,351,134 | 655 |
| Zack Kassian | RW | 13 | Buffalo Sabres | $14,586,829 | 813 | $15,319,046 | 933 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 14 | Florida Panthers | $34,020,732 | 333 | $36,538,884 | 384 |
| Peter Holland | C | 15 | Anaheim Ducks | $5,536,829 | 1472 | $5,993,377 | 1616 |
| Nick Leddy | D | 16 | Minnesota Wild | $39,226,829 | 267 | $41,358,305 | 316 |
| David Rundblad | D | 17 | St. Louis Blues | $3,470,000 | 1844 | $3,853,994 | 1999 |
| Louis Leblanc | C | 18 | Montreal Canadiens | $1,336,829 | 2817 | $1,492,894 | 2995 |
| Chris Kreider | C | 19 | New York Rangers | $34,876,829 | 319 | $36,344,745 | 388 |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 20 | New Jersey Devils | $7,151,829 | 1277 | $7,893,303 | 1394 |
| John Moore | D | 21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | $16,784,646 | 732 | $17,645,946 | 841 |
| Jordan Schroeder | C | 22 | Vancouver Canucks | $3,026,829 | 1959 | $3,284,558 | 2158 |
| Tim Erixon | D | 23 | Calgary Flames | $1,126,829 | 2941 | $1,249,089 | 3209 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 24 | Washington Capitals | $32,826,829 | 352 | $34,735,230 | 413 |
| Jordan Caron | RW | 25 | Boston Bruins | $2,926,829 | 1990 | $3,359,176 | 2138 |
| Kyle Palmieri | F | 26 | Anaheim Ducks | $29,076,829 | 423 | $30,547,621 | 507 |
| Philippe Paradis | C | 27 | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
| Dylan Olsen | D | 28 | Chicago Blackhawks | $2,587,439 | 2127 | $2,892,357 | 2283 |
| Carter Ashton | RW | 29 | Tampa Bay Lightning | $1,660,500 | 2572 | $1,828,607 | 2764 |
| Simon Despres | D | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $4,874,146 | 1571 | $5,301,717 | 1728 |