Career earnings of players picked in the first round of the 2011 NHL entry draft.
| Player | Pos. | Pick # | Drafted by | Career Earnings |
Rank | Career Earnings In today's $ |
Rank |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 1 | Edmonton Oilers | $44,391,463 | 206 | $46,852,544 | 254 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | $41,391,463 | 240 | $43,537,855 | 288 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | C | 3 | Florida Panthers | $32,698,963 | 354 | $34,087,363 | 425 |
| Adam Larsson | D | 4 | New Jersey Devils | $27,366,463 | 465 | $28,572,037 | 551 |
| Ryan Strome | C | 5 | New York Islanders | $17,406,463 | 717 | $18,076,986 | 826 |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | 6 | Ottawa Senators | $30,473,963 | 394 | $31,855,029 | 476 |
| Mark Scheifele | C | 7 | Winnipeg Jets | $33,340,000 | 345 | $34,638,674 | 415 |
| Sean Couturier | C | 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | $27,141,463 | 472 | $28,465,152 | 556 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 9 | Boston Bruins | $36,798,963 | 291 | $38,537,087 | 353 |
| Jonas Brodin | D | 10 | Minnesota Wild | $27,298,963 | 469 | $28,562,913 | 552 |
| Duncan Siemens | D | 11 | Colorado Avalanche | $1,500,000 | 2682 | $1,563,979 | 2939 |
| Ryan Murphy | D | 12 | Carolina Hurricanes | $3,857,500 | 1749 | $4,152,042 | 1929 |
| Sven Baertschi | LW | 13 | Calgary Flames | $9,973,963 | 1052 | $10,564,615 | 1179 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 14 | Dallas Stars | $10,003,438 | 1048 | $10,366,745 | 1192 |
| J.T. Miller | C | 15 | New York Rangers | $22,665,463 | 579 | $23,407,668 | 682 |
| Joel Armia | RW | 16 | Buffalo Sabres | $8,900,000 | 1124 | $9,110,328 | 1288 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 17 | Montreal Canadiens | $11,441,463 | 963 | $12,080,668 | 1081 |
| Mark McNeill | C | 18 | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
| Oscar Klefbom | D | 19 | Edmonton Oilers | $21,798,963 | 600 | $22,628,696 | 700 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 20 | Phoenix Coyotes | $21,690,000 | 605 | $22,609,272 | 701 |
| Stefan Noesen | RW | 21 | Ottawa Senators | $5,151,463 | 1528 | $5,363,181 | 1719 |
| Tyler Biggs | RW | 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||
| Joe Morrow | D | 23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $4,115,000 | 1695 | $4,396,225 | 1888 |
| Matt Puempel | LW | 24 | Ottawa Senators | $2,273,963 | 2242 | $2,488,464 | 2447 |
| Stuart Percy | D | 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||
| Phillip Danault | LW | 26 | Chicago Blackhawks | $11,907,500 | 941 | $12,229,378 | 1070 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | $15,174,125 | 797 | $15,763,518 | 911 |
| Zack Phillips | C | 28 | Minnesota Wild | $541,463 | 3789 | $610,022 | 4128 |
| Nicklas Jensen | LW/RW | 29 | Vancouver Canucks | $1,373,963 | 2794 | $1,519,604 | 2979 |
| Rickard Rakell | RW | 30 | Anaheim Ducks | $21,298,963 | 615 | $22,193,204 | 712 |