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Hockey Fortune: $6,592,500

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Dave Taylor’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $6,592,500 (US $18,454,827 in today's dollars), ranking #1652 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dave Taylor
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1977-78 $55,000 $285,299
As a rookie, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Kings for a salary of $40,000 and a $15,000 signing bonus. (Earned $47,500 accoring to the Gazette and $45,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): Globe and Mail / The Hockey News
1978-79 $47,500 $228,944
Source(s): The Hockey News
1979-80 $100,000 $433,177
Prior to the season, signed a two-year plus one option year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for an unknown amount (assumed to be $100,000) for the first season and $140,000 for each of the second and third year.
Source(s): The Hockey News / HockeyZonePlus
1980-81 $140,000 $534,110
Source(s): The Hockey News
1981-82 $140,000 $484,118
Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Net Worth
1982-83 $500,000 $1,629,016
In April 1982, signed a six-year, plus one option year, contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $3M overall. (According to the book Net Worth, it was for $6M overall. / According to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, signed a seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $3.2M. / Earned $325,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1983-84 $500,000 $1,578,313
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1984-85 $500,000 $1,513,285
(Earned $450,000 according to The Globe and Mail and another edition of The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1985-86 $500,000 $1,461,374
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1986-87 $600,000 $1,721,011
(Earned $500,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): La Presse / Sports Magazine
1987-88 $500,000 $1,383,559
(Earned $838,000 according to La Presse and another edition of The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1988-89 $500,000 $1,329,274
In August 1988, according to La Presse, signed a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $2.8M. (Earned $500,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1989-90 $500,000 $1,268,049 13
Plus $450,000 in deferred payment.
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $500,000 $1,203,123 30
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $585,000 $1,350,496 58
1992-93 $600,000 $1,344,356 97
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $325,000 $707,324 365
Retired as a pro hockey player after the season.
Source(s): .
Career Total: US $6,592,500
(In today's dollars: US $18,454,827 )

NHL Rank: 1652
(In today's dollars: 1128)