List of player salaries in the NHL - wikipedia List of player salaries in the NHL For a year - by - year list of each team 's payroll, see List of team payrolls in the NHL. Here are several lists of National Hockey League players ' salaries since the 1989 -- 90 NHL season. This list does not include income from corporate endorsements or salaries before 1988 -- 89. Contents 1 Top 20 salaries in the NHL since 1989 2 Top five contracts by season 2.1 1989 -- 90 season 2.2 1990 -- 91 season 2.3 1991 -- 92 season 2.4 1992 -- 93 season 2.5 1993 -- 94 season 2.6 1994 -- 95 season 2.7 1995 -- 96 season 2.8 1996 -- 97 season 2.9 1997 -- 98 season 2.10 1998 -- 99 season 2.11 1999 -- 00 season 2.12 2000 -- 01 season 2.13 2001 -- 02 season 2.14 2002 -- 03 season 2.15 2003 -- 04 season 2.16 2004 -- 05 season 2.17 2005 -- 06 season 2.18 2006 -- 07 season 2.19 2007 -- 08 season 2.20 2008 -- 09 season 2.21 2009 -- 10 season 2.22 2010 -- 11 season 2.23 2011 -- 12 season 2.24 2012 -- 13 season 2.25 2013 -- 14 season 2.26 2014 -- 15 season 2.27 2015 -- 16 season 2.28 2016 -- 17 season 2.29 2017 -- 18 season 3 Sample salaries from earlier seasons 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links Top 20 salaries in the NHL since 1989 This is a list of the twenty NHL players who have earned the most in salaries between the 1989 -- 90 season and the 2007 -- 08 season. These figures have been gleaned from different sources, and so may not be perfectly accurate. This is merely an estimation that, for the most part, does not take into account bonuses and sponsor contracts. These totals also do not take into account partial seasons played -- for which a player would only receive a partial salary -- except for the shortened 2004 -- 05 season, which affected every player. Thus, the listed totals are a sum of the amounts each player was contracted to receive for a full season. Top 20 NHL salary - earners from 1989 -- 90 to 2007 -- 08 Rank Player name Salary ( USD ) Years active Jaromir Jagr $ 99,874,893 19 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) ( 2011 - 12 - present ) Nicklas Lidstrom $ 94,065,000 19 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2011 - 12 ) Joe Sakic $ 87,174,047 20 ( 1988 -- 89 -- 2008 -- 09 ) Mats Sundin $ 74,042,632 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) 5 Keith Tkachuk $ 73,848,674 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2009 - 10 ) 6 Rob Blake $ 73,067,982 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2009 - 10 ) 7 Paul Kariya $ 70,686,100 14 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2010 - 11 ) 8 Peter Forsberg $ 70,405,214 12 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2007 -- 08 ) 9 Mike Modano $ 70,087,650 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2010 - 11 ) 10 Chris Pronger $ 66,200,500 15 ( 1993 -- 94 -- present ) 11 Steve Yzerman $ 64,672,616 22 ( 1983 -- 84 -- 2005 -- 06 ) 12 Sergei Fedorov $ 61,519,036 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) 13 Brian Leetch $ 59,501,250 18 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2005 -- 06 ) 14 Mark Messier $ 58,958,639 25 ( 1979 -- 80 -- 2003 -- 04 ) 15 Brendan Shanahan $ 58,615,000 21 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2008 -- 09 ) 16 Teemu Selanne $ 57,857,790 16 ( 1992 -- 93 -- present ) 17 Patrick Roy $ 56,771,988 19 ( 1984 -- 85 -- 2002 -- 03 ) 18 Pavel Bure $ 56,369,794 12 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2002 -- 03 ) 19 Doug Weight $ 54,354,775 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2010 - 11 ) 20 Dominik Hasek $ 54,152,300 16 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) † `` Years active '' excludes the 2004 -- 05 NHL season, as the league was not operating that year. It also includes seasons prior to the 1989 -- 90 NHL season, although the salaries paid during this time may not be included in the total due to scarcity of information. a Peter Forsberg missed the 2001 -- 02 NHL season and almost all of the 2007 -- 08 NHL season due to injury. b Dominik Hasek did not play the 2002 -- 03 NHL season because he had retired, though he returned the following season. Top five contracts by season 1989 -- 90 season Although Wayne Gretzky is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time, his total salaries are not among the top 20 salary earners of all time. Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $2 million Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $1.72 million Mark Messier ( Edmonton Oilers ) $0.86 million Steve Yzerman ( Detroit Red Wings ) $0.7 million Bryan Trottier ( New York Islanders ) $0.575 million 1990 -- 91 season Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $3 million Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $2.18 million Steve Yzerman ( Detroit Red Wings ) $1.3 million Ray Bourque ( Boston Bruins ) $1.194 million Brett Hull ( St. Louis Blues ) $1.116 million 1991 -- 92 season Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $3 million Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $2.34 million Brett Hull ( St. Louis Blues ) $1.5 million Pat LaFontaine ( Buffalo Sabres ) $1.4 million Steve Yzerman ( Detroit Red Wings ) $1.4 million 1992 -- 93 season Eric Lindros ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $3.5 million Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $3 million Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $2.408 million Mark Messier ( New York Rangers ) $2.385 million Pat LaFontaine ( Buffalo Sabres ) $1.775 million 1993 -- 94 season Martin Brodeur is the highest - paid goaltender of all time, with approximately $82 million earned in salaries alone. Eric Lindros ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $3.35 million Steve Yzerman ( Detroit Red Wings ) $3.2 million Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $3 million Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $3 million Patrick Roy ( Montreal Canadiens ) $2.6593 million 1994 -- 95 season After the 1994 -- 95 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to a lockout, players earned only about 56 % of their predicted salary. Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings ) $3.66 million ( Predicted salary of $6.54 million ) Mark Messier ( New York Rangers ) $3.45 million ( Predicted salary of $6.29 million ) Scott Stevens ( New Jersey Devils ) $3.24 million ( Predicted salary of $5.8 million ) Pavel Bure ( Vancouver Canucks ) $2.61 million ( Predicted salary of $4.5 million ) Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $2.361, 429 million ( Predicted salary of $4.071429 million ) 1995 -- 96 season Wayne Gretzky ( Los Angeles Kings / St. Louis Blues ) $6.54 million Mark Messier ( New York Rangers ) $6.29 million Keith Tkachuk ( Winnipeg Jets ) $6 million Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $4.5714 million Pavel Bure ( Vancouver Canucks ) $4.5 million 1996 -- 97 season Mario Lemieux ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $11.35 million Mark Messier ( New York Rangers ) $6 million Pavel Bure ( Vancouver Canucks ) $5 million Pat LaFontaine ( Buffalo Sabres ) $4.6 million Patrick Roy ( Colorado Avalanche ) $4.567 million 1997 -- 98 season Joe Sakic ( Colorado Avalanche ) $16.45 million Chris Gratton ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $10.15 million Wayne Gretzky ( New York Rangers ) $6.25 million Mark Messier ( New York Rangers ) $6 million Pavel Bure ( Vancouver Canucks ) $5.5 million 1998 -- 99 season Sergei Fedorov ( Detroit Red Wings ) $14.5 million Paul Kariya ( Anaheim Ducks ) $8.25 million Eric Lindros ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $8 million Dominik Hasek ( Buffalo Sabres ) $8 million Mats Sundin ( Toronto Maple Leafs ) $6.347 million 1999 -- 00 season Jaromir Jagr has earned more in salaries than any other hockey player -- more than $120 million. Jaromir Jagr ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $11.7 million Paul Kariya ( Anaheim Ducks ) $11 million Peter Forsberg ( Colorado Avalanche ) $9 million Theoren Fleury ( New York Rangers ) $8.5 million Eric Lindros ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $8.5 million 2000 -- 01 season Peter Forsberg ( Colorado Avalanche ) $10 million Paul Kariya ( Anaheim Ducks ) $10 million Jaromir Jagr ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9.842708 million Pavel Bure ( Florida Panthers ) $9 million Keith Tkachuk ( St. Louis Blues ) $7.3 million 2001 -- 02 season Jaromir Jagr ( Washington Capitals ) $11 million Pavel Bure ( Florida Panthers / New York Rangers ) $10 million Paul Kariya ( Anaheim Ducks ) $10 million Joe Sakic ( Colorado Avalanche ) $9.832727 million Chris Pronger ( St. Louis Blues ) $9.5 million Teemu Selanne ( San Jose Sharks ) $9.5 million 2002 -- 03 season Jaromir Jagr ( Washington Capitals ) $11.483333 million Keith Tkachuk ( St. Louis Blues ) $11 million Nicklas Lidstrom ( Detroit Red Wings ) $10.5 million Pavel Bure ( New York Rangers ) $10 million Paul Kariya ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ) $10 million 2003 -- 04 season Pavel Bure amassed $56,369,794 in his twelve - year career. He would have earned $10 million in 2003 -- 04, but due to injuries, he was forced to retire early, having played his final game around the time of his 32nd birthday. Peter Forsberg ( Colorado Avalanche ) $11 million Jaromir Jagr ( Washington Capitals ) $11 million Sergei Fedorov ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ) $10 million Nicklas Lidstrom ( Detroit Red Wings ) $10 million Keith Tkachuk ( St. Louis Blues ) $10 million 2004 -- 05 season Season cancelled ( see 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout ). 2005 -- 06 season The team salary cap was $39 million. Under the latest NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, no player could earn more than 20 percent of the team salary cap ( $7.8 million ). Jaromir Jagr ( New York Rangers ) $8.36 million Nicklas Lidstrom ( Detroit Red Wings ) $7.6 million Keith Tkachuk ( St. Louis Blues ) $7.6 million Alexei Yashin ( New York Islanders ) $7.6 million Jarome Iginla ( Calgary Flames ) $7 million 2006 -- 07 season The team salary cap was $44 million. No player could earn more than $8.8 million. Jaromir Jagr ( New York Rangers ) $8.36 million Brad Richards ( Tampa Bay Lightning ) $7.8 million Nicklas Lidstrom ( Detroit Red Wings ) $7.6 million Mats Sundin ( Toronto Maple Leafs ) $7.6 million Alexei Yashin ( New York Islanders ) $7.6 million 2007 -- 08 season The team salary cap was $50.3 million. No player could earn more than $10.06 million. Daniel Briere ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $10 million Scott Gomez ( New York Rangers ) $10 million Thomas Vanek ( Buffalo Sabres ) $10 million Jaromir Jagr ( New York Rangers ) $8.36 million Kimmo Timonen ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $8 million 2008 -- 09 season The team salary cap was $56.7 million. No player could earn more than $11.34 million. Dany Heatley ( Ottawa Senators ) $10 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million Alexander Ovechkin ( Washington Capitals ) $9 million Mats Sundin ( Vancouver Canucks ) $8.6 million Miikka Kiprusoff ( Calgary Flames ) $8.5 million 2009 -- 10 season The team salary cap was $56.8 million. No player could earn more than $11.36 million. Vincent Lecavalier ( Tampa Bay Lightning ) $10 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million Evgeni Malkin ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million Alexander Ovechkin ( Washington Capitals ) $9 million Chris Drury ( New York Rangers ) $8.05 million 2010 -- 11 season The team salary cap was $59.4 million. No player could earn more than $11.88 million. Vincent Lecavalier ( Tampa Bay Lightning ) $10 million Roberto Luongo ( Vancouver Canucks ) $10 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million Evgeni Malkin ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million Alexander Ovechkin ( Washington Capitals ) $9 million 2011 -- 12 season The team salary cap was $64.3 million. No player could earn more than $12.86 million. Brad Richards ( New York Rangers ) $12 million Ilya Bryzgalov ( Philadelphia Flyers ) $10 million Christian Ehrhoff ( Buffalo Sabres ) $10 million Vincent Lecavalier ( Tampa Bay Lightning ) $10 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $9 million 2012 -- 13 season The team salary cap was $70.2 million. No player could earn more than $14.04 million. Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators ) $14 million Tyler Myers ( Buffalo Sabres ) $12 million Zach Parise ( Minnesota Wild ) $12 million Brad Richards ( New York Rangers ) $12 million Ryan Suter ( Minnesota Wild ) $12 million 2013 -- 14 season The team salary cap was $64.3 million. No player could earn more than $12.86 million. Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators ) $14 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $12 million Zach Parise ( Minnesota Wild ) $12 million Ryan Suter ( Minnesota Wild ) $12 million Eric Staal ( Carolina Hurricanes ) $9.25 million 2014 -- 15 season The team salary cap was $69 million. No player could earn more than $13.8 million. Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators ) $14 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $12 million Henrik Lundqvist ( New York Rangers ) $11 million Zach Parise ( Minnesota Wild ) $11 million Ryan Suter ( Minnesota Wild ) $11 million 2015 -- 16 season The team salary cap was $71.4 million. No player could earn more than $14.28 million. Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators ) $14 million Patrick Kane ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Jonathan Toews ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $12 million Phil Kessel ( Pittsburgh Penguins ) $10 million 2016 -- 17 season The team salary cap was $73 million. No player could earn more than $14.6 million. Anze Kopitar ( Los Angeles Kings ) $14 million Patrick Kane ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Jonathan Toews ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Shea Weber ( Montreal Canadiens ) $12 million Ryan O'Reilly ( Buffalo Sabres ) $11 million 2017 -- 18 season The team salary cap is $75 million. No player can earn more than $15 million. Patrick Kane ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Jonathan Toews ( Chicago Blackhawks ) $13.8 million Jamie Benn ( Dallas Stars ) $13 million Anze Kopitar ( Los Angeles Kings ) $13 million Shea Weber ( Montreal Canadiens ) $12 million Sample salaries from earlier seasons Newsy Lalonde was earning CAN $ 1,300 during the 1917 -- 18 NHL season, which is equivalent to approximately $25,000 CAD in today 's funds. Salary figures prior to the 1989 -- 90 season are not readily available. The following table presents a sample of salaries from various seasons ; the players listed were not necessarily the highest paid that year. Season Player name Salary 1917 -- 18 Newsy Lalonde CAN $1,300 1921 -- 22 Newsy Lalonde CAN $2,000 1923 -- 24 Howie Morenz CAN $3,500 1925 -- 26 Frank Fredrickson CAN $3,500 1953 -- 54 Jean Beliveau CAN $21,000 1954 -- 55 Jean Beliveau CAN $21,000 1955 -- 56 Jean Beliveau CAN $21,000 1956 -- 57 Jean Beliveau CAN $21,000 1957 -- 58 Jean Beliveau CAN $21,000 1959 -- 60 Doug Harvey CAN $25,000 1959 -- 60 Maurice Richard CAN $25,000 1962 -- 63 Frank Mahovlich CAN $25,000 1963 -- 64 ( NHL minimum salary ) CAN $7,000 1963 -- 64 Phil Esposito US $54,990 1965 -- 66 Gump Worsley CAN $28,000 1966 -- 67 Bobby Orr US $35,000 1967 -- 68 Bobby Orr US $35,000 1967 -- 68 Derek Sanderson US $10,000 1969 -- 70 Derek Sanderson US $13,000 1974 -- 75 Mario Tremblay CAN $80,000 1977 -- 78 Bobby Hull † US $1,000,000 1977 -- 78 Bernie Parent US $1,000,000 1977 -- 78 Derek Sanderson US $1,000,000 1982 -- 83 Brian Hayward US $65,000 † Bobby Hull was playing the World Hockey Association at this time, a short - lived rival to the NHL. 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Question: who is the highest paid nhl player ever
Answer: Jaromir Jagr