NHL Salary Rankings NHL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NHL players.

2023 Center Base Rankings

Player POS base
1 Pettersson C $10,250,000
2 Forsberg C $10,000,000
Eichel C $10,000,000
Suzuki C $10,000,000
Larkin C $10,000,000
6 Barzal C $9,150,000
7 Kyrou C $9,000,000
Thomas C $9,000,000
9 Lee C $8,950,000
10 Horvat

Bo Horvat

NYI
C $8,500,000
Hughes C $8,500,000
12 Couture C $8,000,000
Schenn C $8,000,000
Draisaitl C $8,000,000
15 Hischier C $7,750,000
16 Hyman C $7,650,000
17 Schmaltz C $7,500,000
Hertl C $7,500,000
19 Giroux C $7,000,000
Kopitar C $7,000,000
21 Hayes C $6,500,000
Norris C $6,500,000
23 Bennett C $6,350,000
24 Hall LW $6,250,000
Burakovsky LW $6,250,000
Killorn C $6,250,000
Copp C $6,250,000
Nugent-Hopkins C $6,250,000
29 Keller C $6,000,000
Rakell C $6,000,000
Granlund C $6,000,000
Kuznetsov C $6,000,000
Guentzel C $6,000,000
Konecny C $6,000,000
Malkin C $6,000,000
Scheifele C $6,000,000
Eriksson Ek C $6,000,000
38 Coleman C $5,900,000
39 Teravainen C $5,875,000
40 Henrique C $5,825,000
41 Zegras C $5,750,000
Zacha C $5,750,000
43 Dvorak C $5,725,000
44 Nelson C $5,600,000
Karlsson C $5,600,000
46 Compher C $5,500,000
47 Batherson C $5,400,000
48 Backlund C $5,350,000
49 Thompson C $5,142,857
50 Cozens C $5,100,000
Gourde C $5,100,000
52 Hoffman LW $5,000,000
Strome C $5,000,000
Point C $5,000,000
O'Reilly C $5,000,000
Backstrom C $5,000,000
Wennberg C $5,000,000
Stützle C $5,000,000
59 Lindholm C $4,850,000
60 Johnson C $4,750,000
61 Lowry LW $4,500,000
Reinhart C $4,500,000
Coyle C $4,500,000
Strome C $4,500,000
Kadri C $4,500,000
Verhaeghe C $4,500,000
Kotkaniemi C $4,500,000
Pageau C $4,500,000
69 Iafallo C $4,400,000
70 Athanasiou C $4,250,000
Fabbri C $4,250,000
72 Dach C $4,100,000
Colton C $4,100,000
74 Faksa C $4,000,000
Roslovic C $4,000,000
Couturier C $4,000,000
77 Little C $3,750,000
Danault C $3,750,000
Jenner C $3,750,000
80 Vatrano LW $3,650,000
81 Laughton C $3,625,000
82 Huberdeau LW $3,500,000
Roy C $3,500,000
Newhook C $3,500,000
Marchessault C $3,500,000
Sissons C $3,500,000
Necas C $3,500,000
Trocheck C $3,500,000
Pavelski C $3,500,000
90 Staal C $3,450,000
91 Vilardi C $3,275,000
92 Dickinson C $3,250,000
Kuraly C $3,250,000
94 Stephenson C $3,225,000
95 Nyquist RW $3,185,000
96 Sharangovich C $3,100,000
97 Carter C $3,000,000
Kerfoot C $3,000,000
Barbashev C $3,000,000
Duchene C $3,000,000