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 |
Elias Pettersson VAN | C | $10,250,000 |
| 2 |
Jack Eichel VGK | C | $10,000,000 |
Nick Suzuki MTL | C | $10,000,000 | |
Filip Forsberg NSH | C | $10,000,000 | |
Dylan Larkin DET | C | $10,000,000 | |
| 6 |
Mathew Barzal NYI | C | $9,150,000 |
| 7 |
Jordan Kyrou STL | C | $9,000,000 |
Robert Thomas STL | C | $9,000,000 | |
| 9 |
Anders Lee NYI | C | $8,950,000 |
| 10 |
Jack Hughes NJD | C | $8,500,000 |
Bo Horvat NYI | C | $8,500,000 | |
| 12 |
Ryan Johansen COL | C | $8,000,000 |
Logan Couture SJS | C | $8,000,000 | |
Leon Draisaitl EDM | C | $8,000,000 | |
Brayden Schenn STL | C | $8,000,000 | |
| 16 |
Nico Hischier NJD | C | $7,750,000 |
| 17 |
Zach Hyman EDM | C | $7,650,000 |
| 18 |
Nick Schmaltz ARI | C | $7,500,000 |
Tomas Hertl SJS | C | $7,500,000 | |
| 20 |
Claude Giroux OTT | C | $7,000,000 |
Anze Kopitar LAK | C | $7,000,000 | |
| 22 |
Kevin Hayes STL | C | $6,500,000 |
Josh Norris OTT | C | $6,500,000 | |
| 24 |
Sam Bennett FLA | C | $6,350,000 |
| 25 |
Taylor Hall CHI | LW | $6,250,000 |
Andre Burakovsky SEA | LW | $6,250,000 | |
| C | $6,250,000 | |
Andrew Copp DET | C | $6,250,000 | |
| C | $6,250,000 | |
| 30 |
Mikael Granlund SJS | C | $6,000,000 |
Mark Scheifele WPG | C | $6,000,000 | |
Clayton Keller ARI | C | $6,000,000 | |
Jake Guentzel PIT | C | $6,000,000 | |
Rickard Rakell PIT | C | $6,000,000 | |
Evgeni Malkin PIT | C | $6,000,000 | |
Travis Konecny PHI | C | $6,000,000 | |
Evgeny Kuznetsov WAS | C | $6,000,000 | |
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN | C | $6,000,000 | |
| 39 |
Blake Coleman CGY | C | $5,900,000 |
| 40 |
Teuvo Teravainen CAR | C | $5,875,000 |
| 41 |
Adam Henrique ANA | C | $5,825,000 |
| 42 |
Trevor Zegras ANA | C | $5,750,000 |
Pavel Zacha BOS | C | $5,750,000 | |
| 44 |
Christian Dvorak MTL | C | $5,725,000 |
| 45 |
William Karlsson VGK | C | $5,600,000 |
Brock Nelson NYI | C | $5,600,000 | |
| 47 |
J.T Compher DET | C | $5,500,000 |
| 48 |
Drake Batherson OTT | C | $5,400,000 |
| 49 |
Mikael Backlund CGY | C | $5,350,000 |
| 50 |
Tage Thompson BUF | C | $5,142,857 |
| 51 |
Dylan Cozens BUF | C | $5,100,000 |
Yanni Gourde SEA | C | $5,100,000 | |
| 53 |
Mike Hoffman SJS | LW | $5,000,000 |
Ryan Strome ANA | C | $5,000,000 | |
Brayden Point TBL | C | $5,000,000 | |
| C | $5,000,000 | |
| C | $5,000,000 | |
Ryan O'Reilly NSH | C | $5,000,000 | |
Tim Stützle OTT | C | $5,000,000 | |
| 60 |
Elias Lindholm CGY | C | $4,850,000 |
| 61 |
Tyler Johnson CHI | C | $4,750,000 |
| 62 |
| C | $4,500,000 |
Adam Lowry WPG | LW | $4,500,000 | |
Charlie Coyle BOS | C | $4,500,000 | |
Carter Verhaeghe FLA | C | $4,500,000 | |
Nazem Kadri CGY | C | $4,500,000 | |
| C | $4,500,000 | |
Sam Reinhart FLA | C | $4,500,000 | |
Dylan Strome WAS | C | $4,500,000 | |
| 70 |
Alex Iafallo WPG | C | $4,400,000 |
| 71 |
| C | $4,250,000 |
Robby Fabbri DET | C | $4,250,000 | |
| 73 |
Ross Colton COL | C | $4,100,000 |
Kirby Dach MTL | C | $4,100,000 | |
| 75 |
Sean Couturier PHI | C | $4,000,000 |
Jack Roslovic CBJ | C | $4,000,000 | |
Radek Faksa DAL | C | $4,000,000 | |
| 78 |
Bryan Little ARI | C | $3,750,000 |
Phillip Danault LAK | C | $3,750,000 | |
Boone Jenner CBJ | C | $3,750,000 | |
| 81 |
Frank Vatrano ANA | LW | $3,650,000 |
| 82 |
Scott Laughton PHI | C | $3,625,000 |
| 83 |
| LW | $3,500,000 |
Nicolas Roy VGK | C | $3,500,000 | |
Colton Sissons NSH | C | $3,500,000 | |
Alex Newhook MTL | C | $3,500,000 | |
Martin Necas CAR | C | $3,500,000 | |
Joe Pavelski DAL | C | $3,500,000 | |
| C | $3,500,000 | |
Vincent Trocheck NYR | C | $3,500,000 | |
| 91 |
Jordan Staal CAR | C | $3,450,000 |
| 92 |
Gabe Vilardi WPG | C | $3,275,000 |
| 93 |
Jason Dickinson CHI | C | $3,250,000 |
Sean Kuraly CBJ | C | $3,250,000 | |
| 95 |
| C | $3,225,000 |
| 96 |
Gustav Nyquist NSH | RW | $3,185,000 |
| 97 |
| C | $3,100,000 |
| 98 |
| C | $3,000,000 |
Ivan Barbashev VGK | C | $3,000,000 | |
Sidney Crosby PIT | C | $3,000,000 |