NHL · PAY PER SEASON
The highest NHL pay per season
$1,230,474,709 across 250 rows, led by Connor McDavid on $9,602,273.
A career divided by the number of seasons it ran for, which is the rate rather than the total.
PER SEASON $1.23bn
BIGGEST $9.6m
ROWS 250
AVERAGE $4.9m
TOP TEN HOLD 6.6%
The fifteen at the top
Per season, biggest first
The highest NHL pay per season
Ranked by per season
| # | Player | Franchise | Seasons | Career total | Per season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 11 seasons | $105.6m | $9,602,273$9.6m |
| 02 | Artemi Panarin | New York Rangers | 11 seasons | $95.0m | $8,639,318$8.6m |
| 03 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche | 18 seasons | $153.6m | $8,532,639$8.5m |
| 04 | Mitchell Marner | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 seasons | $67.4m | $8,427,563$8.4m |
| 05 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | 21 seasons | $170.7m | $8,129,566$8.1m |
| 06 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 seasons | $155.9m | $7,794,512$7.8m |
| 07 | Erik Karlsson | San Jose Sharks | 18 seasons | $138.9m | $7,718,327$7.7m |
| 08 | Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild | 6 seasons | $45.9m | $7,654,167$7.7m |
| 09 | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 seasons | $60.9m | $7,618,125$7.6m |
| 10 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 seasons | $151.7m | $7,583,545$7.6m |
| 11 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | 19 seasons | $143.9m | $7,575,257$7.6m |
| 12 | Jack Eichel | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 seasons | $83.0m | $7,544,318$7.5m |
| 13 | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | 16 seasons | $116.7m | $7,292,187$7.3m |
| 14 | Jonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks | 15 seasons | $109.1m | $7,270,813$7.3m |
| 15 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 seasons | $115.6m | $7,227,325$7.2m |
| 16 | Darnell Nurse | Edmonton Oilers | 13 seasons | $92.5m | $7,117,308$7.1m |
| 17 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Florida Panthers | 16 seasons | $113.4m | $7,085,427$7.1m |
| 18 | Johnny Gaudreau | Columbus Blue Jackets | 16 seasons | $112.4m | $7,023,438$7.0m |
| 19 | Brayden Point | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 seasons | $98.2m | $7,016,786$7.0m |
| 20 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | 8 seasons | $55.8m | $6,981,250$7.0m |
| 21 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | 10 seasons | $69.8m | $6,975,604$7.0m |
| 22 | Aleksander Barkov | Florida Panthers | 17 seasons | $118.4m | $6,963,971$7.0m |
| 23 | John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16 seasons | $111.0m | $6,940,091$6.9m |
| 24 | Adam Fox | New York Rangers | 10 seasons | $69.3m | $6,927,500$6.9m |
| 25 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | 19 seasons | $131.0m | $6,897,368$6.9m |
| 26 | Tyler Seguin | Dallas Stars | 17 seasons | $116.0m | $6,823,529$6.8m |
| 27 | Anze Kopitar | Los Angeles Kings | 19 seasons | $129.2m | $6,802,632$6.8m |
| 28 | Mark Stone | Vegas Golden Knights | 14 seasons | $95.2m | $6,800,000$6.8m |
| 29 | P.K. Subban | New Jersey Devils | 11 seasons | $73.8m | $6,712,500$6.7m |
| 30 | Charles Mcavoy | Boston Bruins | 14 seasons | $93.4m | $6,675,000$6.7m |
| 31 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 seasons | $92.5m | $6,608,393$6.6m |
| 32 | Seth Jones | Chicago Blackhawks | 17 seasons | $111.4m | $6,552,206$6.6m |
| 33 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Washington Capitals | 3 seasons | $19.5m | $6,483,333$6.5m |
| 34 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Calgary Flames | 20 seasons | $129.0m | $6,451,073$6.5m |
| 35 | Alex Pietrangelo | Vegas Golden Knights | 17 seasons | $109.6m | $6,444,118$6.4m |
| 36 | Nicklas Backstrom | Washington Capitals | 18 seasons | $115.5m | $6,419,444$6.4m |
| 37 | Jeff Skinner | Buffalo Sabres | 17 seasons | $109.1m | $6,414,706$6.4m |
| 38 | Mikko Rantanen | Colorado Avalanche | 9 seasons | $57.5m | $6,393,939$6.4m |
| 39 | Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars | 11 seasons | $70.3m | $6,389,318$6.4m |
| 40 | Andrei Vasilevski | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 seasons | $88.8m | $6,346,094$6.3m |
| 41 | Shea Weber | Montreal Canadiens | 21 seasons | $132.8m | $6,325,286$6.3m |
| 42 | Zachary Werenski | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 seasons | $75.3m | $6,272,917$6.3m |
| 43 | Henrik Lundqvist | Washington Capitals | 17 seasons | $104.9m | $6,171,082$6.2m |
| 44 | Alexander Radulov | Dallas Stars | 6 seasons | $37.0m | $6,166,667$6.2m |
| 45 | Jack Hughes | New Jersey Devils | 11 seasons | $66.8m | $6,070,455$6.1m |
| 46 | Brady Tkachuk | Ottawa Senators | 10 seasons | $60.3m | $6,027,500$6.0m |
| 47 | Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | 17 seasons | $102.2m | $6,011,442$6.0m |
| 48 | Tomas Hertl | San Jose Sharks | 16 seasons | $95.7m | $5,978,906$6.0m |
| 49 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Vancouver Canucks | 17 seasons | $101.4m | $5,965,696$6.0m |
| 50 | Nick Suzuki | Montreal Canadiens | 11 seasons | $65.6m | $5,960,773$6.0m |
| 51 | Dougie Hamilton | New Jersey Devils | 17 seasons | $101.1m | $5,948,529$5.9m |
| 52 | Filip Forsberg | Nashville Predators | 18 seasons | $106.9m | $5,938,551$5.9m |
| 53 | Andrei Svechnikov | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 seasons | $64.8m | $5,888,636$5.9m |
| 54 | Vladimir Tarasenko | St Louis Blues | 11 seasons | $64.1m | $5,828,803$5.8m |
| 55 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Washington Capitals | 12 seasons | $69.7m | $5,812,324$5.8m |
| 56 | Ryan Johansen | Nashville Predators | 13 seasons | $75.4m | $5,803,722$5.8m |
| 57 | Aaron Ekblad | Florida Panthers | 11 seasons | $63.6m | $5,784,091$5.8m |
| 58 | Brent Burns | Carolina Hurricanes | 18 seasons | $103.7m | $5,758,333$5.8m |
| 59 | Philip Kessel | Arizona Coyotes | 16 seasons | $91.5m | $5,718,929$5.7m |
| 60 | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | 18 seasons | $102.8m | $5,712,316$5.7m |
| 61 | Mika Zibanejad | New York Rangers | 18 seasons | $102.7m | $5,706,887$5.7m |
| 62 | Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 seasons | $45.0m | $5,630,625$5.6m |
| 63 | Robert Thomas | St Louis Blues | 13 seasons | $73.1m | $5,622,885$5.6m |
| 64 | Ryan Getzlaf | Anaheim Ducks | 17 seasons | $95.5m | $5,615,986$5.6m |
| 65 | Thomas Chabot | Ottawa Senators | 12 seasons | $67.3m | $5,610,297$5.6m |
| 66 | Matt Duchene | Nashville Predators | 17 seasons | $94.4m | $5,550,143$5.6m |
| 67 | Ryan O'Reilly | St Louis Blues | 14 seasons | $77.1m | $5,510,000$5.5m |
| 68 | Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs | 17 seasons | $92.9m | $5,464,412$5.5m |
| 69 | Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks | 9 seasons | $49.2m | $5,462,672$5.5m |
| 70 | Claude Giroux | Ottawa Senators | 18 seasons | $98.0m | $5,447,154$5.4m |
| 71 | Jacob Trouba | New York Rangers | 13 seasons | $70.6m | $5,431,346$5.4m |
| 72 | Colton Parayko | St Louis Blues | 15 seasons | $81.3m | $5,420,667$5.4m |
| 73 | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | 18 seasons | $97.5m | $5,415,776$5.4m |
| 74 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | 16 seasons | $85.7m | $5,356,250$5.4m |
| 75 | Nico Hischier | New Jersey Devils | 10 seasons | $53.5m | $5,352,500$5.4m |
| 76 | Kyle Connor | Winnipeg Jets | 10 seasons | $52.8m | $5,277,500$5.3m |
| 77 | Kris Letang | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 seasons | $105.5m | $5,275,939$5.3m |
| 78 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Winnipeg Jets | 8 seasons | $42.1m | $5,261,562$5.3m |
| 79 | Ryan Suter | Dallas Stars | 24 seasons | $126.1m | $5,253,861$5.3m |
| 80 | John Carlson | Washington Capitals | 17 seasons | $88.9m | $5,232,174$5.2m |
| 81 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | 8 seasons | $41.9m | $5,231,250$5.2m |
| 82 | Kevin Hayes | Philadelphia Flyers | 12 seasons | $62.2m | $5,181,250$5.2m |
| 83 | Blake Wheeler | Winnipeg Jets | 16 seasons | $82.8m | $5,175,076$5.2m |
| 84 | Corey Perry | Tampa Bay Lightning | 18 seasons | $92.8m | $5,156,716$5.2m |
| 85 | Marian Gaborik | Tampa Bay Lightning | 20 seasons | $103.0m | $5,151,251$5.2m |
| 86 | Cam Fowler | Anaheim Ducks | 16 seasons | $82.0m | $5,127,635$5.1m |
| 87 | Brent Seabrook | Tampa Bay Lightning | 19 seasons | $97.3m | $5,122,484$5.1m |
| 88 | Taylor Hall | Boston Bruins | 15 seasons | $76.7m | $5,113,333$5.1m |
| 89 | Eric Staal | Montreal Canadiens | 17 seasons | $86.9m | $5,112,236$5.1m |
| 90 | Jakub Voracek | Columbus Blue Jackets | 17 seasons | $86.1m | $5,065,459$5.1m |
| 91 | Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | 12 seasons | $60.8m | $5,065,208$5.1m |
| 92 | Logan Couture | San Jose Sharks | 20 seasons | $101.2m | $5,061,738$5.1m |
| 93 | Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins | 19 seasons | $95.3m | $5,014,955$5.0m |
| 94 | Paul Stastny | Carolina Hurricanes | 17 seasons | $84.9m | $4,996,671$5.0m |
| 95 | Sean Couturier | Philadelphia Flyers | 19 seasons | $94.0m | $4,946,524$4.9m |
| 96 | William Nylander | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 seasons | $44.5m | $4,942,920$4.9m |
| 97 | Jared Spurgeon | Minnesota Wild | 17 seasons | $83.4m | $4,903,235$4.9m |
| 98 | Vincent Trocheck | New York Rangers | 14 seasons | $68.5m | $4,891,071$4.9m |
| 99 | Ryan McDonagh | Nashville Predators | 16 seasons | $77.8m | $4,862,481$4.9m |
| 100 | Hampus Lindholm | Boston Bruins | 18 seasons | $87.0m | $4,833,611$4.8m |
| 101 | Sean Monahan | Calgary Flames | 10 seasons | $48.2m | $4,825,000$4.8m |
| 102 | Justin Faulk | St Louis Blues | 16 seasons | $77.0m | $4,813,750$4.8m |
| 103 | Zach Parise | New York Islanders | 24 seasons | $115.2m | $4,801,808$4.8m |
| 104 | Ivan Provorov | Philadelphia Flyers | 9 seasons | $43.2m | $4,798,056$4.8m |
| 105 | Tyler Myers | Vancouver Canucks | 15 seasons | $71.6m | $4,775,000$4.8m |
| 106 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Edmonton Oilers | 18 seasons | $85.8m | $4,765,278$4.8m |
| 107 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | 14 seasons | $66.7m | $4,761,071$4.8m |
| 108 | Zdeno Chara | New York Islanders | 19 seasons | $89.9m | $4,733,026$4.7m |
| 109 | Mikko Koivu | Minnesota Wild | 14 seasons | $66.1m | $4,723,820$4.7m |
| 110 | Anders Lee | New York Islanders | 14 seasons | $66.0m | $4,717,431$4.7m |
| 111 | Jason Spezza | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 seasons | $89.5m | $4,711,540$4.7m |
| 112 | Joe Thornton | Florida Panthers | 24 seasons | $111.5m | $4,647,565$4.6m |
| 113 | Nazem Kadri | Calgary Flames | 19 seasons | $88.1m | $4,638,133$4.6m |
| 114 | Torey Krug | St Louis Blues | 16 seasons | $74.0m | $4,622,945$4.6m |
| 115 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings | 18 seasons | $82.9m | $4,607,588$4.6m |
| 116 | Alexander Killorn | Anaheim Ducks | 15 seasons | $69.0m | $4,598,313$4.6m |
| 117 | Ryan Kesler | Anaheim Ducks | 17 seasons | $77.9m | $4,584,941$4.6m |
| 118 | Duncan Keith | Edmonton Oilers | 17 seasons | $77.9m | $4,582,353$4.6m |
| 119 | Kevin Fiala | Los Angeles Kings | 15 seasons | $68.5m | $4,566,027$4.6m |
| 120 | Ryan Pulock | New York Islanders | 14 seasons | $63.6m | $4,545,807$4.5m |
| 121 | Mike Green | Detroit Red Wings | 15 seasons | $68.0m | $4,534,146$4.5m |
| 122 | Joshua Morrissey | Winnipeg Jets | 13 seasons | $58.9m | $4,530,000$4.5m |
| 123 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Minnesota Wild | 18 seasons | $81.5m | $4,527,302$4.5m |
| 124 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | San Jose Sharks | 20 seasons | $90.3m | $4,516,043$4.5m |
| 125 | Jordan Staal | Carolina Hurricanes | 17 seasons | $76.7m | $4,510,832$4.5m |
| 126 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | 14 seasons | $63.1m | $4,507,056$4.5m |
| 127 | Evander Kane | Edmonton Oilers | 17 seasons | $76.6m | $4,505,482$4.5m |
| 128 | Evgeni Dadonov | Vegas Golden Knights | 6 seasons | $27.0m | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 129 | Evgenii Dadonov | Montreal Canadiens | 6 seasons | $27.0m | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 130 | Milan Lucic | Calgary Flames | 16 seasons | $71.8m | $4,490,175$4.5m |
| 131 | Brock Boeser | Vancouver Canucks | 9 seasons | $40.4m | $4,483,333$4.5m |
| 132 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | 9 seasons | $40.3m | $4,477,464$4.5m |
| 133 | David Krejci | Boston Bruins | 16 seasons | $71.6m | $4,476,448$4.5m |
| 134 | Brad Richards | Detroit Red Wings | 24 seasons | $107.4m | $4,475,505$4.5m |
| 135 | Joe Pavelski | Dallas Stars | 17 seasons | $75.7m | $4,451,557$4.5m |
| 136 | Chris Kreider | New York Rangers | 16 seasons | $71.1m | $4,443,826$4.4m |
| 137 | Brayden Schenn | St Louis Blues | 18 seasons | $79.9m | $4,439,824$4.4m |
| 138 | James Van Riemsdyk | Philadelphia Flyers | 14 seasons | $62.1m | $4,434,887$4.4m |
| 139 | Patrick Marleau | San Jose Sharks | 22 seasons | $97.0m | $4,409,871$4.4m |
| 140 | Jordan Eberle | Seattle Kraken | 15 seasons | $66.1m | $4,408,333$4.4m |
| 141 | Jonas Brodin | Minnesota Wild | 16 seasons | $70.1m | $4,381,719$4.4m |
| 142 | Nick Schmaltz | Arizona Coyotes | 10 seasons | $43.7m | $4,372,500$4.4m |
| 143 | Jeff Petry | Montreal Canadiens | 15 seasons | $65.6m | $4,372,008$4.4m |
| 144 | Travis Konecny | Philadelphia Flyers | 8 seasons | $34.8m | $4,356,250$4.4m |
| 145 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | 15 seasons | $65.2m | $4,345,131$4.3m |
| 146 | Mark Scheifele | Winnipeg Jets | 12 seasons | $52.1m | $4,342,292$4.3m |
| 147 | Tage Thompson | Buffalo Sabres | 13 seasons | $56.0m | $4,308,003$4.3m |
| 148 | Rasmus Ristolainen | Philadelphia Flyers | 14 seasons | $60.2m | $4,301,342$4.3m |
| 149 | Gustav Nyquist | Columbus Blue Jackets | 8 seasons | $34.4m | $4,300,000$4.3m |
| 150 | William Karlsson | Vegas Golden Knights | 13 seasons | $55.7m | $4,281,038$4.3m |
| 151 | MacKenzie Weegar | Calgary Flames | 15 seasons | $63.7m | $4,248,333$4.2m |
| 152 | Marian Hossa | Arizona Coyotes | 22 seasons | $93.0m | $4,228,381$4.2m |
| 153 | Kevin Shattenkirk | Anaheim Ducks | 13 seasons | $54.5m | $4,194,848$4.2m |
| 154 | Dustin Brown | Los Angeles Kings | 16 seasons | $66.9m | $4,184,299$4.2m |
| 155 | Jeff Carter | Pittsburgh Penguins | 19 seasons | $79.5m | $4,183,460$4.2m |
| 156 | John Klingberg | Anaheim Ducks | 9 seasons | $37.6m | $4,173,333$4.2m |
| 157 | Timo Meier | San Jose Sharks | 6 seasons | $25.0m | $4,171,239$4.2m |
| 158 | Travis Zajac | New York Islanders | 15 seasons | $62.5m | $4,167,490$4.2m |
| 159 | T.J. Oshie | Washington Capitals | 17 seasons | $70.8m | $4,167,288$4.2m |
| 160 | Tyler Johnson | Chicago Blackhawks | 11 seasons | $45.8m | $4,167,273$4.2m |
| 161 | Matthew Murray | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 seasons | $37.5m | $4,163,056$4.2m |
| 162 | Dylan Larkin | Detroit Red Wings | 8 seasons | $33.3m | $4,159,375$4.2m |
| 163 | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | 6 seasons | $24.8m | $4,137,500$4.1m |
| 164 | Ondrej Palat | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9 seasons | $37.1m | $4,120,833$4.1m |
| 165 | Justin Schultz | Seattle Kraken | 10 seasons | $41.0m | $4,102,500$4.1m |
| 166 | Bobby Ryan | Detroit Red Wings | 17 seasons | $69.7m | $4,102,466$4.1m |
| 167 | Mikael Granlund | Nashville Predators | 12 seasons | $49.2m | $4,102,083$4.1m |
| 168 | Ryan Callahan | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 seasons | $57.3m | $4,096,291$4.1m |
| 169 | Valeri Nichushkin | Colorado Avalanche | 15 seasons | $61.2m | $4,081,667$4.1m |
| 170 | Jaden Schwartz | Seattle Kraken | 15 seasons | $61.2m | $4,077,122$4.1m |
| 171 | Corey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | 11 seasons | $44.7m | $4,060,643$4.1m |
| 172 | Brandon Saad | St Louis Blues | 15 seasons | $60.9m | $4,059,000$4.1m |
| 173 | Mark Giordano | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16 seasons | $64.9m | $4,054,687$4.1m |
| 174 | Nikita Zaitsev | Ottawa Senators | 8 seasons | $32.4m | $4,053,125$4.1m |
| 175 | Adam Henrique | Anaheim Ducks | 15 seasons | $60.8m | $4,050,833$4.1m |
| 176 | Zach Hyman | Edmonton Oilers | 12 seasons | $48.4m | $4,035,417$4.0m |
| 177 | Jake Guentzel | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8 seasons | $32.2m | $4,025,312$4.0m |
| 178 | Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins | 18 seasons | $72.4m | $4,024,804$4.0m |
| 179 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles Kings | 16 seasons | $64.4m | $4,023,445$4.0m |
| 180 | Esa Lindell | Dallas Stars | 10 seasons | $40.1m | $4,012,403$4.0m |
| 181 | Max Pacioretty | Carolina Hurricanes | 15 seasons | $60.1m | $4,009,959$4.0m |
| 182 | Brendan Gallagher | Montreal Canadiens | 16 seasons | $64.0m | $4,000,244$4.0m |
| 183 | Mikko Koskinen | Edmonton Oilers | 4 seasons | $16.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 184 | David Backes | Anaheim Ducks | 15 seasons | $60.0m | $3,998,341$4.0m |
| 185 | Elvis Merzlikins | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9 seasons | $36.0m | $3,994,966$4.0m |
| 186 | Bo Horvat | Vancouver Canucks | 9 seasons | $35.9m | $3,988,333$4.0m |
| 187 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | 6 seasons | $23.9m | $3,979,830$4.0m |
| 188 | Jonathan Drouin | Montreal Canadiens | 9 seasons | $35.7m | $3,964,722$4.0m |
| 189 | Erik Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | 16 seasons | $63.4m | $3,962,652$4.0m |
| 190 | Matthew Tkachuk | Calgary Flames | 6 seasons | $23.8m | $3,962,500$4.0m |
| 191 | Patrik Laine | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 seasons | $23.8m | $3,962,500$4.0m |
| 192 | Pavel Buchnevich | St Louis Blues | 8 seasons | $31.6m | $3,955,312$4.0m |
| 193 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Carolina Hurricanes | 12 seasons | $47.4m | $3,950,530$4.0m |
| 194 | Cameron Atkinson | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14 seasons | $55.2m | $3,943,946$3.9m |
| 195 | Mats Zuccarello-Aasen | Minnesota Wild | 14 seasons | $54.8m | $3,916,725$3.9m |
| 196 | Ben Bishop | Buffalo Sabres | 12 seasons | $47.0m | $3,915,041$3.9m |
| 197 | Jaccob Slavin | Carolina Hurricanes | 10 seasons | $39.1m | $3,910,164$3.9m |
| 198 | Tomas Tatar | New Jersey Devils | 10 seasons | $39.1m | $3,910,000$3.9m |
| 199 | Andrew Ladd | Arizona Coyotes | 18 seasons | $70.1m | $3,896,367$3.9m |
| 200 | Nick Leddy | St Louis Blues | 16 seasons | $62.3m | $3,894,802$3.9m |
| 201 | Nathan Horton | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 seasons | $58.4m | $3,893,461$3.9m |
| 202 | Mattias Ekholm | Nashville Predators | 13 seasons | $50.5m | $3,884,423$3.9m |
| 203 | Brock Nelson | New York Islanders | 13 seasons | $50.4m | $3,875,333$3.9m |
| 204 | Sam Reinhart | Florida Panthers | 9 seasons | $34.7m | $3,853,611$3.9m |
| 205 | Adam Pelech | New York Islanders | 14 seasons | $53.9m | $3,850,522$3.9m |
| 206 | Neal Pionk | Winnipeg Jets | 8 seasons | $30.8m | $3,848,077$3.8m |
| 207 | Jakob Silfverberg | Anaheim Ducks | 13 seasons | $49.9m | $3,841,577$3.8m |
| 208 | Brandon Dubinsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 seasons | $57.5m | $3,833,333$3.8m |
| 209 | Nate Schmidt | Vancouver Canucks | 11 seasons | $42.1m | $3,827,051$3.8m |
| 210 | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | 6 seasons | $22.9m | $3,808,333$3.8m |
| 211 | Loui Eriksson | Arizona Coyotes | 17 seasons | $64.7m | $3,806,923$3.8m |
| 212 | Derek Stepan | Carolina Hurricanes | 13 seasons | $49.5m | $3,804,207$3.8m |
| 213 | Reilly Smith | Vegas Golden Knights | 9 seasons | $34.2m | $3,794,444$3.8m |
| 214 | Marc Staal | Florida Panthers | 15 seasons | $56.9m | $3,792,650$3.8m |
| 215 | Mike Hoffman | Montreal Canadiens | 11 seasons | $41.6m | $3,782,033$3.8m |
| 216 | Alexander Semin | Montreal Canadiens | 15 seasons | $56.6m | $3,773,171$3.8m |
| 217 | Jason Zucker | Anaheim Ducks | 12 seasons | $45.2m | $3,766,651$3.8m |
| 218 | David Clarkson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12 seasons | $45.2m | $3,765,092$3.8m |
| 219 | Dmitry Orlov | Washington Capitals | 10 seasons | $37.6m | $3,759,000$3.8m |
| 220 | Bryan Little | Arizona Coyotes | 17 seasons | $63.7m | $3,747,418$3.7m |
| 221 | Mathew Dumba | Minnesota Wild | 10 seasons | $37.4m | $3,742,057$3.7m |
| 222 | Ryan Miller | Anaheim Ducks | 17 seasons | $63.6m | $3,738,832$3.7m |
| 223 | Josh Anderson | Montreal Canadiens | 12 seasons | $44.8m | $3,736,141$3.7m |
| 224 | Yanni Gourde | Seattle Kraken | 9 seasons | $33.6m | $3,733,333$3.7m |
| 225 | Michael Matheson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 11 seasons | $41.0m | $3,728,375$3.7m |
| 226 | Brady Skjei | Carolina Hurricanes | 9 seasons | $33.5m | $3,720,309$3.7m |
| 227 | Samuel Girard | Colorado Avalanche | 10 seasons | $37.1m | $3,711,533$3.7m |
| 228 | Semyon Varlamov | New York Islanders | 16 seasons | $59.4m | $3,710,537$3.7m |
| 229 | Johnny Boychuk | Buffalo Sabres | 15 seasons | $55.0m | $3,669,309$3.7m |
| 230 | Phillip Grubauer | Seattle Kraken | 13 seasons | $47.7m | $3,667,308$3.7m |
| 231 | Joel Eriksson Ek | Minnesota Wild | 13 seasons | $47.7m | $3,665,962$3.7m |
| 232 | Alexander Steen | St Louis Blues | 16 seasons | $58.1m | $3,633,234$3.6m |
| 233 | Joel Farabee | Philadelphia Flyers | 9 seasons | $32.7m | $3,628,740$3.6m |
| 234 | Noah Hanifin | Calgary Flames | 9 seasons | $32.5m | $3,608,333$3.6m |
| 235 | Kyle Okposo | Buffalo Sabres | 16 seasons | $57.7m | $3,607,233$3.6m |
| 236 | Shayne Gostisbehere | Philadelphia Flyers | 8 seasons | $28.8m | $3,606,250$3.6m |
| 237 | Ryan Ellis | Philadelphia Flyers | 18 seasons | $64.9m | $3,603,564$3.6m |
| 238 | Alex Tuch | Buffalo Sabres | 10 seasons | $36.0m | $3,602,500$3.6m |
| 239 | Keith Yandle | Philadelphia Flyers | 18 seasons | $64.8m | $3,600,750$3.6m |
| 240 | Danny DeKeyser | Detroit Red Wings | 10 seasons | $36.0m | $3,599,262$3.6m |
| 241 | Bryan Rust | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 seasons | $46.7m | $3,590,000$3.6m |
| 242 | Patric Hornqvist | Florida Panthers | 16 seasons | $57.4m | $3,587,652$3.6m |
| 243 | Jacob Markstrom | Calgary Flames | 15 seasons | $53.6m | $3,575,359$3.6m |
| 244 | Tyson Barrie | Edmonton Oilers | 13 seasons | $46.4m | $3,569,146$3.6m |
| 245 | Jonathan Marchessault | Vegas Golden Knights | 9 seasons | $32.1m | $3,566,667$3.6m |
| 246 | Shea Theodore | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 seasons | $39.2m | $3,566,424$3.6m |
| 247 | Charlie Coyle | Boston Bruins | 14 seasons | $49.9m | $3,565,488$3.6m |
| 248 | Alexander Debrincat | Ottawa Senators | 6 seasons | $21.3m | $3,558,333$3.6m |
| 249 | Alex Goligoski | Minnesota Wild | 17 seasons | $60.2m | $3,542,596$3.5m |
| 250 | John Marino | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8 seasons | $28.3m | $3,531,250$3.5m |
3 seasons is the floor. Below it the figure is one contract with a rank printed beside it, and a single maximum year would take the whole top of this table off men who never signed a second deal.
Frequently asked questions
Who tops the NHL seasons list?
Connor McDavid, $9,602,273 (11 seasons), against a career total of $105,625,000.
What does the per season column add up to?
$1,230,474,709 across the 250 rows here, an average of $4,921,899 each. The ten at the top hold 6.6% of it.
How many clear $1 million?
250 of the 250 rows.
Where does this figure come from?
Contract money and nothing else: basic salary, signing bonus, incentives and a trade bonus where a deal carried one. No endorsement, no appearance fee, no business income.
Why does the table stop at 250?
Because below it the question stops being interesting: the 1,084 careers on record produce tens of thousands of rows on this cut, and the ranking that matters is the top of it. The all-time list carries every career we hold.
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