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Pittsburgh Penguins 2026 - payroll & player salaries
National Hockey League, the men's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$95,322,360$95.3m
WEEKLY TOTAL$1,833,122$1.8m
ACTIVE ROSTER24
PLAYERS LISTED50
HIGHEST PAIDErik Karlsson · $11,500,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $87,026,191 · up 13% since 2017
$77m 17
$79m 18
$85m 19
$85m 20
$85m 21
$81m 22
$74m 23
$81m 24
$87m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Pittsburgh Penguins
Active roster · 24 players
Top 16 of 24 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000$11.5m | Defenseman | $10,000,000$10.0m | 11.06% | $1,500,000$1.5m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| Sidney Crosby | $8,700,000$8.7m | Center | $8,700,000$8.7m | 8.37% | $1,090,000 | $6,530,000$6.5m |
| Yegor Chinakhov | $6,250,000$6.3m | Right wing | $6,250,000$6.3m | 6.01% | $6,250,000$6.3m | - |
| Kris Letang | $6,100,000$6.1m | Defenseman | $6,100,000$6.1m | 5.87% | $1,000,000 | $3,800,000$3.8m |
| Evgeni Malkin | $5,500,000$5.5m | Center | $5,500,000$5.5m | 5.29% | $2,500,000$2.5m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Bryan Rust | $5,125,000$5.1m | Right wing | $5,125,000$5.1m | 4.93% | $5,125,000$5.1m | - |
| Samuel Girard | $5,000,000$5.0m | Defenseman | $5,000,000$5.0m | 4.81% | $5,000,000$5.0m | - |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | $5,000,000$5.0m | Left wing | $5,000,000$5.0m | 4.81% | $5,000,000$5.0m | - |
| Rickard Rakell | $5,000,000$5.0m | Center | $5,000,000$5.0m | 4.81% | $3,600,000$3.6m | - |
| Ryan Graves | $4,500,000$4.5m | Defenseman | $4,500,000$4.5m | 4.33% | $1,750,000$1.7m | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $4,000,000$4.0m | Defenseman | $4,000,000$4.0m | 3.85% | $4,000,000$4.0m | - |
| Ville Koivunen | $4,000,000$4.0m | Right wing | $4,000,000$4.0m | 3.85% | $850,000 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Thomas Novak | $3,500,000$3.5m | Center | $3,500,000$3.5m | 3.37% | $3,500,000$3.5m | - |
| Nicholas Robertson | $3,250,000$3.2m | Left wing | $3,250,000$3.2m | 3.13% | $3,250,000$3.2m | - |
| Kaedan Korczak | $3,250,000$3.2m | Defenseman | $3,250,000$3.2m | 3.13% | $1,250,000 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Arturs Silovs | $2,800,000$2.8m | Goaltender | $2,800,000$2.8m | 2.69% | $2,500,000$2.5m | $300,000 |
| Connor Dewar | $2,250,000$2.3m | Center | $2,250,000$2.3m | 2.16% | $2,250,000$2.3m | - |
| Blake Lizotte | $2,250,000$2.3m | Center | $2,250,000$2.3m | 2.16% | $2,250,000$2.3m | - |
| Justin Brazeau | $1,500,000$1.5m | Right wing | $1,500,000$1.5m | 1.44% | $1,500,000$1.5m | - |
| Declan Carlile | $1,500,000$1.5m | Defenseman | $1,500,000$1.5m | 1.44% | $1,500,000$1.5m | - |
| Hendrix Lapierre | $1,300,000 | Center | $1,300,000 | 1.25% | $1,475,000$1.5m | - |
| Elmer Soderblom | $1,125,000 | Right wing | $1,125,000 | 1.08% | $1,125,000 | - |
| Benjamin Kindel | $986,250 | Center | $986,250 | 0.95% | $877,500 | $97,500 |
| Sergei Murashov | $936,110 | Goaltender | $936,110 | 0.90% | $850,000 | $86,110 |
| Listed total | $95,322,360$95.3m | $93,822,360$93.8m | $59,992,500$60.0m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | ACQUIRED VIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon | $500,000 | Defenseman | $500,000 | 0.48% | traded |
Additional contracts · 25 players
Top 16 of 25 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | INCENTIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Zonnon | $1,075,000 | Right wing | 1.03% | $922,500 | $102,500 | $100,000 |
| Tomas Galvas | $1,007,500 | Defenseman | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Gabriel D'Aigle | $995,000 | Goaltender | 0.96% | $850,000 | $94,425 | - |
| Jake Livanavage | $975,000 | Defenseman | 0.94% | $877,500 | $97,500 | $250,000 |
| Melvin Fernström | $965,000 | Right wing | 0.93% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $102,500 |
| Chase Pietila | $960,000 | Defenseman | 0.92% | $850,000 | $85,000 | - |
| Peyton Kettles | $958,333 | Defenseman | 0.92% | $850,000 | $87,500 | - |
| Finn Harding | $955,000 | Defenseman | 0.92% | $850,000 | $80,000 | - |
| Mikhail Ilyin | $951,667 | Right wing | 0.92% | $850,000 | $75,000 | - |
| Rutger McGroarty | $950,000 | Left wing | 0.91% | $855,000 | $95,000 | $500,000 |
| Tristan Broz | $942,500 | Center | 0.91% | $850,000 | $92,500 | - |
| Daniel Laatsch | $935,000 | Defenseman | 0.90% | $850,000 | $85,000 | - |
| Atley Calvert | $930,000 | Center | 0.89% | $850,000 | $55,000 | - |
| Harrison Brunicke | $929,166 | Defenseman | 0.89% | $850,000 | $87,500 | - |
| Avery Hayes | $905,000 | Forward | 0.87% | $850,000 | $55,000 | - |
| Caleb Jones | $900,000 | Defenseman | 0.87% | $900,000 | - | - |
| Owen Pickering | $886,666 | Defenseman | 0.85% | $855,000 | - | - |
| Joel Blomqvist | $875,000 | Goaltender | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Taylor Gauthier | $850,000 | Goaltender | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| David Gustafsson | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Filip Hallander | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Philip Kemp | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Oliver Okullar | $850,000 | Left wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Ilya Solovyov | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Tanner Howe | $845,833 | Left wing | 0.81% | $850,000 | $87,500 | - |
| Listed total | $23,041,665$23.0m | $21,410,000$21.4m | $1,379,425$1.4m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pittsburgh Penguins' yearly total?
Pittsburgh Penguins' yearly total is $95,322,360.
How many players are on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster?
24 players on the Pittsburgh Penguins active roster. We list a further 26 carried beyond it.