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Vegas Golden Knights 2026 - payroll & player salaries
National Hockey League, the men's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$114,560,349$114.6m
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,203,084$2.2m
ACTIVE ROSTER23
PLAYERS LISTED48
HIGHEST PAIDJack Eichel · $13,500,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $98,229,912 · up 78% since 2017
$55m 17
$68m 18
$86m 19
$81m 20
$81m 21
$83m 22
$91m 23
$98m 24
$98m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Vegas Golden Knights
Active roster · 23 players
Top 16 of 23 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | $13,500,000$13.5m | Center | $13,500,000$13.5m | 12.98% | $850,000 | $16,850,000$16.8m |
| Mitchell Marner | $12,000,000$12.0m | Right wing | $12,000,000$12.0m | 11.54% | $4,000,000$4.0m | $10,000,000$10.0m |
| Mark Stone | $9,500,000$9.5m | Right wing | $9,500,000$9.5m | 9.13% | $1,000,000 | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000$8.8m | Defenseman | $8,800,000$8.8m | 8.46% | $8,800,000$8.8m | - |
| Rasmus Andersson | $8,500,000$8.5m | Defenseman | $8,500,000$8.5m | 8.17% | $5,250,000$5.3m | $5,250,000$5.3m |
| Shea Theodore | $7,425,000$7.4m | Defenseman | $7,425,000$7.4m | 7.14% | $1,000,000 | $8,500,000$8.5m |
| Noah Hanifin | $7,350,000$7.3m | Defenseman | $7,350,000$7.3m | 7.07% | $2,000,000$2.0m | $7,500,000$7.5m |
| Tomas Hertl | $8,137,500$8.1m | Center | $6,750,000$6.8m | 7.82% | $3,250,000$3.2m | $4,750,000$4.8m |
| Adin Hill | $6,250,000$6.3m | Goaltender | $6,250,000$6.3m | 6.01% | $1,000,000 | $7,000,000$7.0m |
| William Karlsson | $5,900,000$5.9m | Center | $5,900,000$5.9m | 5.67% | $5,600,000$5.6m | - |
| Ivan Barbashev | $5,000,000$5.0m | Center | $5,000,000$5.0m | 4.81% | $4,200,000$4.2m | - |
| Jeremy Lauzon | $4,000,000$4.0m | Defenseman | $4,000,000$4.0m | 3.85% | $1,700,000$1.7m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| Brayden McNabb | $3,650,000$3.7m | Defenseman | $3,650,000$3.7m | 3.51% | $3,500,000$3.5m | - |
| Nic Dowd | $3,000,000$3.0m | Center | $3,000,000$3.0m | 2.88% | $3,000,000$3.0m | - |
| Brett Howden | $2,500,000$2.5m | Center | $2,500,000$2.5m | 2.40% | $2,500,000$2.5m | - |
| Carter Hart | $2,000,000$2.0m | Goaltender | $2,000,000$2.0m | 1.92% | $1,775,000$1.8m | - |
| Victor Olofsson | $1,638,330$1.6m | Right wing | $1,638,330$1.6m | 1.58% | $1,638,330$1.6m | - |
| Trevor Connelly | $974,167 | Left wing | $974,167 | 0.94% | $877,500 | $97,500 |
| Dylan Coghlan | $875,000 | Defenseman | $875,000 | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Marc Gatcomb | $875,000 | Center | $875,000 | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Ville Heinola | $850,000 | Defenseman | $850,000 | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Alexander Holtz | $835,352 | Right wing | $835,352 | 0.80% | $850,000 | - |
| Parker Wotherspoon | $1,000,000 | Defenseman | $500,000 | 0.96% | $1,000,000 | - |
| Listed total | $114,560,349$114.6m | $112,672,849$112.7m | $56,340,830$56.3m |
Additional contracts · 25 players
Top 16 of 25 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Davies | $1,150,000 | Defenseman | 1.11% | $1,150,000 | - |
| Juho Piiparinen | $1,075,000 | Defenseman | 1.03% | $922,500 | $102,500 |
| Pavel Moysevich | $980,000 | Goaltender | 0.94% | $850,000 | $80,000 |
| Alexander Weiermair | $975,000 | Center | 0.94% | $850,000 | $75,000 |
| Bronson Ride | $970,500 | Defenseman | 0.93% | $850,000 | $70,500 |
| Tuomas Uronen | $952,500 | Right wing | 0.92% | $850,000 | $77,500 |
| Trent Swick | $950,000 | Left wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $75,000 |
| Jackson Hallum | $942,500 | Center | 0.91% | $850,000 | $92,500 |
| Cameron Whitehead | $937,500 | Goaltender | 0.90% | $850,000 | $87,500 |
| Kai Uchacz | $920,000 | Center | 0.88% | $850,000 | $70,000 |
| Braeden Bowman | $912,500 | Forward | 0.88% | $850,000 | $62,500 |
| Viliam Kmec | $908,333 | Defenseman | 0.87% | $850,000 | $55,000 |
| Jordan Gustafson | $905,000 | Center | 0.87% | $850,000 | - |
| Mathieu Cataford | $901,666 | Center | 0.87% | $850,000 | - |
| Raphael Lavoie | $900,000 | Center | 0.87% | $900,000 | - |
| Carl Lindbom | $900,000 | Goaltender | 0.87% | $850,000 | - |
| Ben Hemmerling | $896,111 | Right wing | 0.86% | $850,000 | - |
| Matyas Sapovaliv | $878,334 | Center | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Adam Ginning | $875,000 | Defenseman | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Antti Tuomisto | $875,000 | Defenseman | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Lukas Cormier | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Jakub Demek | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Joe Fleming | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Jaycob Megna | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Jonas Rondbjerg | $850,000 | Right wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Listed total | $23,054,944$23.1m | $21,672,500$21.7m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vegas Golden Knights' yearly total?
Vegas Golden Knights' yearly total is $114,560,349.
How many players are on the Vegas Golden Knights roster?
23 players on the Vegas Golden Knights active roster. We list a further 25 carried beyond it.