List of team payrolls in the NHL
Year Team payroll % change Median salary Top paid player ( s ) Highest salary
1999-2000 $ 16,600,000 22.06%
2000-01 $ 18,437,500 11.07% $ 725,000 Cliff Ronning $ 1,750,000
2001-02 $ 18,700,000 1.42% $ 800,000 Mike Dunham $ 2,600,000
2002-03 $ 23,932,500 27.98% $ 837,500 Jason York $ 2,000,000
2003-04 $ 21,932,500 -8.36% $ 700,000 Kimmo Timonen Jason York $ 2,000,000
2005-06 $ 31,649,440 44.30% $ 922,070 Paul Kariya $ 4,500,000
2006-07 $ 43,011,600 35.90% $ 1,525,000 Peter Forsberg $ 5,750,000
2007-08 $ 30,273,340 -29.62% $ 800,000 Jason Arnott $ 4,500,000
Western Conference -- Central Division
These are the salaries for the Nashville Predators .
Here are several tables of National Hockey League team payrolls for each team in the NHL. For simplicity, players traded mid-season are considered to be on the payroll of the team acquiring that player.