Despite their undisputed value on the ice, NHL goaltenders earn a limited piece of the economic pie. The highest-paid goaltender is the 13th highest-paid player overall in the NHL.
The Canadiens’ Carey Price is the highest-paid goaltender earning $10.5 million annually. Price signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension in 2017 and is set to be a free agent again in 2026.
The Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky and Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy hold the second and third positions making $10 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
Fourth on the list is the Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck at $8.5 million.
In 2023, Hellebuyck signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension to remain in Winnipeg. Rounding out the top five is Islanders stopper Ilya Sorokin, along with newly-extended Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman. Sorokin makes $8.25 million annually after signing an eight-year, $66 million contract extension.
The market for goaltenders will shift soon with more salary cap increases expected for the booming NHL. Igo Shesterkin’s deal with the Rangers for $11.5 million AAV will catapult him to the top of the list in 2025-2026 as the highest-paid NHL goaltender when it kicks in.
The Highest-Paid Goaltenders
Here is the full list of the 25 highest-paid goaltenders by average salary. The list was compiled using data from Spotrac.
- Updated: March 9th, 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Compensation |
| 1 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | $10.5 million |
| 2 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Florida Panthers | $10 million |
| 3 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | $9.5 million |
| 4 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | $8.5 million |
| T-5 | Ilya Sorokin | New York Islanders | $8.25 million |
| T-5 | Jeremy Swayman | Boston Bruins | $8.25 million |
| 7 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | $6.4 million |
| T-8 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | $6 million |
| T-8 | Jacob Markstrom | New Jersey Devils | $6 million |
| 10 | Phillip Grubauer | Seattle Kraken | $5.9 million |
| 11 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | $5.67 million |
| 12 | Elvis Merzlikins | Columbus Blue Jackets | $5.4 million |
| 13 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | $5.38 million |
| 14 | Darcy Kuemper | Los Angeles Kings | $5.25 million |
| T-15 | Robin Lehner | Vegas Golden Knights | $5 million |
| T-15 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | $5 million |
| T-15 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | $5 million |
| T-15 | Linus Ullmark | Ottawa Senators | $5 million |
| 19 | Adin Hill | Vegas Golden Knights | $4.9 million |
| T-20 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Buffalo Sabres | $4.75 million |
| T-20 | Ville Husso | Anaheim Ducks | $4.75 million |
| 22 | Spencer Knight | Chicago Blackhawks | $4.5 million |
| 23 | Petr Mrazek | Detroit Red Wings | $4.25 million |
| T-24 | Jake Oettinger | Dallas Stars | $4 million |
| T-24 | Joonas Korpisalo | Boston Bruins | $4 million |
