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. Sorokin makes $8.25 million annually after signing an eight-year, $66 million contract extension.
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: April 24, 2024
- Will be updated again: July 1, 2024
| 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 |
| 5 | Ilya Sorokin | New York Islanders | $8.25 million |
| 6 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | $6.4 million |
| T-7 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | $6 million |
| T-7 | Jacob Markstrom | Calgary Flames | $6 million |
| 9 | Phillip Grubauer | Seattle Kraken | $5.9 million |
| 10 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | $5.67 million |
| 11 | Elvis Merzlikins | Columbus Blue Jackets | $5.4 million |
| 12 | Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | $5.38 million |
| 13 | Darcy Kuemper | Washington Capitals | $5.25 million |
| T-14 | Robin Lehner | Vegas Golden Knights | $5 million |
| T-14 | Jack Campbell | Edmonton Oilers | $5 million |
| T-14 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | $5 million |
| T-14 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | $5 million |
| T-14 | Linus Ullmark | Boston Bruins | $5 million |
| 19 | Adin Hill | Vegas Golden Knights | $4.9 million |
| 20 | Ville Husso | Detroit Red Wings | $4.75 million |
| 21 | Petr Mrazek | Chicago Blackhawks | $4.25 million |
| T-22 | Jake Oettinger | Dallas Stars | $4 million |
| T-22 | Joonas Korpisalo | Ottawa Senators | $4 million |
| 24 | Jake Allen | New Jersey Devils | $3.85 million |
| 25 | Filip Gustavsson | Minnesota Wild | $3.75 million |
