| Forwards | Pos | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 9,538,462 | 9,538,462 | 9,538,462 | UFA | | | | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | LW | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,800,000 | UFA |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 6,700,000 | 6,700,000 | UFA | | | | | |
| TJ Oshie | RW | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | UFA |
| Lars Eller | C | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | UFA | | |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 3,000,000 | RFA | | | | | | |
| Brett Connolly | RW | 1,500,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | 1,000,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Tom Wilson | RW | RFA | | | | | | | |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | UFA | | | | | | | |
| Defense | | | | | | | | | |
| John Carlson | D | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | UFA | | | | |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | UFA | | |
| Michal Kempny | D | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | UFA | | | |
| Jakub Jerabek | D | UFA | | | | | | | |
| Madison Bowey | D | RFA | | | | | | | |
| Goalies | | | | | | | | | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 6,100,000 | 6,100,000 | UFA | | | | | |
| Actual Payroll | | 78,300,000 | 68,850,000 | 42,050,000 | 30,500,000 | 21,800,000 | 19,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Salary Cap Payroll | | 66,238,462 | 60,738,462 | 47,938,462 | 32,650,000 | 30,150,000 | 21,550,000 | 21,550,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Cap Space | | 13,261,538 | | | | | | | |
