Pierre-Luc Dubois is the highest-paid Washington Capitals player this season. His payroll salary of $11,250,000 is $250,000 more than the next closest player.
Highest-Paid Capitals Players
| Rank | Player | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $11.25 Million |
| 2 | Alex Ovechkin | LW | $11 Million |
| 3 | Thomas Wilson | RW | $9 Million |
| 4 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | $8 Million |
| T-5 | John Carlson | D | $6 Million |
| T-5 | Dylan Strome | C | $6 Million |
| 7 | Andrew Mangiapane | LW | $5.8 Million |
| 8 | Rasmus Sandin | D | $5 Million |
| 9 | Nick Jensen | D | $4.15 Million |
| 10 | T.J. Oshie | RW | $4 Million |
1. Pierre-Luc Dubois – $11.25 Million
Dubois, 26, was traded for a third time since 2021, going from the Kings to the Capitals in late June.
He’s coming off his lowest point total (40) of his career, but his current contract runs through 2030-31.
2. Alex Ovechkin – $11 Million
Alex Ovechkin’s contract keeps him in Washington through his age-40 season. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 draft has spent his entire career with the Capitals.
3. Thomas Wilson – $9 Million
Wilson signed a seven-year extension worth $45.5 million last August to stay with the only team he’s ever known since being drafted in the first round in 2012.
4. Nicklas Backstrom – $8 Million
Backstrom, 37, enters the final season of his five-year, $46 million deal with the Capitals.
T-5. John Carlson – $6 Million
Carlson won’t be a free agent until 2026, when he will be 37 years old.
T-5. Dylan Strome – $6 Million
After joining the Capitals in 2022-23, Strome signed a five-year extension for $25 million in February of that campaign. He will be a free agent in 2029, when he will be 31 years old.
7. Andrew Mangiapane – $5.8 Million
Washington sent a second-round pick to the Calgary Flames this offseason for Mangiapane, who can become a free agent next summer.
8. Rasmus Sandin – $5 Million
Instead of letting Sandin become a restricted free agent, Washington gave the defenseman a five-year, $23 million contract in March. Sandin is now under team control through his age-28 season in 2028-29.
9. Nick Jensen – $4.15 Million
The 34-year-old defenseman has two years left on his contract after signing a 3-year, $12.15 million extension in 2023.
10. T.J. Oshie – $4 Million
Oshio has been with the team since 2015, but his contract with the Capitals ends after this season.
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