| Player | Total Contract Value | Contract Duration | Average | Free Agent in | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Barkley | $9,000,000 | 1 | $9,000,000 | 2000 | $9,000,000 | |||||
| Massenburg | $2,700,000 | 3 | $900,000 | 2000 | $900,000 | |||||
| 2000 Rookie | $2,107,200 | $2,265,240 | $2,423,280 | $3,206,316 | ||||||
| Mobley | $575,000 | 2 | $287,500 | 2000 | $301,875 | $2,200,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Bullard | $6,075,000 | 3 | $2,025,000 | 2001 | $2,025,000 | $2,025,000 | ||||
| Anderson | $6,600,000 | 3 | $2,200,000 | 2002 | $2,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,400,000 | |||
| Drew | $5,130,000 | 4 | $1,282,500 | 2002 | $ 1,163,760 | $ 1,244,880 | $ 1,659,503 | |||
| Rogers | $13,300,000 | 5 | $2,660,000 | 2002 | $2,660,000 | $2,660,000 | $2,660,000 | |||
| Williams | $20,000,000 | 5 | $4,000,000 | 2002 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |||
| Francis | $14,124,000 | 4 | $3,531,000 | 2003 | $3,020,520 | $3,246,960 | $3,473,520 | $4,383,582 | ||
| Thomas | $4,213,000 | 4 | $1,053,250 | 2003 | $858,000 | $921,600 | $986,400 | $1,263,900 | ||
| Olajuwon | $45,000,000 | 3 | $15,000,000 | 2001 | $14,300,000 | $16,000,000 | ||||
| Cato | $42,000,000 | 6 | $7,000,000 | 2005 | $1,300,000 | $5,333,333 | $5,999,999 | $6,666,666 | $7,333,333 | $7,999,999 |
| Miller | 1 | 2000 | $635,000 | |||||||
| Hamilton | 1 | 2000 | $500,000 | |||||||
| Gray | 1 | 2000 | $301,875 | |||||||
| Maloney | 15,000,000 | 7 | $2,142,857 | ? | 2,150,000 | 2,150,000 | ? | ? | ||
| Augmon | 6,400,000 | 2 | $3,200,000 | 2000 | 2,475,000 | |||||
| Shaw,B | 850,000 | 1 | $850,000 | ? | 500,000 | |||||
| McClean | 2,460,000 | 2 | $1,230,000 | ? | 2,460,000 | 2,460,000 | ||||
| Gray,Ed | 832,400 | 1 | $832,400 | ? | 832,400 | |||||
| Total Estimated Rockets Salary | $51,383,430 | $46,548,973 | $27,444,662 | $19,237,428 | $15,539,649 | $7,999,999 | ||||
| Estimated NBA Salary CAP | $ 34,000,000 | $ 37,000,000 | $ 40,000,000 | $ 44,000,000 | $ 48,000,000 | $53,000,000 |