| Year | Team | Amount | Retain | Note |
|---|
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.5 crore | Retained | DK was retained by RCB for IPL 2024 | |
| 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.5 crore | Retained | Retained by team before auction. | |
| 2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.5 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL 2022 season. | |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7.4 crore | Retained | Dinesh Karthik was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2021, hence no new auction amount was set for that year. | |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5.4 crore | Retained | Dinesh Karthik was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2020 season; therefore, there was no new auction bid for him. | |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7.4 crore | Retained | Dinesh Karthik was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2019 season. | |
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7.4 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was appointed as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2018 season. | |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 2.3 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was purchased by Gujarat Lions for INR 2.3 crore during the IPL 2017 auction. | |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 2.3 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Gujarat Lions for the IPL 2016 season. | |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10.5 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2015 auction for 10.5 crore. | |
| 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | 12.5 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was one of the most expensive buys in the IPL 2014 auction. | |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 12.5 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was one of the most sought-after players during the 2013 IPL auction. | |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | 12.4 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was sold to Mumbai Indians in the 2012 IPL auction. | |
| 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | 4.14 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Kings XI Punjab during the IPL 2011 auction. | |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 1.12 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL 2010 auction for ?1.12 crore. | |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.1 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Delhi Daredevils for the 2009 IPL season. | |
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.26 crore | Bought | Dinesh Karthik was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural IPL auction. | |