The salivary glands are the site of origin of a wide variety of neoplasms. The histopathology of these tumors is said to be the most complex and diverse of any organ in the body. Although infrequent, salivary gland tumors with a dominant population of clear staining cells present problems in differential diagnosis. When clear cells predominate the tumor cell population arriving at a particular diagnosis is difficult. Hence this review focuses on this heterogenous group of clear cell neoplasms of salivary gland and attempts to shed light on some of the characteristics that help distinguish one neoplasm from another.