Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Russian Premier League player wages

The 17 clubs we track in Russian Premier League pay a combined AU$5,839,862 a week. Wílmar Barrios is the best paid, on AU$134,190 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$5.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$303.7m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$27k
CLUBS TRACKED17

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$1.2m Spartak Moscow
AU$998k Dinamo Moscow
AU$632k CSKA Moscow
AU$606k FC Krasnodar
AU$574k Lokomotiv Moscow
AU$465k Rubin Kazan
AU$372k FC Sochi
AU$355k FC Rostov
AU$301k Akhmat Grozny
AU$223k Krylja Sovetov Samara
AU$57k Akron Togliatti
AU$40k Dinamo Makhachkala
AU$16k Rodina Moscow
AU$15k Baltika Kaliningrad
AU$14k Fakel Voronezh
AU$198 FC Orenburg
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Highest paid in Russian Premier League

Top 10 earners take 18% of the league's wage bill

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01 Wílmar Barrios Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$134,190
02 Wendel Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$134,190
03 Jhon Córdoba FC Krasnodar
AU$124,740
04 Luiz Henrique Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$119,070
05 Gedson Fernandes Spartak Moscow
AU$115,290
06 Matheus Reis CSKA Moscow
AU$107,730
07 Mirlind Daku Spartak Moscow
AU$92,610
08 Esequiel Barco Spartak Moscow
AU$81,270
09 Douglas Santos Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$81,270
10 Maxim Glushenkov Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$77,490
11 Roman Zobnin Spartak Moscow
AU$73,710
12 Alexandr Sobolev Zenit St. Petersburg
AU$68,040
13 Pablo Solari Spartak Moscow
AU$64,260
14 Nail Umyarov Spartak Moscow
AU$60,480
15 Bitello Dinamo Moscow
AU$56,700
16 Dmitry Barinov CSKA Moscow
AU$54,810
17 Igor Akinfeev CSKA Moscow
AU$52,920
18 Alexandr Maximenko Spartak Moscow
AU$52,920
19 Ilzat Akhmetov Krylja Sovetov Samara
AU$49,140
20 Daniil Khlusevich Spartak Moscow
AU$47,250

What a Russian Premier League player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 201 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 569 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
4% 9 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
3% 7 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
9% 19 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
25% 50 players
AU$19k-AU$47k
48% 96 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$47k-AU$189k
10% 20 players

Median AU$22,680 a week against an average of AU$26,929, across the 201 players this covers.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$19,790 · 8%
Defenders
AU$23,978 · 30%
Midfielders
AU$31,281 · 21%
Attackers
AU$31,935 · 40%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$612 16-19
AU$6k 20-22
AU$14k 23-25
AU$18k 26-28
AU$19k 29-31
AU$20k 32-34
AU$15k 35+

Where Russian Premier League players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Russia
403 players Brazil
33 players Serbia
11 players Argentina
9 players
Armenia
7 players
Colombia
6 players Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 players
Belarus
6 players
Morocco
5 players Albania
4 players

Every Russian Premier League club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Russian Premier League club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Zenit St. Petersburg AU$1,170,855 AU$60,884,460 AU$52,353 33 Wílmar Barrios AU$134,190
Spartak Moscow AU$998,213 AU$51,907,073 AU$44,973 36 Gedson Fernandes AU$115,290
Dinamo Moscow AU$631,956 AU$32,861,687 AU$29,015 33 Bitello AU$56,700
CSKA Moscow AU$606,284 AU$31,526,750 AU$37,350 36 Matheus Reis AU$107,730
FC Krasnodar AU$573,606 AU$29,827,489 AU$28,577 45 Jhon Córdoba AU$124,740
Lokomotiv Moscow AU$464,808 AU$24,170,000 AU$27,654 39 Artem Karpukas AU$41,580
Rubin Kazan AU$372,360 AU$19,362,732 AU$14,988 30 Alexandr Lomovitskiy AU$35,910
FC Sochi AU$354,863 AU$18,452,856 AU$16,653 28 Alexandr Soldatenkov AU$32,130
FC Rostov AU$301,294 AU$15,667,306 AU$17,399 31 Dmitry Chistyakov AU$28,350
Akhmat Grozny AU$223,137 AU$11,603,133 AU$11,302 35 Arsen Adamov AU$30,240
Krylja Sovetov Samara AU$57,337 AU$2,981,520 - 30 Ilzat Akhmetov AU$49,140
Akron Togliatti AU$39,879 AU$2,073,708 - 24 Artem Dzyuba AU$26,460
Dinamo Makhachkala AU$15,541 AU$808,156 - 25 Houssem Mrezigue AU$13,608
Rodina Moscow AU$15,167 AU$788,697 - 48 Andrey Yegorychev AU$8,505
Baltika Kaliningrad AU$14,364 AU$746,928 - 34 Stefan Kovač AU$14,364
Fakel Voronezh AU$198 AU$10,319 - 30 Maxim Turischev AU$198
FC Orenburg - - - 32 Emircan Gürlük -

Frequently asked questions

Russian Premier League wages

What is the total Russian Premier League wage bill?

The 17 clubs we track in Russian Premier League pay a combined AU$5,839,862 per week, or AU$303,672,817 per year, across 569 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Russian Premier League?

Wílmar Barrios of Zenit St. Petersburg, on AU$134,190 per week — AU$6,977,880 a year.

Which Russian Premier League club has the biggest wage bill?

Zenit St. Petersburg, at AU$1,170,855 per week across 33 players.

What is the average Russian Premier League salary?

AU$26,929 a week across the 201 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$22,680.

Compare other leagues

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