CELTIC · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Celtic
Callum McGregor has earned AU$24.5m at Celtic across 10 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 13 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$405m
PLAYERS RANKED100
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB87
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Celtic history
These 20 players took AU$201.2m between them, 50% of everything Celtic has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Celtic player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Celtic wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum McGregor Current squad | AU$24.5m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Scott Brown | AU$18.1m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 3 | James Forrest Current squad | AU$16.6m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Cameron Carter-Vickers Current squad | AU$15.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 5 | Mohamed Elyounoussi | AU$11.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 6 | Kieran Tierney Current squad | AU$11.3m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 7 | Tom Rogic | AU$9.1m | 8 | 2015-2022 |
| 8 | Tom Rogić | AU$9.1m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 9 | Anthony Ralston Current squad | AU$8.1m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 10 | Julián Araujo | AU$8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Leigh Griffiths | AU$8m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 12 | Daizen Maeda | AU$7.9m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 13 | Nir Bitton | AU$7.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 14 | Fraser Forster | AU$7.1m | 1 | 2020 |
| 15 | Patrick Roberts | AU$7.1m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 16 | Reo Hatate | AU$6.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 17 | Alistair Johnston Current squad | AU$6.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 18 | Odsonne Édouard | AU$6.7m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 19 | Daniel Arzani | AU$6.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 20 | Jota (João Filipe) Current squad | AU$5.8m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 21 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Current squad | AU$5.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Craig Gordon | AU$5.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 23 | Greg Taylor | AU$5.6m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 24 | Diego Laxalt | AU$5.6m | 1 | 2021 |
| 25 | Kyogo Furuhashi | AU$5.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 26 | Christopher Jullien | AU$5.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 27 | James McCarthy | AU$5.5m | 4 | 2022-2025 |
| 28 | Jozo Simunovic | AU$5.1m | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| 29 | Jeremy Toljan | AU$5.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 30 | Tomas Cvancara | AU$5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Cristian Gamboa | AU$5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 32 | Liel Abada | AU$4.9m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 33 | Charlie Mulgrew | AU$4.7m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 34 | Moussa Dembélé | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 35 | Dedryck Boyata | AU$4.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 36 | Joe Hart | AU$4.4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 37 | Kristoffer Ajer | AU$4.3m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 38 | Scott Bain | AU$4.3m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 39 | Shane Duffy | AU$4.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 40 | Arne Engels | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Junior Adamu | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Kelechi Iheanacho | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Olivier Ntcham | AU$4.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 44 | Ismaïla Soro | AU$4m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 45 | Matt O'Riley | AU$3.8m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 46 | David Turnbull | AU$3.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 47 | Carl Starfelt | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 48 | Albian Ajeti | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Filip Benkovic | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2019 |
| 50 | Benjamin Nygren Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Paulo Bernardo | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 52 | Mikey Johnston | AU$2.7m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 53 | Auston Trusty Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Kasper Schmeichel | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Alexandro Bernabéi | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 56 | Jack Hendry | AU$2.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 57 | Stephen Welsh | AU$2.3m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 58 | Ryan Christie | AU$2.3m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 59 | Adam Idah | AU$2.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Liam Scales Current squad | AU$2.2m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 61 | Michel-Ange Balikwisha | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Mubarak Wakaso | AU$2m | 1 | 2015 |
| 63 | Efe Ambrose | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 64 | Moritz Bauer | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 65 | Vasilis Barkas | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 66 | Stuart Armstrong | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 67 | Charly Musonda | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 68 | Josip Juranović | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2022 |
| 69 | Luis Palma | AU$1.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Boli Bolingoli | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2020 |
| 71 | Jonjoe Kenny | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Luca Connell | AU$1.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 73 | Erik Sviatchenko | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Hatem Abd Elhamed | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 75 | Luke McCowan Current squad | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Marcelo Saracchi | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 77 | Oh Hyeon-Gyu | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 78 | Marian Shved | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 79 | Maik Nawrocki | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Nicolas Kühn | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Oliver Burke | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 82 | Sead Hakšabanovic | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 83 | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 84 | Patryk Klimala | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 85 | Timothy Weah | AU$885k | 1 | 2019 |
| 86 | Giorgos Giakoumakis | AU$806k | 1 | 2022 |
| 87 | Tomoki Iwata | AU$806k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 88 | Jeremie Frimpong | AU$796k | 1 | 2020 |
| 89 | Lee O'Connor | AU$688k | 1 | 2020 |
| 90 | Darnell Fisher | AU$668k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 91 | Karamoko Dembélé | AU$649k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 92 | Jonathan Afolabi | AU$403k | 1 | 2022 |
| 93 | Liam Henderson | AU$295k | 1 | 2017 |
| 94 | Brody Paterson | AU$177k | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 95 | Colby Donovan Current squad | AU$176k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 96 | Ewan Otoo | AU$147k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 97 | Bosun Lawal | AU$126k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 98 | Armstrong Oko-Flex | AU$9k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 99 | Jack Aitchison | AU$6k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 100 | Leo Fuhr Hjelde | AU$3k | 1 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Celtic?
Callum McGregor, with AU$24.5m across 10 seasons at Celtic.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 100 players we hold a Celtic wage for, from 2014 to 2026.