SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · TOP 100

Highest paid Scottish Premiership players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in Scottish Premiership?

Ben Godfrey of Rangers, on AU$151,200 per week — AU$7,862,400 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 Scottish Premiership players earn between them?

AU$1,934,037 per week and AU$100,569,924 per year, which is 79% of the entire Scottish Premiership wage bill.

Q: Which Scottish Premiership club has the most players in the top 100?

Rangers, with 27 of them, paying AU$808,920 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$5,670 per week — that is what Kristijan Trapanovski earns in 100th place.

Ben Godfrey leads on AU$151,200 per week. These 100 players take AU$1,934,037 a week between them - 79% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 345 of the 422 players in Scottish Premiership.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$1.9m

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL79%

MEDIAN AGE25

MOST IN THE LIST27 Rangers

Scottish Premiership league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Rangers 27 AU$809k Celtic 24 AU$694k Aberdeen 13 AU$141k Hibernian 16 AU$131k Motherwell 3 AU$39k Dundee United 5 AU$36k Kilmarnock 5 AU$31k Dundee 4 AU$26k Heart Of Midlothian 1 AU$14k St Johnstone 1 AU$7k St Mirren 1 AU$6k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 26 AU$350k

23-26 40 AU$744k

27-30 24 AU$566k

Over 30 10 AU$274k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 AU$151k #10 AU$40k #100 AU$6k

Ben Godfrey earns 3.8× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 27× the 100th. Half of the AU$1.9m a week on this page goes to the first 18 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Ben Godfrey	AU$151,200	AU$7,862,400	Rangers	England	27	D RC
02	Kieran Tierney	AU$94,500	AU$4,914,000	Celtic	Scotland	28	D/WB L
03	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	AU$81,270	AU$4,226,040	Celtic	England	31	AM RLC
04	Callum McGregor	AU$73,710	AU$3,832,920	Celtic	Scotland	32	DM
05	Cameron Carter-Vickers	AU$69,930	AU$3,636,360	Celtic	United States	27	D C
06	Dan Neil	AU$58,590	AU$3,046,680	Rangers	England	23	DM, AM C
07	Bojan Miovski	AU$43,470	AU$2,260,440	Rangers	North Macedonia	26	ST
08	Rabbi Matondo	AU$43,470	AU$2,260,440	Rangers	Wales	24	AM RL
09	Dujon Sterling	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Rangers	England	25	D RLC, DM, M RC
10	Youssef Chermiti	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Rangers	Portugal	21	ST

11	James Forrest	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Celtic	Scotland	34	AM RL
12	Alistair Johnston	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Celtic	Canada	26	D/WB R
13	Djeidi Gassama	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Rangers	Mauritania	21	AM RL, ST
14	Marius Müller	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Aberdeen	Germany	32	GK
15	Nicolas Raskin	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	Rangers	Belgium	24	DM
16	Jota (João Filipe)	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Celtic	Portugal	26	AM RL
17	John Souttar	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Rangers	Scotland	28	D C
18	Auston Trusty	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	Celtic	United States	26	D LC
19	Reo Hatate	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Celtic	Japan	27	AM C
20	Ryan Don Naderi	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Rangers	Germany	22	AM/F C
21	José Cifuentes	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Rangers	Ecuador	26	DM, AM C
22	Óscar Cortés	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Rangers	Colombia	21	AM RLC
23	Anthony Ralston	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Celtic	Scotland	26	D/WB R
24	Michel-Ange Balikwisha	AU$28,350	AU$1,474,200	Celtic	Congo - Kinshasa	24	AM LC, F C
25	Benjamin Nygren	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Celtic	Sweden	24	AM RLC
26	Connor Barron	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	Rangers	Scotland	22	DM
27	Alex Paulsen	AU$24,570	AU$1,277,640	Motherwell	New Zealand	23	GK
28	James Penrice	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Rangers	Scotland	26	D/WB L
29	Thelo Aasgaard	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Rangers	Norway	23	AM LC
30	Ivor Pandur	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	Rangers	Croatia	25	GK
31	Tochi Chukwuani	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	Rangers	Denmark	22	DM
32	Connor Ronan	AU$15,876	AU$825,552	Aberdeen	Ireland	27	DM, AM C
33	Clinton Nsiala-Makengo	AU$15,876	AU$825,552	Rangers	France	21	D LC
34	Sebastian Tounekti	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	Celtic	Tunisia	23	AM RL
35	Ross Doohan	AU$14,553	AU$756,756	Celtic	Scotland	27	GK
36	Ross McCrorie	AU$14,553	AU$756,756	Rangers	Scotland	27	D/WB R
37	Daisuke Yokota	AU$13,986	AU$727,272	Rangers	Japan	25	AM RLC
38	Ageu	AU$13,797	AU$717,444	Heart Of Midlothian	Brazil	23	DM
39	Liam Scales	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Celtic	Ireland	26	D LC
40	Liam Kelly	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Rangers	Scotland	29	GK

41	Lawrence Shankland	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Rangers	Scotland	29	AM/F C
42	Tuur Rommens	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Rangers	Belgium	22	D L
43	Emmanuel Fernandez	AU$11,907	AU$619,164	Rangers	England	23	D C
44	Jason Kerr	AU$11,529	AU$599,508	Hibernian	Scotland	28	D C
45	Jamie McGrath	AU$11,529	AU$599,508	Hibernian	Ireland	28	AM RLC
46	Lyall Cameron	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	Rangers	Scotland	22	AM LC
47	Ante Palaversa	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Aberdeen	Croatia	25	DM
48	Adam Montgomery	AU$10,395	AU$540,540	Celtic	Scotland	22	D/WB/AM L
49	Callum Wright	AU$10,206	AU$530,712	Hibernian	England	25	AM C
50	Yang Hyunjun	AU$10,017	AU$520,884	Celtic	South Korea	23	AM RL
51	Felix Passlack	AU$10,017	AU$520,884	Hibernian	Germany	27	D/WB RL
52	Johnny Kenny	AU$9,639	AU$501,228	Celtic	Ireland	22	ST
53	Kristers Tobers	AU$9,450	AU$491,400	Aberdeen	Latvia	24	D C
54	Luke McCowan	AU$9,450	AU$491,400	Celtic	Scotland	27	AM RLC
55	Martin Boyle	AU$9,261	AU$481,572	Hibernian	Australia	32	AM R, ST
56	Odin Thiago Holm	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	Celtic	Norway	22	DM, AM C
57	Raphael Sallinger	AU$8,883	AU$461,916	Hibernian	Austria	29	GK
58	Stuart Armstrong	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	Aberdeen	Scotland	33	DM, AM C
59	Toyosi Olusanya	AU$8,694	AU$452,088	Aberdeen	England	27	AM R, ST
60	Afeez Aremu	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Aberdeen	Nigeria	25	DM
61	Bert Esselink	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Dundee United	Netherlands	25	D C
62	Adam Mayor	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Hibernian	England	21	D/WB L, AM RL
63	Alex Lowry	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Motherwell	Scotland	22	AM C
64	Cameron Devlin	AU$8,316	AU$432,432	Rangers	Australia	27	DM
65	Emmanuel Gyamfi	AU$8,127	AU$422,604	Aberdeen	Germany	20	D/WB/AM L
66	Haissem Hassan	AU$7,938	AU$412,776	Celtic	France	23	AM RL
67	Johnny Russell	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	Dundee United	Scotland	35	AM RL
68	Julius Eskesen	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	Dundee United	Denmark	26	AM RC
69	Josh Mulligan	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	Hibernian	Scotland	22	WB R, DM
70	Joe Newell	AU$7,749	AU$402,948	Hibernian	England	32	DM

71	Kevin Nisbet	AU$7,560	AU$393,120	Aberdeen	Scotland	28	ST
72	Kusini Yengi	AU$7,560	AU$393,120	Aberdeen	Australia	26	ST
73	Mats Knoester	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	Aberdeen	Netherlands	26	D C
74	Mika Baur	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	Celtic	Germany	21	DM, AM LC
75	Miguel Chaiwa	AU$7,371	AU$383,292	Hibernian	Zambia	21	DM
76	Owen Goodman	AU$7,182	AU$373,464	Dundee	Canada	21	GK
77	Olwethu Makhanya	AU$7,182	AU$373,464	Rangers	South Africa	21	D C
78	Ruari Paton	AU$6,993	AU$363,636	St Johnstone	Ireland	24	AM R, ST
79	Thibaut Klidje	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Hibernian	Togo	24	ST
80	Viljami Sinisalo	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Celtic	Finland	23	GK
81	Bradley Halliday	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Dundee	England	30	D RC
82	Azeem Abdulai	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Hibernian	Scotland	22	DM, AM RLC
83	Alasana Manneh	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Hibernian	Gambia	27	DM
84	Bailey Rice	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Kilmarnock	Scotland	18	DM
85	Aaron Tshibola	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Kilmarnock	Congo - Kinshasa	30	DM
86	Chris Cadden	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Aberdeen	Scotland	28	D/WB R, AM RC
87	Dan Happe	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Aberdeen	England	26	D C
88	Callum Osmand	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Celtic	England	19	AM RL, ST
89	Craig Sibbald	AU$6,426	AU$334,152	Dundee United	Scotland	30	DM
90	Ethan Hamilton	AU$6,237	AU$324,324	Dundee	Scotland	26	DM, AM C
91	Erik Ring	AU$6,237	AU$324,324	Kilmarnock	Sweden	23	AM RL
92	Emmanuel Longelo	AU$6,237	AU$324,324	Motherwell	England	24	D/WB L
93	Grant Hanley	AU$6,048	AU$314,496	Hibernian	Scotland	33	D C
94	Joel Cotterill	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Dundee	Wales	20	DM
95	Jack Iredale	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Hibernian	Australia	29	D LC
96	Jordan Obita	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Hibernian	Uganda	31	D/WB/AM L
97	Joe Hugill	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Kilmarnock	England	21	ST
98	Johnly Yfeko	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Kilmarnock	England	22	D LC
99	Jake Young	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	St Mirren	England	23	AM RLC, F C
100	Kristijan Trapanovski	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	Dundee United	North Macedonia	25	AM RL

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Scottish Premiership?

Ben Godfrey of Rangers, on AU$151,200 per week — AU$7,862,400 a year.

How much do the top 100 Scottish Premiership players earn between them?

AU$1,934,037 per week and AU$100,569,924 per year, which is 79% of the entire Scottish Premiership wage bill.

Which Scottish Premiership club has the most players in the top 100?

Rangers, with 27 of them, paying AU$808,920 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$5,670 per week — that is what Kristijan Trapanovski earns in 100th place.