Highest paid player at every Scottish Championship club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Leon King of Ayr United leads on $10,800 a week. At the other end, Queen's Park pays its own best paid player, Aidan Connolly, $1,080 — a gap of 10×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner at every club
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 11 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Leon King | $10,800 | $561,600 | 21 | D RC | $34k | 23/24 | 31% |
| 02 |  | Graeme Shinnie | $5,670 | $294,840 | 33 | D L, DM | $31k | 28/29 | 18% |
| 03 |  | Aaron Donnelly | $4,725 | $245,700 | 22 | D LC | $35k | 26/26 | 13% |
| 04 |  | Jamie Lindsay | $4,185 | $217,620 | 29 | DM | $40k | 29/30 | 10% |
| 05 |  | Bruce Anderson | $3,375 | $175,500 | 26 | ST | $35k | 32/46 | 10% |
| 06 | Partick Thistle | Alex Samuel | $3,375 | $175,500 | 29 | AM/F C | $22k | 16/21 | 15% |
| 07 |  | Elyh Harrison | $3,105 | $161,460 | 19 | GK | $16k | 18/21 | 20% |
| 08 |  | George Oakley | $2,970 | $154,440 | 29 | ST | $25k | 19/19 | 12% |
| 09 |  | Aidan Nesbitt | $1,350 | $70,200 | 28 | AM C | $13k | 23/24 | 10% |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | $1,215 | $63,180 | 22 | WB/AM R | $8k | 18/18 | 15% |
| 11 | Queen's Park | Aidan Connolly | $1,080 | $56,160 | 29 | AM RL | $12k | 18/31 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
Scottish Championship club top earners
Which Scottish Championship club pays the biggest single wage?
Ayr United. Leon King earns $10,800 per week there, $561,600 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Scottish Championship club has the lowest paid top earner?
Queen's Park, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Aidan Connolly on $1,080 per week. Ayr United pays 10 times that for its own top earner.
Which Scottish Championship club leans hardest on one player?
Ayr United. Leon King takes 31% of the $34,499 a week the club pays across the 23 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Scottish Championship clubs are on this list?
All 11 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.