SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP · TOP 100
Highest paid Scottish Championship players
Leon King leads on $10,640 per week. These 100 players take $184,282 a week between them - 70% of the league's entire payroll. We hold a salary for 237 of the 275 players in Scottish Championship.
TOP 100 WEEKLY $184k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL70%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST19 Livingston
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly salaries of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly salaries of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly salary by rank #1 $11k #10 $3k #100 $958
Leon King earns 3.2× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 11× the 100th. Half of the $184k a week on this page goes to the first 27 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Leon King | $10,640 | $553,280 | Ayr United | Scotland | 21 | D RC |
| 02 | Adam Montgomery | $7,315 | $380,380 | Livingston | Scotland | 22 | D/WB/AM L |
| 03 | Graeme Shinnie | $5,586 | $290,472 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scotland | 33 | D L, DM |
| 04 | Kerr Smith | $5,320 | $276,640 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scotland | 20 | D RC |
| 05 | Aaron Donnelly | $4,655 | $242,060 | Dunfermline Athletic | Northern Ireland | 22 | D LC |
| 06 | Jamie Lindsay | $4,123 | $214,396 | Ross County | Scotland | 29 | DM |
| 07 | Ben Summers | $3,325 | $172,900 | Ayr United | Scotland | 21 | AM C |
| 08 | Aston Oxborough | $3,325 | $172,900 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 27 | GK |
| 09 | Bruce Anderson | $3,325 | $172,900 | Livingston | Scotland | 26 | ST |
| 10 | Alex Samuel | $3,325 | $172,900 | Partick Thistle | Wales | 29 | AM/F C |
| 11 | Akil Wright | $3,325 | $172,900 | Ross County | England | 29 | D RC, DM |
| 12 | Dean Cornelius | $3,192 | $165,984 | Ross County | Scotland | 24 | DM, M RC |
| 13 | Elyh Harrison | $3,059 | $159,068 | Greenock Morton | England | 19 | GK |
| 14 | Ethan Ingram | $3,059 | $159,068 | Partick Thistle | England | 22 | D/WB R |
| 15 | George Oakley | $2,926 | $152,152 | Raith Rovers | England | 29 | ST |
| 16 | Luke Robinson | $2,660 | $138,320 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 23 | D LC |
| 17 | Liam Polworth | $2,660 | $138,320 | Livingston | Scotland | 30 | AM C |
| 18 | Luke Armstrong | $2,660 | $138,320 | Raith Rovers | England | 29 | ST |
| 19 | Olly Thomas | $2,394 | $124,488 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 20 | Oisin Smyth | $2,394 | $124,488 | Partick Thistle | Northern Ireland | 25 | DM |
| 21 | Sam Nicholson | $2,128 | $110,656 | Livingston | Scotland | 30 | AM RLC, F C |
| 22 | Tony Watt | $2,128 | $110,656 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | AM LC, F C |
| 23 | Trevor Carson | $2,128 | $110,656 | Ross County | Northern Ireland | 37 | GK |
| 24 | Alfons Amade | $1,995 | $103,740 | Dunfermline Athletic | Mozambique | 25 | D/WB R, DM |
| 25 | Billy Mckay | $1,995 | $103,740 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Northern Ireland | 36 | ST |
| 26 | Ben McPherson | $1,995 | $103,740 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 21 | D/WB R |
| 27 | Brian Graham | $1,995 | $103,740 | Ross County | Scotland | 37 | ST |
| 28 | Callumn Morrison | $1,862 | $96,824 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 26 | AM R |
| 29 | Christopher Cupps | $1,862 | $96,824 | Greenock Morton | United States | 17 | D C |
| 30 | Curtis Main | $1,862 | $96,824 | Greenock Morton | England | 33 | ST |
| 31 | Cristian Montaño | $1,862 | $96,824 | Livingston | Colombia | 33 | D/AM L |
| 32 | Calum Adamson | $1,862 | $96,824 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 17 | M C |
| 33 | Connor Randall | $1,862 | $96,824 | Ross County | England | 29 | D/WB R, DM |
| 34 | Francis Turley | $1,729 | $89,908 | Ayr United | Northern Ireland | 19 | DM |
| 35 | Emmanuel Danso | $1,729 | $89,908 | Livingston | Ghana | 24 | DM |
| 36 | Graham Carey | $1,596 | $82,992 | Livingston | Ireland | 36 | AM LC |
| 37 | Jérôme Prior | $1,463 | $76,076 | Livingston | France | 29 | GK |
| 38 | Joshua Zimmerman | $1,463 | $76,076 | Livingston | Curaçao | 24 | AM RL |
| 39 | Jai Rowe | $1,463 | $76,076 | Raith Rovers | England | 23 | D/WB R |
| 40 | Jayden Carbon | $1,463 | $76,076 | Ross County | England | 19 | AM RL |
| 41 | Josh Reid | $1,463 | $76,076 | Ross County | Scotland | 23 | D/WB L |
| 42 | James Scott | $1,463 | $76,076 | Ross County | Scotland | 24 | AM R, ST |
| 43 | Anton Dowds | $1,397 | $72,618 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 28 | ST |
| 44 | Aidan Nesbitt | $1,330 | $69,160 | Arbroath | Scotland | 28 | AM C |
| 45 | Kevin Holt | $1,330 | $69,160 | Ayr United | Scotland | 32 | D C |
| 46 | Aidan Fitzpatrick | $1,330 | $69,160 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 24 | AM R |
| 47 | Lewis Stevenson | $1,330 | $69,160 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 37 | D/WB L |
| 48 | Billy Terrell | $1,317 | $68,468 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 21 | GK |
| 49 | Bradley Foster | $1,317 | $68,468 | Ross County | England | 23 | GK |
| 50 | Chris Kane | $1,303 | $67,777 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 30 | ST |
| 51 | Cammy Kerr | $1,303 | $67,777 | Livingston | Scotland | 29 | D/WB RL |
| 52 | Connor McLennan | $1,303 | $67,777 | Livingston | Scotland | 25 | AM RLC |
| 53 | Dylan Easton | $1,290 | $67,085 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 31 | AM LC |
| 54 | Jamie Murphy | $1,277 | $66,394 | Ayr United | Scotland | 35 | AM LC |
| 55 | Jack Hamilton | $1,210 | $62,936 | Livingston | Scotland | 31 | GK |
| 56 | Max Thompson | $1,197 | $62,244 | Ayr United | England | 20 | GK |
| 57 | Marco Rus | $1,197 | $62,244 | Ayr United | Romania | 22 | AM C |
| 58 | Zak Rudden | $1,197 | $62,244 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 25 | ST |
| 59 | Kieran Phillips | $1,197 | $62,244 | Ross County | England | 25 | AM/F C |
| 60 | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | $1,197 | $62,244 | Stenhousemuir | England | 22 | WB/AM R |
| 61 | Brooklyn Kabongolo | $1,184 | $61,552 | Livingston | France | 22 | D C |
| 62 | Lee Ashcroft | $1,184 | $61,552 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | D C |
| 63 | Callum Fordyce | $1,170 | $60,861 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 33 | D RC |
| 64 | Miller Thomson | $1,170 | $60,861 | Ross County | Scotland | 20 | D/WB/AM R |
| 65 | Daniel O'Reilly | $1,157 | $60,169 | Partick Thistle | Ireland | 30 | D C |
| 66 | Darragh O'Connor | $1,157 | $60,169 | Raith Rovers | Ireland | 25 | D C |
| 67 | Andrew Winter | $1,131 | $58,786 | Arbroath | Scotland | 23 | AM R, ST |
| 68 | Kyle Benedictus | $1,131 | $58,786 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 33 | D C |
| 69 | Aidan Denholm | $1,131 | $58,786 | Livingston | Scotland | 21 | AM LC |
| 70 | Liam Dick | $1,117 | $58,094 | Ayr United | Scotland | 29 | D LC |
| 71 | George Finney | $1,117 | $58,094 | Ayr United | England | 18 | D/WB R |
| 72 | Babacar Fati | $1,115 | $57,956 | Livingston | Guinea-Bissau | 25 | D/WB L |
| 73 | Robbie Muirhead | $1,104 | $57,403 | Livingston | Scotland | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 74 | David Wotherspoon | $1,091 | $56,711 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Canada | 35 | AM LC |
| 75 | Daniel Finlayson | $1,091 | $56,711 | Livingston | Northern Ireland | 24 | D RC |
| 76 | Ethan Walker | $1,077 | $56,020 | Ayr United | England | 22 | AM RLC, F C |
| 77 | Josh Rae | $1,077 | $56,020 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 24 | GK |
| 78 | Jack Baird | $1,077 | $56,020 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 29 | D C |
| 79 | Jack Turner | $1,077 | $56,020 | Ross County | England | 22 | DM, AM C |
| 80 | Oli Shaw | $1,064 | $55,328 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 27 | AM L, ST |
| 81 | Aidan Connolly | $1,064 | $55,328 | Queen's Park | Scotland | 29 | AM RL |
| 82 | Kyle Turner | $1,064 | $55,328 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 27 | AM C |
| 83 | Paul McMullan | $1,064 | $55,328 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 29 | AM RC, F C |
| 84 | Paul Hanlon | $1,064 | $55,328 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 35 | D C |
| 85 | Lewis Jamieson | $1,051 | $54,636 | Ross County | Scotland | 23 | ST |
| 86 | Charlie Gilmour | $1,037 | $53,945 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 26 | DM |
| 87 | Charlie Fox | $1,037 | $53,945 | Queen's Park | England | 26 | D C |
| 88 | Nick McAllister | $1,024 | $53,253 | Ayr United | Scotland | 24 | D RC |
| 89 | Dylan Lobban | $1,024 | $53,253 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 19 | D/WB R, M C |
| 90 | James Storer | $1,011 | $52,562 | Greenock Morton | England | 20 | GK |
| 91 | Andrew Tod | $998 | $51,870 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 19 | AM RLC, F C |
| 92 | Lawal Samson | $984 | $51,178 | Livingston | Nigeria | 21 | DM, AM C |
| 93 | Lewis Vaughan | $984 | $51,178 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 29 | AM L, ST |
| 94 | Len O'Sullivan | $984 | $51,178 | Ross County | Ireland | 21 | D/WB L |
| 95 | Mark McKenzie | $971 | $50,487 | Ayr United | Scotland | 24 | AM RLC, ST |
| 96 | Mitchell Robertson | $971 | $50,487 | Livingston | Scotland | 20 | D LC |
| 97 | Robbie Crawford | $971 | $50,487 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | DM, AM C |
| 98 | Ricki Lamie | $971 | $50,487 | Queen's Park | Scotland | 32 | D C |
| 99 | Chris Hamilton | $971 | $50,487 | Ross County | Scotland | 24 | D RC, DM |
| 100 | Dylan Watret | $958 | $49,795 | Ayr United | Scotland | 18 | D R |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Scottish Championship?
Leon King of Ayr United, on $10,640 per week — $553,280 a year.
How much do the top 100 Scottish Championship players earn between them?
$184,282 per week and $9,582,671 per year, which is 70% of the entire Scottish Championship payroll.
Which Scottish Championship club has the most players in the top 100?
Livingston, with 19 of them, paying $34,936 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$958 per week — that is what Dylan Watret earns in 100th place.