SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP · TOP 100
Highest paid Scottish Championship players
Leon King leads on $10,800 per week. These 100 players take $183,287 a week between them - 67% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 250 of the 289 players in Scottish Championship.
TOP 100 WEEKLY $183k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL67%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST19 Ross County
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 $11k #10 $3k #100 $986
Leon King earns 3.2× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 11× the 100th. Half of the $183k a week on this page goes to the first 28 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Leon King | $10,800 | $561,600 | Ayr United | Scotland | 21 | D RC |
| 02 | Graeme Shinnie | $5,670 | $294,840 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scotland | 33 | D L, DM |
| 03 | Kerr Smith | $5,400 | $280,800 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Scotland | 20 | D RC |
| 04 | Aaron Donnelly | $4,725 | $245,700 | Dunfermline Athletic | Northern Ireland | 22 | D LC |
| 05 | Jamie Lindsay | $4,185 | $217,620 | Ross County | Scotland | 29 | DM |
| 06 | Ben Summers | $3,375 | $175,500 | Ayr United | Scotland | 21 | AM C |
| 07 | Aston Oxborough | $3,375 | $175,500 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 27 | GK |
| 08 | Bruce Anderson | $3,375 | $175,500 | Livingston | Scotland | 26 | ST |
| 09 | Alex Samuel | $3,375 | $175,500 | Partick Thistle | Wales | 29 | AM/F C |
| 10 | Akil Wright | $3,375 | $175,500 | Ross County | England | 29 | D RC, DM |
| 11 | Dean Cornelius | $3,240 | $168,480 | Ross County | Scotland | 24 | DM, M RC |
| 12 | Elyh Harrison | $3,105 | $161,460 | Greenock Morton | England | 19 | GK |
| 13 | Ethan Ingram | $3,105 | $161,460 | Partick Thistle | England | 22 | D/WB R |
| 14 | George Oakley | $2,970 | $154,440 | Raith Rovers | England | 29 | ST |
| 15 | Luke Robinson | $2,700 | $140,400 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 23 | D LC |
| 16 | Liam Polworth | $2,700 | $140,400 | Livingston | Scotland | 30 | AM C |
| 17 | Luke Armstrong | $2,700 | $140,400 | Raith Rovers | England | 29 | ST |
| 18 | Olly Thomas | $2,430 | $126,360 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 19 | Oisin Smyth | $2,430 | $126,360 | Partick Thistle | Northern Ireland | 25 | DM |
| 20 | Sam Nicholson | $2,160 | $112,320 | Livingston | Scotland | 30 | AM RLC, F C |
| 21 | Tony Watt | $2,160 | $112,320 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | AM LC, F C |
| 22 | Trevor Carson | $2,160 | $112,320 | Ross County | Northern Ireland | 37 | GK |
| 23 | Alfons Amade | $2,025 | $105,300 | Dunfermline Athletic | Mozambique | 25 | D/WB R, DM |
| 24 | Billy Mckay | $2,025 | $105,300 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Northern Ireland | 36 | ST |
| 25 | Ben McPherson | $2,025 | $105,300 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 21 | D/WB R |
| 26 | Alex Iacovitti | $2,025 | $105,300 | Ross County | Scotland | 27 | D C |
| 27 | Uche Ikpeazu | $2,025 | $105,300 | Ross County | Uganda | 30 | ST |
| 28 | Ben Crompton | $2,025 | $105,300 | Ross County | England | 21 | D RC |
| 29 | Callumn Morrison | $1,890 | $98,280 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 26 | AM R |
| 30 | Curtis Main | $1,890 | $98,280 | Greenock Morton | England | 33 | ST |
| 31 | Cristian Montaño | $1,890 | $98,280 | Livingston | Colombia | 33 | D/AM L |
| 32 | Calum Adamson | $1,890 | $98,280 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 17 | M C |
| 33 | Declan Gallagher | $1,890 | $98,280 | Ross County | Scotland | 34 | D C |
| 34 | Connor Randall | $1,890 | $98,280 | Ross County | England | 29 | D/WB R, DM |
| 35 | Francis Turley | $1,755 | $91,260 | Ayr United | Northern Ireland | 19 | DM |
| 36 | Emmanuel Danso | $1,755 | $91,260 | Livingston | Ghana | 24 | DM |
| 37 | Graham Carey | $1,620 | $84,240 | Livingston | Ireland | 36 | AM LC |
| 38 | Jérôme Prior | $1,485 | $77,220 | Livingston | France | 29 | GK |
| 39 | Joshua Zimmerman | $1,485 | $77,220 | Livingston | Curaçao | 24 | AM RL |
| 40 | Jai Rowe | $1,485 | $77,220 | Raith Rovers | England | 23 | D/WB R |
| 41 | Jordan White | $1,485 | $77,220 | Ross County | Scotland | 33 | AM/F C |
| 42 | James Scott | $1,485 | $77,220 | Ross County | Scotland | 24 | AM R, ST |
| 43 | Josh Reid | $1,485 | $77,220 | Ross County | Scotland | 23 | D/WB L |
| 44 | Jayden Carbon | $1,485 | $77,220 | Ross County | England | 19 | AM RL |
| 45 | Anton Dowds | $1,418 | $73,710 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 28 | ST |
| 46 | Aidan Nesbitt | $1,350 | $70,200 | Arbroath | Scotland | 28 | AM C |
| 47 | Kevin Holt | $1,350 | $70,200 | Ayr United | Scotland | 32 | D C |
| 48 | Aidan Fitzpatrick | $1,350 | $70,200 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 24 | AM R |
| 49 | Lewis Stevenson | $1,350 | $70,200 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 37 | D/WB L |
| 50 | Billy Terrell | $1,337 | $69,498 | Dunfermline Athletic | England | 21 | GK |
| 51 | Bradley Foster | $1,337 | $69,498 | Ross County | England | 23 | GK |
| 52 | Chris Kane | $1,323 | $68,796 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 30 | ST |
| 53 | Cammy Kerr | $1,323 | $68,796 | Livingston | Scotland | 29 | D/WB RL |
| 54 | Connor McLennan | $1,323 | $68,796 | Livingston | Scotland | 25 | AM RLC |
| 55 | Dylan Easton | $1,310 | $68,094 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 31 | AM LC |
| 56 | Jamie Murphy | $1,296 | $67,392 | Ayr United | Scotland | 35 | AM LC |
| 57 | Jack Hamilton | $1,229 | $63,882 | Livingston | Scotland | 31 | GK |
| 58 | Marco Rus | $1,215 | $63,180 | Ayr United | Romania | 22 | AM C |
| 59 | Max Thompson | $1,215 | $63,180 | Ayr United | England | 20 | GK |
| 60 | Zak Rudden | $1,215 | $63,180 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 25 | ST |
| 61 | Kieran Phillips | $1,215 | $63,180 | Ross County | England | 25 | AM/F C |
| 62 | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | $1,215 | $63,180 | Stenhousemuir | England | 22 | WB/AM R |
| 63 | Brooklyn Kabongolo | $1,202 | $62,478 | Livingston | France | 22 | D C |
| 64 | Lee Ashcroft | $1,202 | $62,478 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | D C |
| 65 | Callum Fordyce | $1,188 | $61,776 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 33 | D RC |
| 66 | Miller Thomson | $1,188 | $61,776 | Ross County | Scotland | 20 | D/WB/AM R |
| 67 | Daniel O'Reilly | $1,175 | $61,074 | Partick Thistle | Ireland | 30 | D C |
| 68 | Darragh O'Connor | $1,175 | $61,074 | Raith Rovers | Ireland | 25 | D C |
| 69 | Jay Henderson | $1,161 | $60,372 | Ross County | Scotland | 23 | AM R, ST |
| 70 | Andrew Winter | $1,148 | $59,670 | Arbroath | Scotland | 23 | AM R, ST |
| 71 | Kyle Benedictus | $1,148 | $59,670 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 33 | D C |
| 72 | Aidan Denholm | $1,148 | $59,670 | Livingston | Scotland | 21 | AM LC |
| 73 | Liam Dick | $1,134 | $58,968 | Ayr United | Scotland | 29 | D LC |
| 74 | George Finney | $1,134 | $58,968 | Ayr United | England | 18 | D/WB R |
| 75 | Babacar Fati | $1,131 | $58,828 | Livingston | Guinea-Bissau | 25 | D/WB L |
| 76 | Robbie Muirhead | $1,121 | $58,266 | Livingston | Scotland | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 77 | Shaun Want | $1,107 | $57,564 | Ayr United | Scotland | 28 | D RC |
| 78 | David Wotherspoon | $1,107 | $57,564 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Canada | 35 | AM LC |
| 79 | Daniel Finlayson | $1,107 | $57,564 | Livingston | Northern Ireland | 24 | D RC |
| 80 | Ethan Walker | $1,094 | $56,862 | Ayr United | England | 22 | AM RLC, F C |
| 81 | Josh Rae | $1,094 | $56,862 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 24 | GK |
| 82 | Oli Shaw | $1,080 | $56,160 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 27 | AM L, ST |
| 83 | Aidan Connolly | $1,080 | $56,160 | Queen's Park | Scotland | 29 | AM RL |
| 84 | Paul McMullan | $1,080 | $56,160 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 29 | AM RC, F C |
| 85 | Kyle Turner | $1,080 | $56,160 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 27 | AM C |
| 86 | Paul Hanlon | $1,080 | $56,160 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 35 | D C |
| 87 | Lewis Jamieson | $1,067 | $55,458 | Ross County | Scotland | 23 | ST |
| 88 | Charlie Gilmour | $1,053 | $54,756 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 26 | DM |
| 89 | Charlie Fox | $1,053 | $54,756 | Queen's Park | England | 26 | D C |
| 90 | Nick McAllister | $1,040 | $54,054 | Ayr United | Scotland | 24 | D RC |
| 91 | Dylan Lobban | $1,040 | $54,054 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 19 | D/WB R, M C |
| 92 | James Storer | $1,026 | $53,352 | Greenock Morton | England | 20 | GK |
| 93 | Andrew Tod | $1,013 | $52,650 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland | 19 | AM RLC, F C |
| 94 | Lawal Samson | $999 | $51,948 | Livingston | Nigeria | 21 | DM, AM C |
| 95 | Lewis Vaughan | $999 | $51,948 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | 29 | AM L, ST |
| 96 | Len O'Sullivan | $999 | $51,948 | Ross County | Ireland | 21 | D/WB L |
| 97 | Mark McKenzie | $986 | $51,246 | Ayr United | Scotland | 24 | AM RLC, ST |
| 98 | Mitchell Robertson | $986 | $51,246 | Livingston | Scotland | 20 | D LC |
| 99 | Robbie Crawford | $986 | $51,246 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | 31 | DM, AM C |
| 100 | Ricki Lamie | $986 | $51,246 | Queen's Park | Scotland | 32 | D C |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Scottish Championship?
Leon King of Ayr United, on $10,800 per week — $561,600 a year.
How much do the top 100 Scottish Championship players earn between them?
$183,287 per week and $9,530,914 per year, which is 67% of the entire Scottish Championship wage bill.
Which Scottish Championship club has the most players in the top 100?
Ross County, with 19 of them, paying $35,721 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$986 per week — that is what Ricki Lamie earns in 100th place.