SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · TOP 100
Highest paid Scottish Premiership players
Ben Godfrey leads on $106,400 per week. These 100 players take $1,501,038 a week between them - 81% of the league's entire payroll. We hold a salary for 337 of the 414 players in Scottish Premiership.
TOP 100 WEEKLY $1.5m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL81%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST26 Rangers
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 $106k #10 $31k #100 $4k
Ben Godfrey earns 3.5× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 26× the 100th. Half of the $1.5m a week on this page goes to the first 17 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ben Godfrey | $106,400 | $5,532,800 | Rangers | England | 27 | Center-back |
| 02 | Sam Johnstone | $103,740 | $5,394,480 | Celtic | England | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 03 | Kieran Tierney | $66,500 | $3,458,000 | Celtic | Scotland | 28 | Left-back |
| 04 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | $57,190 | $2,973,880 | Celtic | England | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 05 | Callum McGregor | $51,870 | $2,697,240 | Celtic | Scotland | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 06 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | $49,210 | $2,558,920 | Celtic | United States | 27 | Center-back |
| 07 | Dan Neil | $41,230 | $2,143,960 | Rangers | England | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 08 | Kosta Nedeljković | $39,900 | $2,074,800 | Rangers | Serbia | 19 | Right-back |
| 09 | Bojan Miovski | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | Rangers | North Macedonia | 26 | Striker |
| 10 | Rabbi Matondo | $30,590 | $1,590,680 | Rangers | Wales | 24 | Winger |
| 11 | Dujon Sterling | $29,260 | $1,521,520 | Rangers | England | 25 | Defender, defensive midfielder, center midfielder |
| 12 | Youssef Chermiti | $27,930 | $1,452,360 | Rangers | Portugal | 21 | Striker |
| 13 | James Forrest | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | Celtic | Scotland | 34 | Winger |
| 14 | Alistair Johnston | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | Celtic | Canada | 26 | Right-back |
| 15 | Djeidi Gassama | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | Rangers | Mauritania | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 16 | Marius Müller | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Aberdeen | Germany | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Oliver Sørensen | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Celtic | Denmark | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 18 | Nicolas Raskin | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Rangers | Belgium | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 19 | Jota (João Filipe) | $23,940 | $1,244,880 | Celtic | Portugal | 26 | Winger |
| 20 | John Souttar | $23,940 | $1,244,880 | Rangers | Scotland | 28 | Center-back |
| 21 | Auston Trusty | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | Celtic | United States | 26 | Center-back |
| 22 | Calvin Ramsay | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | St Mirren | Scotland | 21 | Right-back |
| 23 | Óscar Cortés | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | Rangers | Colombia | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 24 | José Cifuentes | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | Rangers | Ecuador | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 25 | Ryan Don Naderi | $21,280 | $1,106,560 | Rangers | Germany | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 26 | Anthony Ralston | $19,950 | $1,037,400 | Celtic | Scotland | 26 | Right-back |
| 27 | Benjamin Nygren | $18,620 | $968,240 | Celtic | Sweden | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 28 | Alex Paulsen | $17,290 | $899,080 | Motherwell | New Zealand | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 29 | Thelo Aasgaard | $15,960 | $829,920 | Rangers | Norway | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 30 | James Penrice | $15,960 | $829,920 | Rangers | Scotland | 26 | Left-back |
| 31 | Ivor Pandur | $14,630 | $760,760 | Rangers | Croatia | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Tochi Chukwuani | $11,970 | $622,440 | Rangers | Denmark | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 33 | Connor Ronan | $11,172 | $580,944 | Aberdeen | Ireland | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 34 | Clinton Nsiala-Makengo | $11,172 | $580,944 | Rangers | France | 21 | Center-back |
| 35 | Sebastian Tounekti | $10,640 | $553,280 | Celtic | Tunisia | 23 | Winger |
| 36 | Ross Doohan | $10,241 | $532,532 | Celtic | Scotland | 27 | Goalkeeper |
| 37 | Ross McCrorie | $10,241 | $532,532 | Rangers | Scotland | 27 | Right-back |
| 38 | Matai Akinmboni | $9,975 | $518,700 | Dundee | United States | 18 | Center-back |
| 39 | Daisuke Yokota | $9,842 | $511,784 | Rangers | Japan | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Ageu | $9,709 | $504,868 | Heart Of Midlothian | Brazil | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 41 | Liam Scales | $9,310 | $484,120 | Celtic | Ireland | 26 | Center-back |
| 42 | Liam Kelly | $9,310 | $484,120 | Rangers | Scotland | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 43 | Tuur Rommens | $9,310 | $484,120 | Rangers | Belgium | 22 | Left-back |
| 44 | Lawrence Shankland | $9,310 | $484,120 | Rangers | Scotland | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 45 | Emmanuel Fernandez | $8,379 | $435,708 | Rangers | England | 23 | Center-back |
| 46 | Jamie McGrath | $8,113 | $421,876 | Hibernian | Ireland | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Jason Kerr | $8,113 | $421,876 | Hibernian | Scotland | 28 | Center-back |
| 48 | Lyall Cameron | $7,980 | $414,960 | Dundee United | Scotland | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 49 | Marko Ivezić | $7,847 | $408,044 | Hibernian | Serbia | 23 | Center-back, defensive midfielder |
| 50 | Ante Palaversa | $7,315 | $380,380 | Aberdeen | Croatia | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 51 | Bradley Fink | $7,315 | $380,380 | Dundee | Switzerland | 22 | Striker |
| 52 | Bobby Wales | $7,315 | $380,380 | Dundee | Scotland | 20 | Winger, striker |
| 53 | Callum Wright | $7,182 | $373,464 | Hibernian | England | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 54 | Dylan Levitt | $7,182 | $373,464 | Motherwell | Wales | 24 | Center midfielder |
| 55 | Yang Hyunjun | $7,049 | $366,548 | Celtic | South Korea | 23 | Winger |
| 56 | Felix Passlack | $7,049 | $366,548 | Hibernian | Germany | 27 | Full-back |
| 57 | Kristers Tobers | $6,650 | $345,800 | Aberdeen | Latvia | 24 | Center-back |
| 58 | Luke McCowan | $6,650 | $345,800 | Celtic | Scotland | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Martin Boyle | $6,517 | $338,884 | Hibernian | Australia | 32 | Right winger, striker |
| 60 | Odin Thiago Holm | $6,384 | $331,968 | Celtic | Norway | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 61 | Raphael Sallinger | $6,251 | $325,052 | Hibernian | Austria | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 62 | Stuart Armstrong | $6,118 | $318,136 | Aberdeen | Scotland | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 63 | Toyosi Olusanya | $6,118 | $318,136 | Aberdeen | England | 27 | Right winger, striker |
| 64 | Afeez Aremu | $5,985 | $311,220 | Aberdeen | Nigeria | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 65 | Bert Esselink | $5,985 | $311,220 | Dundee United | Netherlands | 25 | Center-back |
| 66 | Adam Mayor | $5,985 | $311,220 | Hibernian | England | 21 | Left-back, winger |
| 67 | Alex Lowry | $5,985 | $311,220 | Motherwell | Scotland | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 68 | Cameron Devlin | $5,852 | $304,304 | Rangers | Australia | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 69 | Emmanuel Gyamfi | $5,719 | $297,388 | Aberdeen | Germany | 20 | Left-back, left winger |
| 70 | Haissem Hassan | $5,586 | $290,472 | Celtic | France | 23 | Winger |
| 71 | Joe Wright | $5,453 | $283,556 | Dundee | Wales | 30 | Center-back |
| 72 | Joe Newell | $5,453 | $283,556 | Hibernian | England | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 73 | Josh Mulligan | $5,453 | $283,556 | Hibernian | Scotland | 22 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder |
| 74 | Kusini Yengi | $5,320 | $276,640 | Aberdeen | Australia | 26 | Striker |
| 75 | Kevin Nisbet | $5,320 | $276,640 | Aberdeen | Scotland | 28 | Striker |
| 76 | Mats Knoester | $5,187 | $269,724 | Aberdeen | Netherlands | 26 | Center-back |
| 77 | Mika Baur | $5,187 | $269,724 | Celtic | Germany | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 78 | Miguel Chaiwa | $5,187 | $269,724 | Hibernian | Zambia | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 79 | Nikolas Agrafiotis | $5,187 | $269,724 | St Mirren | Serbia | 25 | Striker |
| 80 | Owen Goodman | $5,054 | $262,808 | Dundee | Canada | 21 | Goalkeeper |
| 81 | Olwethu Makhanya | $5,054 | $262,808 | Rangers | South Africa | 21 | Center-back |
| 82 | Ruari Paton | $4,921 | $255,892 | St Johnstone | Ireland | 24 | Right winger, striker |
| 83 | Thibaut Klidje | $4,788 | $248,976 | Hibernian | Togo | 24 | Striker |
| 84 | Viljami Sinisalo | $4,655 | $242,060 | Celtic | Finland | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 85 | Bradley Halliday | $4,655 | $242,060 | Dundee | England | 30 | Center-back |
| 86 | Azeem Abdulai | $4,655 | $242,060 | Hibernian | Scotland | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 87 | Bailey Rice | $4,655 | $242,060 | Kilmarnock | Scotland | 18 | Defensive midfielder |
| 88 | Aaron Tshibola | $4,655 | $242,060 | Kilmarnock | Congo - Kinshasa | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 89 | Chris Cadden | $4,522 | $235,144 | Aberdeen | Scotland | 28 | Right-back, attacking midfielder |
| 90 | Dan Happe | $4,522 | $235,144 | Aberdeen | England | 26 | Center-back |
| 91 | Callum Osmand | $4,522 | $235,144 | Celtic | England | 19 | Winger, striker |
| 92 | Craig Sibbald | $4,522 | $235,144 | Falkirk | Scotland | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 93 | Ethan Hamilton | $4,389 | $228,228 | Dundee | Scotland | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 94 | Erik Ring | $4,389 | $228,228 | Kilmarnock | Sweden | 23 | Winger |
| 95 | Emmanuel Longelo | $4,389 | $228,228 | Motherwell | England | 24 | Left-back |
| 96 | Grant Hanley | $4,256 | $221,312 | Hibernian | Scotland | 33 | Center-back |
| 97 | Joel Cotterill | $4,123 | $214,396 | Dundee | Wales | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 98 | Jordan Obita | $4,123 | $214,396 | Hibernian | Uganda | 31 | Left-back, left winger |
| 99 | Jack Iredale | $4,123 | $214,396 | Hibernian | Australia | 29 | Center-back |
| 100 | Joe Hugill | $4,123 | $214,396 | Kilmarnock | England | 21 | Striker |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Scottish Premiership?
Ben Godfrey of Rangers, on $106,400 per week — $5,532,800 a year.
How much do the top 100 Scottish Premiership players earn between them?
$1,501,038 per week and $78,053,976 per year, which is 81% of the entire Scottish Premiership payroll.
Which Scottish Premiership club has the most players in the top 100?
Rangers, with 26 of them, paying $582,540 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$4,123 per week — that is what Joe Hugill earns in 100th place.