Kieran Tierney vs Sam Johnstone - salary comparison
Sam Johnstone earns £28,000 a week more than Kieran Tierney — £78,000 against £50,000, a difference of £1,456,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Celtic.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Kieran Tierney vs Sam Johnstone, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | KIERAN TIERNEY | SAM JOHNSTONE | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £50,000 | £78,000 | £28,000 |
| Yearly salary | £2,600,000 | £4,056,000 | £1,456,000 |
| Net worth | £34m | £22m | £11m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 28 | 32 | 4 yr |
| Position | D/WB L | GK | - |
| Club | Celtic | Celtic | team-mates |
| League | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Premiership | same league |
| Nationality | Scotland | England | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2030 | JUN 2028 | 730 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Sam Johnstone is paid £28,000 a week more than Kieran Tierney — £1,456,000 over a year.
of the 910 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is Royal Olympic Club Charleroi, whose 59 players cost £28k a week between them.
what Kieran Tierney is paid. Put another way, Sam Johnstone earns Kieran Tierney's entire week in 4.5 days.
a week, in 2022 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Kieran Tierney · Sam Johnstone
Frequently asked questions
Kieran Tierney vs Sam Johnstone
Who earns more, Kieran Tierney or Sam Johnstone?
Sam Johnstone earns more. Sam Johnstone is on £78,000 per week against Kieran Tierney's £50,000, a gap of £28,000 a week.
What is the difference between Kieran Tierney's and Sam Johnstone's salary?
£28,000 per week, which comes to £1,456,000 over a year. Sam Johnstone is paid 1.6 times what Kieran Tierney is paid.
How much does Kieran Tierney earn per week?
Kieran Tierney earns £50,000 per week at Celtic, or £2,600,000 per year.
How much does Sam Johnstone earn per week?
Sam Johnstone earns £78,000 per week at Celtic, or £4,056,000 per year.
Who is older, Kieran Tierney or Sam Johnstone?
Sam Johnstone is older, at 32 to 28.
Whose contract runs longer, Kieran Tierney's or Sam Johnstone's?
Kieran Tierney. Kieran Tierney's deal runs to 30 June 2030, against 30 June 2028 for Sam Johnstone.
Who has earned more over their career, Kieran Tierney or Sam Johnstone?
Kieran Tierney, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Kieran Tierney has earned £33,540,000 across 11 seasons, Sam Johnstone £22,464,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Kieran Tierney and Sam Johnstone?
£28,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 261 of the 910 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Royal Olympic Club Charleroi on £27,978 a week.