Highest paid player at every Russian Premier League club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Wílmar Barrios of Zenit St. Petersburg leads on £71,000 a week. At the other end, Rodina Moscow pays its own best paid player, Andrey Yegorychev, £4,500 — a gap of 16×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
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 17 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 |  | Wílmar Barrios | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 31 | DM | £642k | 26/33 | 11% |
| 02 |  | Jhon Córdoba | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 32 | ST | £303k | 22/44 | 22% |
| 03 |  | Gedson Fernandes | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | £528k | 25/36 | 12% |
| 04 |  | Matheus Reis | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 30 | D LC | £321k | 26/36 | 18% |
| 05 |  | Bitello | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | AM LC | £334k | 28/33 | 9% |
| 06 | Fakel Voronezh | Clayton | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | ST | £22k | 2/31 | 100% |
| 07 |  | César Montes | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | D C | £224k | 25/39 | 9% |
| 08 |  | Alexandr Lomovitskiy | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | AM RLC | £188k | 26/29 | 10% |
| 09 |  | Alexandr Soldatenkov | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D C | £139k | 20/23 | 12% |
| 10 |  | Arsen Adamov | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | D RC | £118k | 22/35 | 14% |
| 11 |  | Dmitry Chistyakov | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | D C | £159k | 22/31 | 9% |
| 12 | Akron Togliatti | Artem Dzyuba | £14,000 | £728,000 | 36 | ST | £25k | 4/26 | 56% |
| 13 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Martin Kramarič | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | AM RLC | £16k | 3/29 | 55% |
| 14 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Stefan Kovač | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | DM, AM C | £8k | 1/33 | 100% |
| 15 | Dinamo Makhachkala | Houssem Mrezigue | £7,200 | £374,400 | 25 | DM | £8k | 2/24 | 88% |
| 16 | FC Orenburg | Ivan Ignatjev | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | ST | £5k | 1/30 | 100% |
| 17 | Rodina Moscow | Andrey Yegorychev | £4,500 | £234,000 | 32 | AM RC | £11k | 5/47 | 40% |
Frequently asked questions
Russian Premier League club top earners
Which Russian Premier League club pays the biggest single wage?
Zenit St. Petersburg. Wílmar Barrios earns £71,000 per week there, £3,692,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Russian Premier League club has the lowest paid top earner?
Rodina Moscow, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Andrey Yegorychev on £4,500 per week. Zenit St. Petersburg pays 16 times that for its own top earner.
Which Russian Premier League club leans hardest on one player?
FC Krasnodar. Jhon Córdoba takes 22% of the £303,495 a week the club pays across the 22 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Russian Premier League clubs are on this list?
All 17 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.