Zenit St. Petersburg 2026/27 - player wages
Russian Premier League · highest earner Wendel on £71,000 per week · see Zenit St. Petersburg transfers · All-time earners · Backroom staff
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendel | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Wílmar Barrios | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luiz Henrique | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 24 | Winger | Brazil | JAN 2029 | ||
| Douglas Santos | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Maxim Glushenkov | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Russia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Alexandr Sobolev | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 28 | Striker | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Felipe Augusto | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2029 | ||
| Gustavo Mantuan | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | Right-back, winger | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Artem Karpukas | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nino | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Igor Diveev | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Russia | JUN 2029 | ||
| Jhonatan (Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa) | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2031 | ||
| Andrey Mostovoy | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | Winger | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Alexandr Yerokhin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 35 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Russia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Robert Renan | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nüraly Älip | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Kazakhstan | JUN 2028 | ||
| Vyacheslav Karavaev | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Russia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Yury Gorshkov | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Left-back | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Denis Adamov | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Evgeny Latyshonok | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Pedro | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2030 | ||
| Daniil Odoevskiy | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sergey Volkov | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Right-back | Russia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Román Vega | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | Left-back | Argentina | JUN 2030 | ||
| Kevin Andrade | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bogdan Moskvichev | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2029 | ||
| Dmitry Shumikhin | - | - | 17 | Centre-back | Russia | - | ||
| Danil Lukiyan | - | - | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Russia | - | ||
| Stepan Vavilov | - | - | 18 | Left-back | Russia | - | ||
| Nikita Khvat | - | - | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Russia | - | ||
| Daniil Kondakov | - | - | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Russia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ilja Guschin | - | - | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Russia | - | ||
| Vadim Shilov | - | - | 17 | Right winger | Russia | - | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a wage for.
Zenit St. Petersburg against the Russian Premier League
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Zenit St. Petersburg Russian Premier League average · Zenit St. Petersburg pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Zenit St. Petersburg wages, 2026/27
What is Zenit St. Petersburg's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Zenit St. Petersburg total wage bill for 2026/27 is £33,358,000 per year (£641,500 per week) across a squad of 33. We hold a wage for 26 of the 33 players.
Who is Zenit St. Petersburg's highest earner?
Wendel is the highest paid player at Zenit St. Petersburg, earning £71,000 per week.
What is the average Zenit St. Petersburg player salary?
The average Zenit St. Petersburg player aged 22 or over earns £27,429 per week in 2026/27, across the 21 we hold a wage for. The median is £21,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Zenit St. Petersburg play in?
Zenit St. Petersburg play in the Russian Premier League. The Russian Premier League is the top division of football in Russia.
