Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané £625,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix £580,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé £497,000/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly £497,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio £472,000/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland £450,000/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen £436,000/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski £432,000/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala £414,000/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves £414,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman £414,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah £400,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane £381,000/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic £369,000/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk £350,000/wk Liverpool
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Scottish Championship player wages

The 11 clubs we track in the Scottish Championship pay a combined £198,043 a week. Leon King is the best paid, on £8,000 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILL£198k
YEARLY WAGE BILL£10m
AVERAGE WEEKLY £907
CLUBS TRACKED11

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 4.7× the bottom club

Highest paid in the Scottish Championship

Top 10 earners take 19% of the league's wage bill

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01 Leon King Ayr United
£8,000
02 Adam Montgomery Livingston
£5,500
03 Graeme Shinnie Inverness Caledonian Thistle
£4,200
04 Kerr Smith Inverness Caledonian Thistle
£4,000
05 Aaron Donnelly Dunfermline Athletic
£3,500
06 Jamie Lindsay Ross County
£3,100
07 Ben Summers Ayr United
£2,500
08 Aston Oxborough Dunfermline Athletic
£2,500
09 Bruce Anderson Livingston
£2,500
10 Alex Samuel Partick Thistle
£2,500
11 Akil Wright Ross County
£2,500
12 Dean Cornelius Ross County
£2,400
13 Elyh Harrison Greenock Morton
£2,300
14 Ethan Ingram Partick Thistle
£2,300
15 George Oakley Raith Rovers
£2,200
16 Luke Robinson Dunfermline Athletic
£2,000
17 Liam Polworth Livingston
£2,000
18 Luke Armstrong Raith Rovers
£2,000
19 Olly Thomas Dunfermline Athletic
£1,800
20 Oisin Smyth Partick Thistle
£1,800

What a Scottish Championship player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 157 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 275 in the squad lists

Under £1k
76% 120 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
£1k-£2k
15% 23 players
£2k-£5k
8% 13 players
£5k-£10k
1% 1 player

Median £720 a week against an average of £907, across the 157 players this covers.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
£787 · 7%
Defenders
£952 · 33%
Midfielders
£907 · 17%
Attackers
£928 · 43%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

£280 16-19
£1k 20-22
£708 23-25
£811 26-28
£1k 29-31
£808 32-34
£975 35+

Where Scottish Championship players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Every Scottish Championship club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Scottish Championship club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Livingston £30,718 £1,597,336£1.6m £1,255 46 Adam Montgomery £5,500
Dunfermline Athletic £26,060 £1,355,120£1.4m £1,314 26 Aaron Donnelly £3,500
Ayr United £24,735 £1,286,220£1.3m £718 23 Leon King £8,000
Ross County £23,700 £1,232,400£1.2m £1,353 26 Jamie Lindsay £3,100
Inverness Caledonian Thistle £20,510 £1,066,520£1.1m £957 23 Graeme Shinnie £4,200
Raith Rovers £19,930 £1,036,360£1.0m £963 21 George Oakley £2,200
Partick Thistle £16,650 £865,800£866k £1,153 21 Alex Samuel £2,500
Greenock Morton £13,100 £681,200£681k £573 22 Elyh Harrison £2,300
Arbroath £9,195 £478,140£478k £437 22 Aidan Nesbitt £1,000
Queen's Park £6,880 £357,760£358k £633 26 Aidan Connolly £800
Stenhousemuir £6,565 £341,380£341k £388 19 Kane Ritchie-Hosler £900

Frequently asked questions

Scottish Championship wages

What is the total Scottish Championship wage bill?

The 11 clubs we track in the Scottish Championship pay a combined £198,043 per week, or £10,298,236 per year, across 275 players.

Who is the highest paid player in the Scottish Championship?

Leon King of Ayr United, on £8,000 per week — £416,000 a year.

Which Scottish Championship club has the biggest wage bill?

Livingston, at £30,718 per week across 46 players.

What is the average Scottish Championship salary?

£907 a week across the 157 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £720.

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