Highest paid Scottish Championship goalkeepers
Aston Oxborough is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Scottish Championship, on £2,500 a week at Dunfermline Athletic, or £130,000 a year. Elyh Harrison is next on £2,300 at Greenock Morton. We hold wages for 23 Scottish Championship goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 23 Scottish Championship goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 2 | Elyh Harrison | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Greenock Morton | 19 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 3 | Trevor Carson | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Ross County | 37 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland |
| 4 | Jérôme Prior | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | Livingston | 29 | Goalkeeper | France |
| 5 | Billy Terrell | £990£990 | £51,480£51k | Dunfermline Athletic | 21 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 6 | Bradley Foster | £990£990 | £51,480£51k | Ross County | 23 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 7 | Jack Hamilton | £910£910 | £47,320£47k | Livingston | 31 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 8 | Max Thompson | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Ayr United | 20 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 9 | Josh Rae | £810£810 | £42,120£42k | Raith Rovers | 24 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 10 | James Storer | £760£760 | £39,520£40k | Greenock Morton | 20 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 11 | Murray Johnson | £580£580 | £30,160£30k | Greenock Morton | 20 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 12 | Liam Russell | £540£540 | £28,080£28k | Ayr United | 20 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 13 | Lewis Budinauckas | £490£490 | £25,480£25k | Partick Thistle | 23 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 14 | Ross Munro | £480£480 | £24,960£25k | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 25 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 15 | Evan Myles | £460£460 | £23,920£24k | Livingston | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 16 | Darren Jamieson | £445£445 | £23,140£23k | Stenhousemuir | 34 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 17 | Logan Ross | £440£440 | £22,880£23k | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 21 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 18 | Jack Wills | £310£310 | £16,120£16k | Queen's Park | 23 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 19 | Aidan McAdams | £250£250 | £13,000£13k | Arbroath | 26 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 20 | Curtis Lyle | £200£200 | £10,400£10k | Stenhousemuir | 25 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 21 | Jordan Pettigrew | £150£150 | £7,800£8k | Arbroath | 25 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 22 | Milosz Sliwinski | £150£150 | £7,800£8k | Queen's Park | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 23 | Joe McQuire | £25£25 | £1,300£1k | Livingston | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
What each position earns in the Scottish Championship
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 7% of what the Scottish Championship pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Scottish Championship club, added together, a week
Greenock Morton pay 3 goalkeepers £3,640 a week between them, and Elyh Harrison takes 63% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Scottish Championship club
11 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | Elyh Harrison | £2,300£2k | 2 |
| Ross County | Trevor Carson | £1,600£2k | 3 |
| Livingston | Jérôme Prior | £1,100£1k | 4 |
| Ayr United | Max Thompson | £900£900 | 8 |
| Raith Rovers | Josh Rae | £810£810 | 9 |
| Partick Thistle | Lewis Budinauckas | £490£490 | 13 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ross Munro | £480£480 | 14 |
| Stenhousemuir | Darren Jamieson | £445£445 | 16 |
| Queen's Park | Jack Wills | £310£310 | 18 |
| Arbroath | Aidan McAdams | £250£250 | 19 |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Scottish Championship ranks 38th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Scottish Championship?
Aston Oxborough of Dunfermline Athletic, on £2,500 a week in 2026/27, or £130,000 a year. Elyh Harrison of Greenock Morton is second on £2,300 a week.
How much do Scottish Championship goalkeepers earn?
The average Scottish Championship goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £787 a week, and the median one £490. Goalkeepers take 7% of what the Scottish Championship pays its players of that age.
Which Scottish Championship club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Greenock Morton, £3,640 a week across the 3 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Elyh Harrison on £2,300.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Scottish Championship ranks 38th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Scottish Championship squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Scottish Championship players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Scottish Championship players are paid at every age, or the Scottish Championship wage bill, club by club.