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 Premiership player wages

The 12 clubs we track in the Scottish Premiership pay a combined £1,394,679 a week. Ben Godfrey is the best paid, on £80,000 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILL£1.4m
YEARLY WAGE BILL£73m
AVERAGE WEEKLY £6k
CLUBS TRACKED12

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 17.8× the bottom club

Highest paid in the Scottish Premiership

Top 10 earners take 31% of the league's wage bill

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01 Ben Godfrey Rangers
£80,000
02 Sam Johnstone Celtic
£78,000
03 Kieran Tierney Celtic
£50,000
04 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Celtic
£43,000
05 Callum McGregor Celtic
£39,000
06 Cameron Carter-Vickers Celtic
£37,000
07 Dan Neil Rangers
£31,000
08 Kosta Nedeljković Rangers
£30,000
09 Bojan Miovski Rangers
£23,000
10 Rabbi Matondo Rangers
£23,000
11 Dujon Sterling Rangers
£22,000
12 Youssef Chermiti Rangers
£21,000
13 Alistair Johnston Celtic
£20,000
14 James Forrest Celtic
£20,000
15 Djeidi Gassama Rangers
£20,000
16 Marius Müller Aberdeen
£19,000
17 Oliver Sørensen Celtic
£19,000
18 Nicolas Raskin Rangers
£19,000
19 Jota (João Filipe) Celtic
£18,000
20 John Souttar Rangers
£18,000

What a Scottish Premiership player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 199 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 414 in the squad lists

Under £1k
16% 31 players
£1k-£2k
21% 41 players
£2k-£5k
39% 77 players MEDIAN
£5k-£10k
12% 24 players AVERAGE
£10k-£25k
10% 19 players
£25k-£100k
4% 7 players

Median £2,500 a week against an average of £5,820, across the 199 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.

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
£7,256 · 14%
Defenders
£5,860 · 36%
Midfielders
£5,790 · 18%
Attackers
£5,076 · 32%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

£488 16-19
£4k 20-22
£4k 23-25
£8k 26-28
£4k 29-31
£12k 32-34
£510 35+

Where Scottish Premiership players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Every Scottish Premiership club

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

Every Scottish Premiership 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
Rangers £442,555 £23,012,860£23.0m £16,940 43 Ben Godfrey £80,000
Celtic £430,822 £22,402,744£22.4m £19,900 55 Sam Johnstone £78,000
Aberdeen £96,560 £5,021,120£5.0m £4,143 29 Marius Müller £19,000
Hibernian £89,080 £4,632,160£4.6m £3,838 42 Jamie McGrath £6,100
Dundee £64,340 £3,345,680£3.3m £2,510 28 Matai Akinmboni £7,500
Motherwell £60,360 £3,138,720£3.1m £2,846 40 Alex Paulsen £13,000
St Mirren £56,410 £2,933,320£2.9m £1,831 32 Calvin Ramsay £17,000
Kilmarnock £39,527 £2,055,404£2.1m £1,778 36 Aaron Tshibola £3,500
Dundee United £34,300 £1,783,600£1.8m £2,870 24 Lyall Cameron £6,000
Falkirk £29,635 £1,541,020£1.5m £1,498 28 Craig Sibbald £3,400
Heart Of Midlothian £26,160 £1,360,320£1.4m £2,256 28 Ageu £7,300
St Johnstone £24,930 £1,296,360£1.3m £1,061 29 Ruari Paton £3,700

Frequently asked questions

Scottish Premiership wages

What is the total Scottish Premiership wage bill?

The 12 clubs we track in the Scottish Premiership pay a combined £1,394,679 per week, or £72,523,308 per year, across 414 players.

Who is the highest paid player in the Scottish Premiership?

Ben Godfrey of Rangers, on £80,000 per week — £4,160,000 a year.

Which Scottish Premiership club has the biggest wage bill?

Rangers, at £442,555 per week across 43 players.

What is the average Scottish Premiership salary?

£5,820 a week across the 199 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £2,500.

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