Celtic 2026/27 - player wages
Scottish Premiership · highest earner Sam Johnstone on £78,000 per week · see Celtic transfers
We hold a wage for 36 of the 55 players. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Johnstone | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Callum McGregor | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 32 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | D C | United States | ||
| Alistair Johnston | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Canada | ||
| James Forrest | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 34 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Oliver Sørensen | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | DM | Denmark | ||
| Jota (João Filipe) | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Auston Trusty | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D LC | United States | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Benjamin Nygren | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Sebastian Tounekti | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | AM RL | Tunisia | ||
| Ross Doohan | £7,700 | £400,400 | 27 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Liam Scales | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Yang Hyunjun | £5,300 | £275,600 | 23 | AM RL | South Korea | ||
| Luke McCowan | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Odin Thiago Holm | £4,800 | £249,600 | 22 | DM, AM C | Norway | ||
| Haissem Hassan | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | AM RL | France | ||
| Mika Baur | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | DM, AM LC | Germany | ||
| Viljami Sinisalo | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | GK | Finland | ||
| Callum Osmand | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Dane Murray | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Colby Donovan | £930 | £48,360 | 18 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Thomas Hatton | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Filip Skorb | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | ST | Poland | ||
| Finlay Hale | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D RLC, DM | Scotland | ||
| Ronan Ferns | £434 | £22,568 | 18 | D C, DM, AM L | Scotland | ||
| Samuel Isiguzo | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Cole Crawford | £404 | £21,008 | 18 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Rhys Dargie | £371 | £19,292 | 18 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Meikle | £346 | £17,992 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Marcus Gill | £333 | £17,316 | 18 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Robert Rachwał | £273 | £14,196 | 17 | M C | Poland | ||
| Sean McArdle | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Robbie Heron | £241 | £12,532 | 18 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Kayden Daly | - | - | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jacob Donnelly | - | - | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Ezekiel Molife | - | - | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Jack Thomson | - | - | 17 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Sam Sedwell | - | - | 17 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Joseph Haney | - | - | 16 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Owen Hartington | - | - | 17 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Conor Daly | - | - | 16 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Corey Shaw | - | - | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Calvin Keenan | - | - | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Patterson | - | - | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Tom Pickford | - | - | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Hassan Dembélé | - | - | 16 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Isaac English | - | - | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Nathan Meechan | - | - | 16 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Emmanuel Obidiwe | - | - | 16 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Rocco Di Giacomo | - | - | 16 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Aodhan Taylor | - | - | 17 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Hayden Borland | - | - | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
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 57% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a wage for.
Celtic against the Scottish Premiership
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Celtic Scottish Premiership average · Celtic 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
Celtic wages, 2026/27
What is Celtic's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Celtic total wage bill for 2026/27 is £22,402,744 per year (£430,822 per week) across a squad of 55. We hold a wage for 36 of the 55 players.
Who is Celtic's highest earner?
Sam Johnstone is the highest paid player at Celtic, earning £78,000 per week.
What is the average Celtic player salary?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earns £19,900 per week in 2026/27, across the 21 we hold a wage for. The median is £15,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Celtic play in?
Celtic play in the Scottish Premiership. The Scottish Premiership is the top division of football in Scotland.
