Celtic 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Kolo Touré on £25,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27 — 7% lower than the £405,150 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolo Touré | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 35 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Moussa Dembélé | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Patrick Roberts | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Scott Sinclair | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Emilio Izaguirre | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Honduras | ||
| Mikael Lustig | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | D RC | Sweden | ||
| Scott Brown | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | DM, M RC | Scotland | ||
| Efe Ambrose | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Leigh Griffiths | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Kris Commons | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Cristian Gamboa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Costa Rica | ||
| Dedryck Boyata | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | D L | Scotland | ||
| James Forrest | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Erik Sviatchenko | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | D C | Denmark | ||
| Tom Rogic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | Australia | ||
| Tom Rogić | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Australia | ||
| Nir Bitton | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | DM | Israel | ||
| Callum McGregor | £8,400 | £436,800 | 23 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Dorus de Vries | £8,400 | £436,800 | 35 | GK | Holland | ||
| Craig Gordon | £8,400 | £436,800 | 33 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Gary Mackay-Steven | £8,200 | £426,400 | 25 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Jozo Simunovic | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Logan Bailly | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Liam Henderson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Calvin Miller | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Connor McManus | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Kouassi Eboue | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Mark Hill | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | DM, M LC | Scotland | ||
| PJ Crossan | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Regan Hendry | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Aidan McAdams | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Luke Donnelly | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Fiacre Kelleher | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Ross Doohan | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Ewan Henderson | £390 | £20,280 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Sam Wardrop | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Josh Kerr | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Conor Hazard | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Brandon Payne | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Wallace Duffy | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Ross McLaughlin | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Mikey Johnston | £130 | £6,760 | 17 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Bell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Shaun Bowers | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Stephen Welsh | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Robbie Deas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Kristi Marku | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Church | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Jack Aitchison | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Kerr McInroy | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | M C | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2016/17
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2016/17?
Celtic paid £405,150 a week in 2016/17 - £21,067,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2016/17?
Kolo Touré was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £25,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £14,777.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2016/17?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £14,777 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27, 7% lower than the £405,150 of 2016/17. The current squad is 57 players against 53 then.