Celtic 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Moussa Dembélé on £24,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
Then and now
Celtic pay £430,822 a week in 2026/27 — 7% higher than the £402,160 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Dembélé | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | ST | France | MAY 2020 | ||
| Patrick Roberts | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Scott Brown | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | DM, M RC | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Mikael Lustig | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | D RC | Sweden | MAY 2019 | ||
| Scott Sinclair | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | AM L | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leigh Griffiths | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | ST | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £18,000 | £936,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Cristian Gamboa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Costa Rica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charly Musonda | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | DM, AM RLC | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Rogić | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | AM C | Australia | MAY 2023 | ||
| Dedryck Boyata | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D C | Belgium | MAY 2019 | ||
| Craig Gordon | £15,000 | £780,000 | 34 | GK | Scotland | MAY 2020 | ||
| James Forrest | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | AM RL | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Olivier Ntcham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM C | France | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jonny Hayes | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D L, AM RL | Ireland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Tom Rogic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Australia | MAY 2019 | ||
| Callum McGregor | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Nir Bitton | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | DM | Israel | MAY 2020 | ||
| Odsonne Édouard | £11,000 | £572,000 | 19 | ST | France | MAY 2018 | ||
| Jozo Simunovic | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | MAY 2021 | ||
| Kristoffer Ajer | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | D C, DM | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | AM C | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Marvin Compper | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | D C | Germany | MAY 2020 | ||
| Dorus de Vries | £8,400 | £436,800 | 36 | GK | Holland | MAY 2018 | ||
| Jack Hendry | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | D C | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Kouassi Eboue | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | MAY 2021 | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | D/WB R | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Calvin Miller | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jamie McCart | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | D C, DM | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Broque Watson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM RL | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Scott Bain | £820 | £42,640 | 25 | GK | Scotland | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ewan Henderson | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mikey Johnston | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | AM RLC | Scotland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Ciaran Diver | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | ST | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Church | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | D L | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ross Doohan | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | GK | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Robbie Deas | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D RC | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor McBride | £430 | £22,360 | 16 | ST | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Ross McLaughlin | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | DM | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Kerr McInroy | £420 | £21,840 | 16 | DM | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Tommy Caffrey | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | AM L, ST | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Potter | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | D R | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kristi Marku | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Aiden Gibb | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | D R | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Wallace Duffy | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | D RC | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Reece Willison | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | GK | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brody Paterson | £200 | £10,400 | 11 | D/WB/M (L) | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Lewis Bell | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | D C | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Grant Savoury | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Stephen Welsh | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | D C | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Ryan Mullen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jack Aitchison | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | AM R, ST | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2017/18
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2017/18?
Celtic paid £402,160 a week in 2017/18 - £20,912,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2017/18?
Moussa Dembélé was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £24,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £13,596.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2017/18?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £13,596 a week in 2017/18, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £430,822 a week in 2026/27, 7% higher than the £402,160 of 2017/18. The current squad is 55 players against 52 then.