SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Celtic 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Jeremy Toljan on £52,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £492k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £26m
SQUAD SIZE63
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Celtic pay £430,822 a week in 2026/27 — 12% lower than the £491,910 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Toljan | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 23 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Arzani | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Australia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Filip Benkovic | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Scott Sinclair | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | Left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Scott Brown | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Mikael Lustig | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Sweden | MAY 2019 | ||
| Odsonne Édouard | £19,000 | £988,000 | 20 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Cristian Gamboa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Right-back | Costa Rica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Rogić | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | MAY 2023 | ||
| Tom Rogic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | MAY 2023 | ||
| Craig Gordon | £15,000 | £780,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Leigh Griffiths | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Striker | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| James Forrest | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Right winger | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Dedryck Boyata | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Belgium | MAY 2019 | ||
| Olivier Ntcham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | MAY 2022 | ||
| Callum McGregor | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Jozo Simunovic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Croatia | MAY 2021 | ||
| Oliver Burke | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kristoffer Ajer | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Norway | MAY 2022 | ||
| Nir Bitton | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Israel | MAY 2020 | ||
| Timothy Weah | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Scott Allan | £8,600 | £447,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jack Hendry | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Jonny Hayes | £7,100 | £369,200 | 30 | Winger | Ireland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Kouassi Eboue | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | MAY 2021 | ||
| Marvin Compper | £6,900 | £358,800 | 33 | Centre-back | Germany | MAY 2020 | ||
| Dorus de Vries | £6,400 | £332,800 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Holland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Emilio Izaguirre | £5,300 | £275,600 | 32 | Left-back | Honduras | MAY 2019 | ||
| Marian Shved | £4,900 | £254,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ukraine | JUN 2019 | ||
| Scott Bain | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | Right-back | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | Striker | Côte d’Ivoire | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ryan Christie | £3,700 | £192,400 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Kundai Benyu | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Zimbabwe | MAY 2021 | ||
| Daniel Church | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor McBride | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Striker | Scotland | MAY 2021 | ||
| Ewan Henderson | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Regan Hendry | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Mark Hill | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mikey Johnston | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Barry Coffey | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | - | ||
| Jack Larkin | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aiden Gibb | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Kerr McInroy | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | - | ||
| Leo Mazis | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | MAY 2021 | ||
| Ross McLaughlin | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Ryan Mullen | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Stephen Welsh | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Scott Robertson | £420 | £21,840 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | - | ||
| Tommy Caffrey | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Kennedy | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | Right winger | Scotland | - | ||
| Grant Savoury | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Kristi Marku | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | - | ||
| Reece Willison | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brody Paterson | £200 | £10,400 | 12 | Left-back, left midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Wallace Duffy | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | Right-back | Scotland | - | ||
| Lewis Bell | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Dave McKay | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kieran McGrath | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Striker | Scotland | - | ||
| Ben Wylie | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | - | ||
| Liam Hughes | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Armstrong Oko-Flex | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
28 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 5%
9 £5k-£10k 14%
17 £10k-£25k 56%
3 £25k-£100k 24%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2018/19
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2018/19?
Celtic paid £491,910 a week in 2018/19 - £25,579,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2018/19?
Jeremy Toljan was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £52,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £14,204.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2018/19?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £14,204 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £430,822 a week in 2026/27, 12% lower than the £491,910 of 2018/19. The current squad is 55 players against 63 then.