Celtic 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Fraser Forster on £72,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27 — 31% lower than the £548,010 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Norway | ||
| Daniel Arzani | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 20 | AM RC, F C | Australia | ||
| Scott Brown | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 34 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Callum McGregor | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | DM, AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Craig Gordon | £19,000 | £988,000 | 36 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Moritz Bauer | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Odsonne Édouard | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | ST | France | ||
| Christopher Jullien | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | D C | France | ||
| Tom Rogic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Tom Rogić | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM (C) | Australia | ||
| Boli Bolingoli | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Belgium | ||
| Leigh Griffiths | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | ST | Scotland | ||
| James Forrest | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | AM R | Scotland | ||
| Olivier Ntcham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | AM C | France | ||
| Hatem Abd Elhamed | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D RC, DM | Israel | ||
| Nir Bitton | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | DM | Israel | ||
| Jozo Simunovic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Ismaïla Soro | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Kristoffer Ajer | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Norway | ||
| Mikey Johnston | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Greg Taylor | £8,200 | £426,400 | 21 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £8,100 | £421,200 | 18 | D/WB RL | Holland | ||
| Jack Hendry | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jonny Hayes | £8,100 | £421,200 | 31 | WB/M L | Ireland | ||
| Marian Shved | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | AM RC, F C | Ukraine | ||
| Ryan Christie | £7,700 | £400,400 | 24 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Scott Bain | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | £7,500 | £390,000 | 22 | ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Lee O'Connor | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | D RLC | Ireland | ||
| Patryk Klimala | £5,800 | £301,600 | 20 | AM R, ST | Poland | ||
| Luca Connell | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | M LC | Ireland | ||
| Manny Perez | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | D/WB R | U.S.A. | ||
| Calvin Miller | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Scotland | ||
| Ewan Henderson | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Liam Burt | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Kundai Benyu | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | AM LC | Zimbabwe | ||
| Barry Coffey | £890 | £46,280 | 18 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Ben Wylie | £890 | £46,280 | 17 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Cameron Harper | £880 | £45,760 | 17 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Daniel Church | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Ewan Otoo | £860 | £44,720 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Kerr McInroy | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Karamoko Dembélé | £800 | £41,600 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Leo Mazis | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Mark Hill | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Ryan Mullen | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Stephen Welsh | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Scott Robertson | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Jack Larkin | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Aiden Gibb | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Owen Moffat | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Michael Sparkes | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Tobi Oluwayemi | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Chris McQueen | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Finn McRobb | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Paul Kennedy | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM R | Scotland | ||
| Vincent Angelini | £240 | £12,480 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Scott Cusick | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Brody Paterson | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Barry Hepburn | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Dane Murray | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | D C | Norway | ||
| Armstrong Oko-Flex | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Ireland | ||
| Liam Hughes | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Jaden Ferguson | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2019/20
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2019/20?
Celtic paid £548,010 a week in 2019/20 - £28,496,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2019/20?
Fraser Forster was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £72,000 a week, 3.8x the 22+ squad average of £19,095.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2019/20?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £19,095 a week in 2019/20, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27, 31% lower than the £548,010 of 2019/20. The current squad is 57 players against 66 then.