Celtic 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Callum McGregor on £32,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27 — 9% lower than the £414,510 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum McGregor | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 24 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Aaron Mooy | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | DM, AM C | Australia | ||
| Jota (João Filipe) | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Alexandro Bernabéi | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Argentina | ||
| James Forrest | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Carl Starfelt | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Kyogo Furuhashi | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Japan | ||
| Daizen Maeda | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | Japan | ||
| Alistair Johnston | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | D RC | Canada | ||
| David Turnbull | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Liel Abada | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | AM R, ST | Israel | ||
| Benji Siegrist | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Joe Hart | £15,000 | £780,000 | 35 | GK | England | ||
| Greg Taylor | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Matt O'Riley | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Denmark | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| James McCarthy | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Reo Hatate | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | AM C | Japan | ||
| Sead Hakšabanovic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | AM LC | Montenegro | ||
| Stephen Welsh | £8,600 | £447,200 | 22 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Ismaïla Soro | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Scott Bain | £7,600 | £395,200 | 30 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Yôsuke Ideguchi | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | DM | Japan | ||
| Oh Hyeon-Gyu | £4,800 | £249,600 | 21 | ST | South Korea | ||
| Conor Hazard | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Yûki Kobayashi | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | D C | Japan | ||
| Dane Murray | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Ben Summers | £890 | £46,280 | 18 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Bruno Davidson | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Ben Wylie | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Ben Quinn | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Corey Thomson | £730 | £37,960 | 16 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Josh Clarke | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Bosun Lawal | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | D C, DM | Ireland | ||
| Adam Brooks | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Tomoki Iwata | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D C, DM | Japan | ||
| Ben McPherson | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Kelly | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Joe Morrison | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Jude Bonnar | £510 | £26,520 | 16 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Matthew Anderson | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Magnus McKenzie | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| MacKenzie Carse | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Aidan Cannon | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Alasdair Davidson | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Aiden Haddow | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Benny-Jackson Luyeye | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Caleb Goldie | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Cummings | £420 | £21,840 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Dylan Corr | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Evan Easton | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Tsoanelo Letsosa | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Joseph Murphy | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Josh Dede | £360 | £18,720 | 16 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Joey Dawson | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Justin Marvellous Osagie | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | D C, DM | Ireland | ||
| Kyle Ure | £350 | £18,200 | 16 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Kai McLean | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Lewis Dobbie | £340 | £17,680 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Lenny Agbaire | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Mitchell Robertson | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Mitchel Frame | £330 | £17,160 | 16 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Rocco Vata | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Francis Turley | £200 | £10,400 | 16 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Brody Paterson | £200 | £10,400 | 16 | D/WB/M (L) | Scotland | ||
| Aiden Rice | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Thomas Hatton | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | D C | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2022/23
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2022/23?
Celtic paid £414,510 a week in 2022/23 - £21,554,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2022/23?
Callum McGregor was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £32,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £14,796.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2022/23?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £14,796 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27, 9% lower than the £414,510 of 2022/23. The current squad is 57 players against 68 then.