Celtic 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Julián Araujo on £41,000 per week · see the current Celtic wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 31 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27 — 16% lower than the £449,194 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julián Araujo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 23 | D/WB/M R | Mexico | ||
| Callum McGregor | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | D C | United States | ||
| Tomas Cvancara | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Czechia | ||
| Junior Adamu | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | ST | Austria | ||
| James Forrest | £19,000 | £988,000 | 34 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Daizen Maeda | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM L, ST | Japan | ||
| Reo Hatate | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM C | Japan | ||
| Alistair Johnston | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D/WB/M R | Canada | ||
| Benjamin Nygren | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Sweden | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Arne Engels | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | WB R, DM, M RC | Belgium | ||
| James McCarthy | £14,000 | £728,000 | 33 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Anthony Ralston | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 38 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Jota (João Filipe) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Paulo Bernardo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | M C | Portugal | ||
| Auston Trusty | £9,500 | £494,000 | 26 | D C | United States | ||
| Luke McCowan | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Sebastian Tounekti | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Tunisia | ||
| Marcelo Saracchi | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | D/WB L | Uruguay | ||
| Yang Hyunjun | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | AM RL | South Korea | ||
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | £5,900 | £306,800 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Liam Scales | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Odin Thiago Holm | £4,800 | £249,600 | 22 | AM C | Norway | ||
| Adam Montgomery | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | Scotland | ||
| Joel Mvuka | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | AM RL | Norway | ||
| Viljami Sinisalo | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | GK | Finland | ||
| Ross Doohan | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Dane Murray | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Callum Osmand | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Emmanuel Obidiwe | £881 | £45,812 | 16 | AM RL, ST | |||
| Rocco Di Giacomo | £713 | £37,076 | 16 | DM, AM C | |||
| Filip Skorb | £554 | £28,808 | 17 | ST | |||
| Aiden Rice | £495 | £25,740 | 19 | GK | |||
| Finlay Hale | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Patterson | £458 | £23,816 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Hayden Borland | £442 | £22,984 | 17 | D C | |||
| Ronan Ferns | £434 | £22,568 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Colby Donovan | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jacob Donnelly | £405 | £21,060 | 16 | M C | |||
| Cole Crawford | £404 | £21,008 | 18 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Ezekiel Molife | £371 | £19,292 | 16 | ST | |||
| Rhys Dargie | £371 | £19,292 | 18 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Meikle | £346 | £17,992 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Marcus Gill | £333 | £17,316 | 18 | GK | Ireland | ||
| LIam Kennedy | £326 | £16,952 | 16 | DM | |||
| Kayden Daly | £311 | £16,172 | 16 | D/WB L | |||
| Isaac English | £298 | £15,496 | 18 | D C | |||
| Sean McArdle | £298 | £15,496 | 17 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Tom Pickford | £285 | £14,820 | 17 | AM C | |||
| Samuel Isiguzo | £281 | £14,612 | 18 | AM R | |||
| Robert Rachwał | £273 | £14,196 | 17 | M C | Poland | ||
| Corey Shaw | £273 | £14,196 | 17 | GK | |||
| Thomas Hatton | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Hassan Dembele | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | AM RC | |||
| Robbie Heron | £241 | £12,532 | 18 | WB L | Scotland | ||
| Joe Haney | £234 | £12,168 | 16 | D C | |||
| Aodhan Taylor | £234 | £12,168 | 16 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Samuel Sedwell | £222 | £11,544 | 17 | DM | |||
| Benjamin Arthur | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Brody Paterson | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D/WB/M (L) | Scotland | ||
| Owen Hartington | £184 | £9,568 | 17 | D C | |||
| Calvin Keenan | £184 | £9,568 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Conor Daly | £167 | £8,684 | 16 | AM L | |||
| Michael Charlton | £167 | £8,684 | 16 | D/WB R | |||
| Jack Thomson | £159 | £8,268 | 17 | AM R | |||
| Nathan Meechan | £150 | £7,800 | 16 | D C, DM | |||
| Josh Mulgrew | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L | |||
| Dara Jikiemi | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | D C | |||
| Lucas Clearie | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | ST | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Celtic wages, 2024/25
What was Celtic's wage bill in 2024/25?
Celtic paid £449,194 a week in 2024/25 - £23,358,088 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Celtic player in 2024/25?
Julián Araujo was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £41,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £13,590.
What was the average Celtic salary in 2024/25?
The average Celtic player aged 22 or over earned £13,590 a week in 2024/25, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Celtic's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Celtic pay £375,422 a week in 2026/27, 16% lower than the £449,194 of 2024/25. The current squad is 57 players against 73 then.