Highest paid Scottish Premiership goalkeepers
Sam Johnstone is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Scottish Premiership, on £78,000 a week at Celtic, or £4,056,000 a year. Marius Müller is next on £19,000 at Aberdeen. We hold wages for 38 Scottish Premiership goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 38 Scottish Premiership goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £4,056,000£4.1m | Celtic | 32 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 2 | Marius Müller | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Aberdeen | 32 | Goalkeeper | Germany |
| 3 | Alex Paulsen | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Motherwell | 23 | Goalkeeper | New Zealand |
| 4 | Ivor Pandur | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Rangers | 25 | Goalkeeper | Croatia |
| 5 | Ross Doohan | £7,700£8k | £400,400£400k | Celtic | 27 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 6 | Liam Kelly | £7,000£7k | £364,000£364k | Rangers | 29 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 7 | Raphael Sallinger | £4,700£5k | £244,400£244k | Hibernian | 29 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 8 | Owen Goodman | £3,800£4k | £197,600£198k | Dundee | 21 | Goalkeeper | Canada |
| 9 | Viljami Sinisalo | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Celtic | 23 | Goalkeeper | Finland |
| 10 | Zander Clark | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 11 | Jordan Smith | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Hibernian | 30 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 12 | Scott Bain | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Falkirk | 33 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 13 | Toby Steward | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | St Johnstone | 20 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 14 | Kieran O'Hara | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Dundee | 29 | Goalkeeper | Ireland |
| 15 | Kieran Wright | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Heart Of Midlothian | 26 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 16 | Nicky Hogarth | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Falkirk | 24 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 17 | Maksymilian Stryjek | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Kilmarnock | 28 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 18 | Ross Sinclair | £850£850 | £44,200£44k | St Johnstone | 24 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 19 | Matthew Connelly | £830£830 | £43,160£43k | Motherwell | 22 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 20 | Peter Urminsky | £800£800 | £41,600£42k | St Mirren | 26 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia |
| 21 | Calum Ferrie | £780£780 | £40,560£41k | Kilmarnock | 27 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 22 | Nick Šuman | £770£770 | £40,040£40k | Aberdeen | 25 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 23 | Ryan Mullen | £700£700 | £36,400£36k | St Mirren | 24 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 24 | Jamie MacDonald | £510£510 | £26,520£27k | Heart Of Midlothian | 39 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 25 | Colbi McQuarrie | £430£430 | £22,360£22k | Motherwell | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 26 | Freddie Owens | £350£350 | £18,200£18k | Hibernian | 19 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 27 | Jamie Meikle | £346£346 | £17,992£18k | Celtic | 18 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 28 | Marcus Gill | £333£333 | £17,316£17k | Celtic | 18 | Goalkeeper | Ireland |
| 29 | Rodrigo Vitols | £330£330 | £17,160£17k | Aberdeen | 18 | Goalkeeper | Latvia |
| 30 | Ruaridh Lynch | £280£280 | £14,560£15k | Dundee | 19 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 31 | Kyle Thomson | £200£200 | £10,400£10k | St Johnstone | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 32 | Jack Lyon | £150£150 | £7,800£8k | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 33 | Ben Coutts | £100£100 | £5,200£5k | Kilmarnock | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 34 | Thomas Jay Gibb | £75£75 | £3,900£4k | Falkirk | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 35 | Grant Tamosevicius | £50£50 | £2,600£3k | St Mirren | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 36 | Charlie Innes | £50£50 | £2,600£3k | St Mirren | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 37 | Ryan Mallon | £30£30 | £1,560£2k | Hibernian | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 38 | Greig Thackray | £30£30 | £1,560£2k | Rangers | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
What each position earns in the Scottish Premiership
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 14% of what the Scottish Premiership pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Scottish Premiership club, added together, a week
Celtic pay 5 goalkeepers £89,879 a week between them, and Sam Johnstone takes 87% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Scottish Premiership club
12 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | 1 |
| Aberdeen | Marius Müller | £19,000£19k | 2 |
| Motherwell | Alex Paulsen | £13,000£13k | 3 |
| Rangers | Ivor Pandur | £11,000£11k | 4 |
| Hibernian | Raphael Sallinger | £4,700£5k | 7 |
| Dundee | Owen Goodman | £3,800£4k | 8 |
| Heart Of Midlothian | Zander Clark | £3,000£3k | 10 |
| St Johnstone | Toby Steward | £1,600£2k | 13 |
| Falkirk | Scott Bain | £1,600£2k | 12 |
| Kilmarnock | Maksymilian Stryjek | £900£900 | 17 |
| St Mirren | Peter Urminsky | £800£800 | 20 |
| Dundee United | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Scottish Premiership ranks 11th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Scottish Premiership?
Sam Johnstone of Celtic, on £78,000 a week in 2026/27, or £4,056,000 a year. Marius Müller of Aberdeen is second on £19,000 a week.
How much do Scottish Premiership goalkeepers earn?
The average Scottish Premiership goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £7,256 a week, and the median one £1,300. Goalkeepers take 14% of what the Scottish Premiership pays its players of that age.
Which Scottish Premiership club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Celtic, £89,879 a week across the 5 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Sam Johnstone on £78,000.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Scottish Premiership ranks 11th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Scottish Premiership squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Scottish Premiership players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Scottish Premiership players are paid at every age, or the Scottish Premiership wage bill, club by club.