SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Scottish Premiership midfielders
Callum McGregor is the best-paid midfielder in the Scottish Premiership, on £39,000 a week at Celtic, or £2,028,000 a year. Dan Neil is next on £31,000 at Rangers. We hold wages for 81 Scottish Premiership midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £39k
AVERAGE WAGE £5,790
SHARE OF WAGE BILL18%
TOP 10 A WEEK £177k
WAGES HELD81
The 50 best-paid Scottish Premiership midfielders
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 | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £2,028,000£2.0m | Celtic | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 2 | Dan Neil | £31,000£31k | £1,612,000£1.6m | Rangers | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 3 | Dujon Sterling | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Rangers | 25 | Defender, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England |
| 4 | Oliver Sørensen | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Celtic | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark |
| 5 | Nicolas Raskin | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Rangers | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium |
| 6 | José Cifuentes | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Rangers | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ecuador |
| 7 | Tochi Chukwuani | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Rangers | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark |
| 8 | Connor Ronan | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Aberdeen | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ireland |
| 9 | Ageu | £7,300£7k | £379,600£380k | Heart Of Midlothian | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 10 | Marko Ivezić | £5,900£6k | £306,800£307k | Hibernian | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Serbia |
| 11 | Ante Palaversa | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Aberdeen | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Croatia |
| 12 | Dylan Levitt | £5,400£5k | £280,800£281k | Motherwell | 24 | Central midfielder | Wales |
| 13 | Odin Thiago Holm | £4,800£5k | £249,600£250k | Celtic | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway |
| 14 | Stuart Armstrong | £4,600£5k | £239,200£239k | Aberdeen | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 15 | Afeez Aremu | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Aberdeen | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria |
| 16 | Cameron Devlin | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | Rangers | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Australia |
| 17 | Joe Newell | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Hibernian | 32 | Defensive midfielder | England |
| 18 | Josh Mulligan | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Hibernian | 22 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 19 | Mika Baur | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Celtic | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany |
| 20 | Miguel Chaiwa | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Hibernian | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Zambia |
| 21 | Azeem Abdulai | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Hibernian | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 22 | Bailey Rice | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Kilmarnock | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 23 | Aaron Tshibola | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Kilmarnock | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa |
| 24 | Craig Sibbald | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Falkirk | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 25 | Ethan Hamilton | £3,300£3k | £171,600£172k | Dundee | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 26 | Joel Cotterill | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Dundee | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Wales |
| 27 | Panutche Camará | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | Dundee United | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau |
| 28 | Sivert Heltne Nilsen | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Aberdeen | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Norway |
| 29 | Tom Lowery | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Kilmarnock | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Wales |
| 30 | Brad Lyons | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Aberdeen | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Northern Ireland |
| 31 | Alex Gogic | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | St Mirren | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cyprus |
| 32 | Callum Jones | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Dundee | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales |
| 33 | Dylan Williams | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Motherwell | 21 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | England |
| 34 | Finlay Robertson | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Dundee | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 35 | Emmanuel Agyei | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Dundee United | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana |
| 36 | Joe Hodge | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Motherwell | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland |
| 37 | Lewis Neilson | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Falkirk | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 38 | Laurent Mendy | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Heart Of Midlothian | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France |
| 39 | Lukas Fadinger | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Motherwell | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Austria |
| 40 | Keanu Baccus | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | St Mirren | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Australia |
| 41 | Mark O'Hara | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Kilmarnock | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 42 | Oscar Priestman | £1,800£2k | £93,600£94k | Motherwell | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Australia |
| 43 | Rory McKenzie | £1,700£2k | £88,400£88k | Kilmarnock | 31 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | Scotland |
| 44 | Sam Hart | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Falkirk | 28 | Centre-back, left midfielder | England |
| 45 | Tom Sparrow | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Motherwell | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales |
| 46 | Brad Spencer | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Falkirk | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England |
| 47 | Dylan Tait | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Dundee United | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland |
| 48 | Finn Yeats | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Falkirk | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 49 | Jacob Devaney | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | St Mirren | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland |
| 50 | Liam Henderson | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Falkirk | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Scotland |
What each position earns in the Scottish Premiership
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 18% 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Scottish Premiership club, added together, a week
Rangers pay 7 midfielders £101,430 a week between them, and Dan Neil takes 31% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Scottish Premiership club
12 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | 1 |
| Rangers | Dan Neil | £31,000£31k | 2 |
| Aberdeen | Connor Ronan | £8,400£8k | 8 |
| Heart Of Midlothian | Ageu | £7,300£7k | 9 |
| Hibernian | Marko Ivezić | £5,900£6k | 10 |
| Motherwell | Dylan Levitt | £5,400£5k | 12 |
| Kilmarnock | Bailey Rice | £3,500£4k | 22 |
| Falkirk | Craig Sibbald | £3,400£3k | 24 |
| Dundee | Ethan Hamilton | £3,300£3k | 25 |
| Dundee United | Panutche Camará | £2,800£3k | 27 |
| St Mirren | Alex Gogic | £2,500£3k | 31 |
| St Johnstone | Macaulay Tait | £900£900 | 54 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Scottish Premiership ranks 22nd.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Scottish Premiership?
Callum McGregor of Celtic, on £39,000 a week in 2026/27, or £2,028,000 a year. Dan Neil of Rangers is second on £31,000 a week.
How much do Scottish Premiership midfielders earn?
The average Scottish Premiership midfielder aged 22 or over earns £5,790 a week, and the median one £2,600. Midfielders take 18% of what the Scottish Premiership pays its players of that age.
Which Scottish Premiership club pays its midfielders the most?
Rangers, £101,430 a week across the 7 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Dan Neil on £31,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Scottish Premiership ranks 22nd of the 43 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.