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FOOTBALL · SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP · 2026/27

Scottish Premiership wages by age

Across the 331 players aged 16 to 38 we hold a wage for in the Scottish Premiership this season, the median is £2,900 a week at 21 and £2,300 at 28 , against £900 and £4,650 across every men's league we hold. The youngest on £10,000 a week or more is Kosta Nedeljković, 19, at Rangers.

MEDIAN AT 21 £2,900
MEDIAN AT 28 £2,300
PLAYERS331
BEST PAID £80,000
YOUNGEST ON £10K+19

The median wage at every age in the Scottish Premiership

2026/27, weekly, at every age holding five or more priced players

Every age, and who is paid the most at it

The Scottish Premiership against every men's league we hold, 2026/27

The number of priced players, the median weekly wage against the median across every men's league, and the best-paid player at every age in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/27.
AGE PLAYERS MEDIAN ALL LEAGUES BEST PAID WEEKLY
16 24 £150 £315 Zebedee Lawson £2,000
17 29 £150 £345 Filip Skorb £550
18 27 £371 £370 Matai Akinmboni £7,500
19 14 £1,100 £482 Kosta Nedeljković £30,000
20 17 £2,000 £623 Bobby Wales £5,500
21 22 £2,900 £900 Youssef Chermiti £21,000
22 27 £2,100 £1,700 Ryan Don Naderi £16,000
23 30 £2,500 £2,300 Dan Neil £31,000
24 23 £2,300 £2,700 Rabbi Matondo £23,000
25 20 £2,400 £3,100 Dujon Sterling £22,000
26 19 £3,900 £3,400 Bojan Miovski £23,000
27 19 £2,900 £4,500 Ben Godfrey £80,000
28 20 £2,300 £4,650 Kieran Tierney £50,000
29 10 £1,700 £4,300 Liam Kelly £7,000
30 8 £2,900 £4,400 Joe Wright £4,100
31 7 £2,500 £4,500 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £43,000
32 6 £11,950 £4,500 Sam Johnstone £78,000
33 7 £2,600 £4,150 Stuart Armstrong £4,600
34 2 - £3,900 James Forrest £20,000

The best-paid players aged 21 and under

The Scottish Premiership, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Kosta Nedeljković 19 Rangers D/WB R £30,000
2 Youssef Chermiti 21 Rangers ST £21,000
3 Djeidi Gassama 21 Rangers AM RL, ST £20,000
4 Calvin Ramsay 21 St Mirren D/WB R £17,000
5 Óscar Cortés 21 Rangers AM RLC £16,000
6 Clinton Nsiala-Makengo 21 Rangers D LC £8,400
7 Matai Akinmboni 18 Dundee D LC £7,500
8 Bobby Wales 20 Dundee AM RL, ST £5,500
9 Adam Mayor 21 Hibernian D/WB L, AM RL £4,500
10 Emmanuel Gyamfi 20 Aberdeen D/WB/AM L £4,300

The best-paid players aged 32 and over

The Scottish Premiership, 2026/27

# PLAYER AGE CLUB POSITION WEEKLY
1 Sam Johnstone 32 Celtic GK £78,000
2 Callum McGregor 32 Celtic DM £39,000
3 James Forrest 34 Celtic AM RL £20,000
4 Marius Müller 32 Aberdeen GK £19,000
5 Martin Boyle 32 Hibernian AM R, ST £4,900
6 Stuart Armstrong 33 Aberdeen DM, AM C £4,600
7 Joe Newell 32 Hibernian DM £4,100
8 Grant Hanley 33 Hibernian D C £3,200
9 Zander Clark 33 Heart Of Midlothian GK £3,000
10 Sivert Heltne Nilsen 33 Aberdeen DM £2,600

The median 28-year-old, league by league

The Scottish Premiership and the men's leagues either side of it, at the age every men's league we hold pays best

J1 League £3,900 Danish Superliga £3,900 La Liga 2 £3,650 Super Liga £3,100 Ligue 2 £3,000 Ekstraklasa £2,900 Austrian Bundesliga £2,500 Scottish Premiership £2,300 League Two £2,100 Primeira Liga £1,950 Thai League £1,600 A-League £1,500 Belgian Challenger Pro League £1,427 National League £1,400 Eliteserien £1,000

The Scottish Premiership ranks 28th of the 43 men's leagues holding five or more priced 28-year-olds, on £2,300 a week. The Premier League pays the most, at £75,000.

Frequently asked questions

At what age are Scottish Premiership players paid the most?

Of the ages the Scottish Premiership holds 20 or more players at, 21: the median is £2,900 a week across 22 players. The 6 players aged 32 have a higher median, £11,950.

How much does a Scottish Premiership player earn at 21 and at 28?

The median is £2,900 a week at 21 and £2,300 at 28 in 2026/27. Across every men's league we hold it is £900 a week at 21 and £4,650 at 28.

Who is the youngest Scottish Premiership player paid £10,000 a week?

Kosta Nedeljković, 19, on £30,000 a week at Rangers.

Who is the highest-paid Scottish Premiership player aged 21 or under?

Kosta Nedeljković, 19, on £30,000 a week at Rangers. Youssef Chermiti, 21, is next on £21,000.

Who is the highest-paid Scottish Premiership player aged 32 or over?

Sam Johnstone, 32, on £78,000 a week at Celtic. Callum McGregor, 32, is next on £39,000.

Where to next

The same squads, cut a different way

See every Scottish Premiership club's wage bill, the highest-paid players in the Scottish Premiership, or wages by age across every league. Or see every 28-year-old we hold, league by league.