Admiral Vladivostok salaries in 2025/26
Admiral Vladivostok pay the 29 players we hold a salary for RUB 598,000,000 in 2025/26, the 12th biggest payroll of the 22 clubs in the KHL and 11% less than the average club. Libor Šulák is the highest paid on RUB 52,000,000, jointly the 65th highest salary in the league.
Admiral Vladivostok salaries
The 29 players we hold a salary for in 2025/26, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | NATION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libor Šulák | Defence | Czechia | RUB 52,000,000 | £461,594£462k | 65 |
| 2 | Stepan Starkov | Forward | Russia | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k | 89 |
| 3 | Arkadiy Shestakov | Forward | Kazakhstan | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k | 165 |
| 4 | Georgi Solyannikov | Defence | Russia | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 5 | Pavel Koledov | Defence | Russia | RUB 34,000,000 | £301,812£302k | 33 |
| 6 | Kyle Olson | Forward | Canada | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Mário Grman | Defence | Slovakia | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 8 | Nikita Soshnikov | Forward | Russia | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 115 |
| 9 | Adam Húska | Goaltender | Slovakia | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 9 | Semyon Ruchkin | Defence | Russia | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 11 | Yegor Petukhov | Forward | Kazakhstan | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 286 |
| 12 | Igor Geraskin | Forward | Russia | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 157 |
| 13 | Dmitry Zavgorodniy | Forward | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 13 | Ivan Muranov | Forward | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 13 | Pavel Shen | Forward | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 16 | Nikita Tertyshny | Forward | Russia | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k | 282 |
| 17 | Ivan Kulbakov | Goaltender | Belarus | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 115 |
| 18 | Vyacheslav Osnovin | Forward | Russia | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k | 293 |
| 19 | Alexander Daryin | Forward | Russia | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 380 |
| 20 | Dmytro Timashov | Forward | Sweden | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 21 | Daniil Gutik | Forward | Russia | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 293 |
| 21 | Semyon Koshelev | Forward | Russia | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 169 |
| 23 | Dmitriy Deryabin | Defence | Belarus | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 23 | Ilya Konovalov | Goaltender | Russia | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 293 |
| 23 | Ostap Safin | Forward | Czechia | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 23 | Ruslan Pedan | Defence | Russia | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 27 | Alexander Shepelev | Defence | Russia | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 433 |
| 28 | Vladislav Leontyev | Defence | Russia | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 382 |
| 29 | Vladimir Bryukvin | Forward | Russia | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 478 |
Admiral Vladivostok by salary
Where the money goes
The 17 forwards are paid RUB 336,000,000 between them, 56% of the payroll; the 9 defenders RUB 210,000,000, 35%; and the 3 goaltenders RUB 52,000,000, 9%.
How the Admiral Vladivostok payroll compares
All 22 KHL clubs in 2025/26, biggest payroll first
| # | CLUB | PLAYERS | PAYROLL | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 24 | RUB 911,000,000 | £8,086,780£8.1m |
| 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 27 | RUB 904,000,000 | £8,024,642£8.0m |
| 3 | Avangard Omsk | 27 | RUB 893,000,000 | £7,926,997£7.9m |
| 4 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 25 | RUB 890,000,000 | £7,900,367£7.9m |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 23 | RUB 877,000,000 | £7,784,968£7.8m |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow | 27 | RUB 868,000,000 | £7,705,077£7.7m |
| 7 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | RUB 860,000,000 | £7,634,062£7.6m |
| 8 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 26 | RUB 846,000,000 | £7,509,787£7.5m |
| 9 | Dynamo Moscow | 24 | RUB 829,000,000 | £7,358,881£7.4m |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk | 23 | RUB 674,000,000 | £5,982,974£6.0m |
| 11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 33 | RUB 626,000,000 | £5,556,887£5.6m |
| 12 | Admiral Vladivostok | 29 | RUB 598,000,000 | £5,308,336£5.3m |
| 13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 31 | RUB 598,000,000 | £5,308,336£5.3m |
| 14 | Lada Togliatti | 34 | RUB 573,000,000 | £5,086,416£5.1m |
| 15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 35 | RUB 568,000,000 | £5,042,032£5.0m |
| 16 | Shanghai Dragons | 19 | RUB 565,000,000 | £5,015,401£5.0m |
| 17 | Amur Khabarovsk | 22 | RUB 535,000,000 | £4,749,097£4.7m |
| 18 | Spartak Moscow | 23 | RUB 504,000,000 | £4,473,915£4.5m |
| 19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 29 | RUB 442,000,000 | £3,923,553£3.9m |
| 20 | HC Sochi | 23 | RUB 435,000,000 | £3,861,415£3.9m |
| 21 | Barys Astana | 16 | RUB 398,000,000 | £3,532,973£3.5m |
| 22 | Severstal Cherepovets | 16 | RUB 343,000,000 | £3,044,748£3.0m |
Payroll by club
The Admiral Vladivostok payroll, season by season
Earlier Admiral Vladivostok players
The 39 players Admiral Vladivostok paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Metalnikov | 2024/25 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Alexander Shevchenko | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Anton Sagadeyev | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Artyom Nikolayev | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Kirill Petkov | 2024/25 | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k |
| Austin Ortega | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Dmitri Sokolov | 2024/25 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mark Marin | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Sergei Shmelyov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Nikita Guslistov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Emil Nurgaliyev | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Nikita Anokhovsky | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Yegor Stepanov | 2024/25 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Yegor Morozov | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Yevgeni Lisovets | 2023/24 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Cliff Pu | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Maxim Chudinov | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Pavel Varfolomeyev | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Aleksandr Gorshkov | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Denis Golubev | 2023/24 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Pavel Makhanovsky | 2023/24 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Ivan Yemets | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Mark Yanchevskiy | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Nikita Makeyev | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Ruslan Ibatullin | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Semen Pankratov | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Maksim Kolmykov | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Prokhor Korbit | 2023/24 | RUB 1,000,000 | £8,877£9k |
| Michal Krištof | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Rudolf Červený | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Nikolajs Jeļisejevs | 2022/23 | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| Aleksandr Lazushin | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Artyom Gareyev | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Danil Fayzullin | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Gleb Zyryanov | 2022/23 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Dmitri Sayustov | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Rinat Valiev | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Nikolai Chebykin | 2022/23 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Dinar Hamidullin | 2022/23 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player on Admiral Vladivostok?
Libor Šulák, on RUB 52,000,000 in 2025/26. That is jointly the 65th highest salary in the KHL. Stepan Starkov is next on RUB 45,000,000.
What is the Admiral Vladivostok payroll?
RUB 598,000,000 across 29 players in 2025/26, the 12th biggest of the 22 clubs. The SKA Saint Petersburg pay the most, RUB 911,000,000.
What is the average salary on Admiral Vladivostok?
RUB 20,620,690 in 2025/26, against RUB 30,198,770 across the whole league.
Who is the lowest paid player on Admiral Vladivostok?
Vladimir Bryukvin, on RUB 3,000,000.
Where to next
Every player across the league is on the KHL salaries 2025/26 page. The other clubs: SKA Saint Petersburg, Ak Bars Kazan, Avangard Omsk, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Dynamo Moscow, Dinamo Minsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Lada Togliatti, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Shanghai Dragons, Amur Khabarovsk, Spartak Moscow, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, HC Sochi, Barys Astana and Severstal Cherepovets. Other seasons: 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23.