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KHL SALARIES · 2025/26

Ak Bars Kazan salaries in 2025/26

Ak Bars Kazan pay the 27 players we hold a salary for RUB 904,000,000 in 2025/26, the 2nd biggest payroll of the 22 clubs in the KHL and 35% more than the average club. Alexander Barabanov and Dmitrij Jaškin are the highest paid on RUB 95,000,000, jointly the 2nd highest salary in the league, and 4 of Ak Bars Kazan are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLLRUB 904m
LEAGUE RANK2nd of 22
PLAYERS27
AVERAGERUB 33.5m
HIGHESTRUB 95m

Ak Bars Kazan salaries

The 27 players we hold a salary for in 2025/26, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Ak Bars Kazan players ranked by salary in 2025/26.
# PLAYER POSITION NATION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Alexander Barabanov Forward Russia RUB 95,000,000£843,298£843k 2
1 Dmitrij Jaškin Forward Czechia RUB 95,000,000£843,298£843k 2
3 Kirill Semyonov Forward Russia RUB 75,000,000£665,761£666k 11
4 Alexander Khmelevski Forward United States RUB 57,000,000£505,979£506k 15
5 Timur Bilyalov Goaltender Russia RUB 55,000,000£488,225£488k 46
6 Nikita Lyamkin Defence Russia RUB 52,000,000£461,594£462k 65
7 Stepan Falkovsky Defence Belarus RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 69
8 Alexei Marchenko Defence Russia RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
8 Ilya Safonov Forward Russia RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
8 Mitchell Miller Defence United States RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
11 Artiom Galimov Forward Russia RUB 37,000,000£328,442£328k 158
12 Grigori Denisenko Forward Russia RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k 169
13 Nikita Dynyak Forward Russia RUB 27,000,000£239,674£240k 245
14 Ilya Karpukhin Defence Russia RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 249
15 Albert Yarullin Defence Russia RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 279
16 Vladimir Alistrov Forward Belarus RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k 286
17 Brandon Biro Forward Canada RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k 169
18 Alexei Pustozyorov Forward Russia RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 293
19 Dmitri Katelevsky Forward Russia RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k 332
19 Nathan Todd Forward Canada RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k 89
21 Artemi Kniazev Defence Russia RUB 13,000,000£115,399£115k 286
22 Konstantin Luchevnikov Defence Russia RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 382
23 Misha Fisenko Forward Russia RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 400
24 Mikhail Berdin Goaltender Russia RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 356
24 Wyatt Kalynuk Defence Canada RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 115
26 Semen Terekhov Forward Russia RUB 6,000,000£53,261£53k 449
27 Danila Zhuravlyov Defence Russia RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k 282

Ak Bars Kazan by salary

Alexander Barabanov RUB 95m Dmitrij Jaškin RUB 95m Kirill Semyonov RUB 75m Alexander Khmelevski RUB 57m Timur Bilyalov RUB 55m Nikita Lyamkin RUB 52m Stepan Falkovsky RUB 50m Alexei Marchenko RUB 40m Ilya Safonov RUB 40m Mitchell Miller RUB 40m Artiom Galimov RUB 37m Grigori Denisenko RUB 35m Nikita Dynyak RUB 27m Ilya Karpukhin RUB 25m Albert Yarullin RUB 24m Vladimir Alistrov RUB 22m Brandon Biro RUB 21m Alexei Pustozyorov RUB 20m Dmitri Katelevsky RUB 18m Nathan Todd RUB 18m Artemi Kniazev RUB 13m Konstantin Luchevnikov RUB 12m Misha Fisenko RUB 10m Mikhail Berdin RUB 7m Wyatt Kalynuk RUB 7m Semen Terekhov RUB 6m Danila Zhuravlyov RUB 3m

Where the money goes

The 15 forwards are paid RUB 576,000,000 between them, 64% of the payroll; the 10 defenders RUB 266,000,000, 29%; and the 2 goaltenders RUB 62,000,000, 7%.

How the Ak Bars Kazan payroll compares

All 22 KHL clubs in 2025/26, biggest payroll first

KHL clubs ranked by payroll in 2025/26.
# 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

SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 911,000,000 Ak Bars Kazan RUB 904,000,000 Avangard Omsk RUB 893,000,000 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 890,000,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 877,000,000 CSKA Moscow RUB 868,000,000 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 860,000,000 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 846,000,000 Dynamo Moscow RUB 829,000,000 Dinamo Minsk RUB 674,000,000 Sibir Novosibirsk RUB 626,000,000 Admiral Vladivostok RUB 598,000,000 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 598,000,000 Lada Togliatti RUB 573,000,000 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 568,000,000 Shanghai Dragons RUB 565,000,000 Amur Khabarovsk RUB 535,000,000 Spartak Moscow RUB 504,000,000 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 442,000,000 HC Sochi RUB 435,000,000 Barys Astana RUB 398,000,000 Severstal Cherepovets RUB 343,000,000

The Ak Bars Kazan payroll, season by season

Earlier Ak Bars Kazan players

The 14 players Ak Bars Kazan paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each

Ak Bars Kazan players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Nicolas Petan 2024/25 RUB 65,000,000£576,993£577k
Amir Miftakhov 2024/25 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Eric O'Dell 2024/25 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Egor Babenko 2024/25 RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k
Riley Barber 2023/24 RUB 55,000,000£488,225£488k
Kirill Petrov 2023/24 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Artyom Lukoyanov 2023/24 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Artur Akhtyamov 2023/24 RUB 6,000,000£53,261£53k
Maxim Bykov 2023/24 RUB 2,000,000£17,754£18k
Vasili Tokranov 2022/23 RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k
Dmitri Voronkov 2022/23 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Mikhail Glukhov 2022/23 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Kirill Panyukov 2022/23 RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k
Danis Zaripov 2022/23 RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on Ak Bars Kazan?

Alexander Barabanov and Dmitrij Jaškin, jointly, on RUB 95,000,000 in 2025/26. That is jointly the 2nd highest salary in the KHL. Kirill Semyonov is next on RUB 75,000,000.

What is the Ak Bars Kazan payroll?

RUB 904,000,000 across 27 players in 2025/26, the 2nd biggest of the 22 clubs. The SKA Saint Petersburg pay the most, RUB 911,000,000.

What is the average salary on Ak Bars Kazan?

RUB 33,481,481 in 2025/26, against RUB 30,198,770 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on Ak Bars Kazan?

Danila Zhuravlyov, 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, Avangard Omsk, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Dynamo Moscow, Dinamo Minsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Admiral Vladivostok, 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.