Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk salaries in 2025/26
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk pay the 29 players we hold a salary for RUB 442,000,000 in 2025/26, the 19th biggest payroll of the 22 clubs in the KHL and 34% less than the average club. Alexander Dergachyov and Andrey Belozerov are the highest paid on RUB 35,000,000, jointly the 169th highest salary in the league.
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 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 | Alexander Dergachyov | Forward | Russia | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 1 | Andrey Belozerov | Forward | Russia | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 3 | Dinar Xafizullin | Defence | Russia | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k | 110 |
| 4 | Evgeny Mityakin | Forward | Russia | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 5 | Bulat Shafigullin | Forward | Russia | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 5 | Filipp Dolganov | Goaltender | Russia | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 5 | Vladislav Barulin | Forward | Russia | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 8 | Damir Zhafyarov | Forward | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 8 | Luka Profaca | Defence | Canada | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 8 | Nikita Khlystov | Defence | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 11 | Maksim Fedotov | Defence | Russia | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 206 |
| 12 | Artyom Serikov | Defence | Russia | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 342 |
| 12 | Jean-Sébastien Dea | Forward | Canada | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 342 |
| 12 | Joseph Duszak | Defence | United States | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 112 |
| 15 | Ivan Nikolishin | Forward | Russia | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 115 |
| 16 | Ilya Pastukhov | Defence | Russia | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 17 | Artyom Chmykhov | Defence | Russia | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
| 17 | Danil Yurtaykin | Forward | Russia | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 330 |
| 19 | Matvey Zaseda | Forward | Russia | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 356 |
| 19 | Yaroslav Ozolin | Goaltender | Russia | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 433 |
| 21 | Kirill Kapustin | Forward | Russia | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k | 440 |
| 22 | Nikita Artamonov | Forward | Russia | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 400 |
| 22 | Nikita Khoruzhev | Forward | Russia | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 449 |
| 24 | Danila Kvartalnov | Forward | Russia | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k | 461 |
| 24 | German Tochilkin | Forward | Russia | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k | 461 |
| 24 | Grigori Seleznyov | Forward | Russia | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k | 461 |
| 27 | Maxim Sushko | Forward | Belarus | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 433 |
| 27 | Nikita Popugaev | Forward | Russia | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 474 |
| 29 | Matvey Nadvornyy | Forward | Russia | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 478 |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk by salary
Where the money goes
The 19 forwards are paid RUB 264,000,000 between them, 60% of the payroll; the 8 defenders RUB 145,000,000, 33%; and the 2 goaltenders RUB 33,000,000, 7%.
How the Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 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 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk payroll, season by season
Earlier Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
The 29 players Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyacheslav Leshchenko | 2024/25 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Sergei Shmelyov | 2024/25 | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k |
| Riley Barber | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Dmitry Zhukenov | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Bogdan Kiselevich | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Lukáš Klok | 2024/25 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Igor Bobkov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Kirill Petrov | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Mikhail Pashnin | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Fyodor Kroshchinsky | 2024/25 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Dmitri Sokolov | 2024/25 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Andrei Tikhomirov | 2023/24 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Emil Garipov | 2023/24 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Mikhail Sidorov | 2023/24 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Rafael Bikmullin | 2023/24 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Ruslan Petrishchev | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Danila Popov | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Sergei Kuptsov | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Daniil Skorikov | 2023/24 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Anthony Camara | 2022/23 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Denis Parshin | 2022/23 | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| Maxim Goncharov | 2022/23 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Alexander Sudnitsin | 2022/23 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Hunter Shinkaruk | 2022/23 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Yegor Popov | 2022/23 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Gleb Semyonov | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Mikhail Nazarov | 2022/23 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Aleksandr Protapovich | 2022/23 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Anton Kislitsyn | 2022/23 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player on Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?
Alexander Dergachyov and Andrey Belozerov, jointly, on RUB 35,000,000 in 2025/26. That is jointly the 169th highest salary in the KHL. Dinar Xafizullin is next on RUB 32,000,000.
What is the Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk payroll?
RUB 442,000,000 across 29 players in 2025/26, the 19th biggest of the 22 clubs. The SKA Saint Petersburg pay the most, RUB 911,000,000.
What is the average salary on Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?
RUB 15,241,379 in 2025/26, against RUB 30,198,770 across the whole league.
Who is the lowest paid player on Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?
Matvey Nadvornyy, 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, Admiral Vladivostok, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Lada Togliatti, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Shanghai Dragons, Amur Khabarovsk, Spartak Moscow, HC Sochi, Barys Astana and Severstal Cherepovets. Other seasons: 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23.