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Alexander Nikishin salary

Alexander Nikishin is paid RUB 20,000,000 by SKA Saint Petersburg in 2024/25, the joint 306th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 25% below the league average of RUB 26,538,983, and 2.4% of the SKA Saint Petersburg payroll of RUB 844,000,000. Among the 188 defenders we hold a salary for, Alexander Nikishin is paid the joint 108th most.

SALARYRUB 20,000,000
LEAGUE RANK306 of 590
TEAM RANK18 of 31
VS AVERAGE0.75x
NATIONRussia

Alexander Nikishin and SKA Saint Petersburg

Every player we hold a salary for on SKA Saint Petersburg in 2024/25, highest paid first

SKA Saint Petersburg players ranked by salary in 2024/25.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Sergey Tolchinsky Forward RUB 77,000,000£683,515£684k 11
2 Evgeny Kuznetsov Forward RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 61
2 Marat Khairullin Forward RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 61
2 Mikhail Grigorenko Forward RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 61
2 Mikhail Vorobyev Forward RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 61
2 Nikita Zaitsev Defence RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 61
7 Vladimir Alistrov Forward RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k 88
8 Andrey Pedan Defence RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 110
8 Artyom Zemchyonok Defence RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 110
10 Sergei Plotnikov Forward RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k 148
11 Anthony DeAngelo Defence RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 192
11 Zakhar Bardakov Forward RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 192
13 Dmitry Yudin Defence RUB 28,000,000£248,551£249k 47
14 Danila Galenyuk Defence RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 237
14 Sergei Andronov Forward RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 237
14 Sergei Sapego Defence RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 237
14 Valentin Zykov Forward RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 237
18 Alexander Nikishin Defence RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 306
18 Pavel Dedunov Forward RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 306
18 Stepan Falkovsky Defence RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 110
21 Nikita Serebryakov Goaltender RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k 61
22 Vasily Glotov Forward RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k 148
23 Borna Rendulić Forward RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 192
24 Ilya Karpukhin Defence RUB 13,000,000£115,399£115k 237
25 Arseni Gritsyuk Forward RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 428
26 Ivan Zinchenko Forward RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k 484
27 Pavel Akolzin Forward RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k 380
28 Nikita Smirnov Defence RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 507
29 Yegor Zavragin Goaltender RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 507
30 Artemy Pleshkov Goaltender RUB 4,000,000£35,507£36k 556
31 Arseni Koromyslov Defence RUB 2,000,000£17,754£18k 428

SKA Saint Petersburg by salary

Sergey Tolchinsky RUB 77m Evgeny Kuznetsov RUB 50m Marat Khairullin RUB 50m Mikhail Grigorenko RUB 50m Mikhail Vorobyev RUB 50m Nikita Zaitsev RUB 50m Vladimir Alistrov RUB 45m Andrey Pedan RUB 40m Artyom Zemchyonok RUB 40m Sergei Plotnikov RUB 35m Anthony DeAngelo RUB 30m Zakhar Bardakov RUB 30m Dmitry Yudin RUB 28m Danila Galenyuk RUB 25m Sergei Andronov RUB 25m Sergei Sapego RUB 25m Valentin Zykov RUB 25m
Alexander Nikishin RUB 20m
Pavel Dedunov RUB 20m Stepan Falkovsky RUB 20m Nikita Serebryakov RUB 18m Vasily Glotov RUB 17m Borna Rendulić RUB 14m Ilya Karpukhin RUB 13m Arseni Gritsyuk RUB 12m Ivan Zinchenko RUB 9m Pavel Akolzin RUB 8m Nikita Smirnov RUB 7m
Yegor Zavragin RUB 5m
Artemy Pleshkov RUB 4m Arseni Koromyslov RUB 2m

The players paid either side of Alexander Nikishin

The 25 players paid closest to Alexander Nikishin in 2024/25, of the 590 we hold

KHL players paid close to Alexander Nikishin in 2024/25.
# PLAYER CLUB SALARY CONVERTED
294 Artyom Volkov HC Sochi RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Chase De Leo Barys Astana RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Ilya Nabokov Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Kirill Voronin Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Nathan Beaulieu Barys Astana RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Nikita Popugaev Lada Togliatti RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Nikita Tertyshny Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Nikita Zorkin Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
294 Yegor Petukhov Admiral Vladivostok RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
304 Linden Vey Avangard Omsk RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k
304 Roman Starchenko Barys Astana RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k
306 Aleksandr Sharov Shanghai Dragons RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Alexander Nikishin SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Anton Slepyshev Dynamo Moscow RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Artemi Kniazev Ak Bars Kazan RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Bogdan Konyushkov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Connor Smith Barys Astana RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Danil Romantsev Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Danil Yurtaykin Lada Togliatti RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Dennis Yan Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Doyle Somerby Shanghai Dragons RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Evgeny Grachev Amur Khabarovsk RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Igor Golovkov Vityaz Podolsk RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Igor Larionov Jr. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
306 Ivan Bocharov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k

Earlier SKA Saint Petersburg players

The 5 players SKA Saint Petersburg paid in an earlier season and not in 2024/25, with what the club last paid each

SKA Saint Petersburg players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Nikolai Polyakov 2023/24 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov 2023/24 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Marat Khusnutdinov 2022/23 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Evgeny Ketov 2022/23 RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k
Nikita Komarov 2022/23 RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k

Alexander Nikishin's salary, season by season

Frequently asked questions

How much does Alexander Nikishin earn?

RUB 20,000,000 in 2024/25, a base salary from SKA Saint Petersburg. It is the joint 306th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL.

Is Alexander Nikishin the highest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?

No. Sergey Tolchinsky is, on RUB 77,000,000. Alexander Nikishin is joint 18th of the 31 on the team.

How does Alexander Nikishin's salary compare with the KHL average?

The average across the league is RUB 26,538,983 and the median is RUB 22,000,000, so RUB 20,000,000 is 25% below the average.

Who is the highest paid player in the KHL?

Reid Boucher of Avangard Omsk, on RUB 95,000,000 in 2024/25.

Where to next

The whole SKA Saint Petersburg payroll, and every player in the league on the KHL salaries 2024/25 page. Everything else we hold on ice hockey is on the ice hockey page.