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Artiom Galimov salary
Artiom Galimov is paid RUB 37,000,000 by Ak Bars Kazan in 2025/26, the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 1.2 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 4.1% of the Ak Bars Kazan payroll of RUB 904,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Artiom Galimov is paid the joint 92nd most.
SALARYRUB 37,000,000
LEAGUE RANK158 of 488
TEAM RANK11 of 27
VS AVERAGE1.23x
NATIONRussia
Artiom Galimov and Ak Bars Kazan
Every player we hold a salary for on Ak Bars Kazan in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Barabanov | Forward | RUB 95,000,000 | £843,298£843k | 2 |
| 1 | Dmitrij Jaškin | Forward | RUB 95,000,000 | £843,298£843k | 2 |
| 3 | Kirill Semyonov | Forward | RUB 75,000,000 | £665,761£666k | 11 |
| 4 | Alexander Khmelevski | Forward | RUB 57,000,000 | £505,979£506k | 15 |
| 5 | Timur Bilyalov | Goaltender | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 6 | Nikita Lyamkin | Defence | RUB 52,000,000 | £461,594£462k | 65 |
| 7 | Stepan Falkovsky | Defence | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k | 69 |
| 8 | Alexei Marchenko | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 8 | Ilya Safonov | Forward | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 8 | Mitchell Miller | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 11 | Artiom Galimov | Forward | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k | 158 |
| 12 | Grigori Denisenko | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 13 | Nikita Dynyak | Forward | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 245 |
| 14 | Ilya Karpukhin | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 15 | Albert Yarullin | Defence | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 279 |
| 16 | Vladimir Alistrov | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 286 |
| 17 | Brandon Biro | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 169 |
| 18 | Alexei Pustozyorov | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 19 | Dmitri Katelevsky | Forward | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 19 | Nathan Todd | Forward | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 89 |
| 21 | Artemi Kniazev | Defence | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 286 |
| 22 | Konstantin Luchevnikov | Defence | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 23 | Misha Fisenko | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 24 | Mikhail Berdin | Goaltender | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k | 356 |
| 24 | Wyatt Kalynuk | Defence | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k | 115 |
| 26 | Semen Terekhov | Forward | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 449 |
| 27 | Danila Zhuravlyov | Defence | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 282 |
Ak Bars Kazan by salary
The players paid either side of Artiom Galimov
The 25 players paid closest to Artiom Galimov in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Nikita Soshnikov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Patrik Rybár | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Pierrick Dubé | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Ruslan Iskhakov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Spencer Foo | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Thomas Grégoire | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Vitalii Abramov | CSKA Moscow | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Wyatt Kalynuk | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Yanni Kaldis | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Yegor Surin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 156 | Alexander Radulov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 39,000,000 | £346,196£346k |
| 157 | Igor Geraskin | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 158 | Artiom Galimov | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Max Ellis | HC Sochi | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Mikhail Naumenkov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Nikolay Goldobin | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Reilly Walsh | Barys Astana | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Spencer Martin | CSKA Moscow | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Valeri Orekhov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 165 | Arkadiy Shestakov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Chris Driedger | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Dmitry Yudin | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Nicolas Meloche | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 169 | Alexander Dergachyov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Alexei Solovyov | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
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
| 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 |
Artiom Galimov's salary, season by season
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Artiom Galimov earn?
RUB 37,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Ak Bars Kazan. It is the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Artiom Galimov the highest paid player on Ak Bars Kazan?
No. Alexander Barabanov is, on RUB 95,000,000. Artiom Galimov is 11th of the 27 on the team.
How does Artiom Galimov's salary compare with the KHL average?
The average across the league is RUB 30,198,770 and the median is RUB 27,500,000, so RUB 37,000,000 is 1.2 times the average.
Who is the highest paid player in the KHL?
Sheldon Rempal of Salavat Yulaev Ufa, on RUB 100,000,000 in 2025/26.
Where to next
The whole Ak Bars Kazan payroll, and every player in the league on the KHL salaries 2025/26 page. Everything else we hold on ice hockey is on the ice hockey page.