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Ilya Safonov salary

Ilya Safonov is paid RUB 40,000,000 by Ak Bars Kazan in 2025/26, the joint 115th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 1.3 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 4.4% of the Ak Bars Kazan payroll of RUB 904,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Ilya Safonov is paid the joint 69th most.

SALARYRUB 40,000,000
LEAGUE RANK115 of 488
TEAM RANK8 of 27
VS AVERAGE1.32x
NATIONRussia

Ilya Safonov and Ak Bars Kazan

Every player we hold a salary for on Ak Bars Kazan in 2025/26, highest paid first

Ak Bars Kazan players ranked by salary in 2025/26.
# 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

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

The players paid either side of Ilya Safonov

The 25 players paid closest to Ilya Safonov in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold

KHL players paid close to Ilya Safonov in 2025/26.
# PLAYER CLUB SALARY CONVERTED
115 Alexei Marchenko Ak Bars Kazan RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Alexei Vasilevsky Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Anatoli Golyshev Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Andrei Mironov Spartak Moscow RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Andrey Pedan SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Artyom Zemchyonok Lada Togliatti RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Ben Harpur Shanghai Dragons RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Curtis Valk Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Daniil Misyul Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Devin Brosseau Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Evgeny Svechnikov Amur Khabarovsk RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Fredrik Claesson Dynamo Moscow RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Ilya Safonov Ak Bars Kazan RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Ivan Chekhovich Amur Khabarovsk RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Ivan Kulbakov Admiral Vladivostok RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Ivan Nikolishin Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Jake Massie Barys Astana RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Joseph Blandisi SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Logan Day Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Maxim Sorkin CSKA Moscow RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Maxime Lajoie Avangard Omsk RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Mike Vecchione Barys Astana RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Mikhail Maltsev Spartak Moscow RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Mitchell Miller Ak Bars Kazan RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
115 Nate Sucese Shanghai Dragons RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k

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

Ilya Safonov's salary, season by season

Frequently asked questions

How much does Ilya Safonov earn?

RUB 40,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Ak Bars Kazan. It is the joint 115th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.

Is Ilya Safonov the highest paid player on Ak Bars Kazan?

No. Alexander Barabanov is, on RUB 95,000,000. Ilya Safonov is joint 8th of the 27 on the team.

How does Ilya Safonov'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 40,000,000 is 1.3 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.