KHL · HC SOCHI · DEFENCE
Kemeron Li salary
Kemeron Li is paid RUB 47,000,000 in 2025/26, the joint 85th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL: RUB 25,000,000 by HC Sochi and RUB 22,000,000 by Amur Khabarovsk. That is 1.6 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 5.7% of the HC Sochi payroll of RUB 435,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Kemeron Li is paid the joint 26th most.
SALARYRUB 47,000,000
LEAGUE RANK85 of 488
TEAM RANK9 of 23
VS AVERAGE1.56x
NATIONRussia
Kemeron Li and HC Sochi
Every player we hold a salary for on HC Sochi in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Christophe Beaudin | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 1 | Pavel Kudryavtsev | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 198 |
| 1 | William Bitten | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 4 | Troy Josephs | Forward | RUB 29,000,000 | £257,428£257k | 109 |
| 5 | Ilya Samsonov | Goaltender | RUB 28,000,000 | £248,551£249k | 240 |
| 5 | Noel Hoefenmayer | Defence | RUB 28,000,000 | £248,551£249k | 240 |
| 5 | Pavel Khomchenko | Goaltender | RUB 28,000,000 | £248,551£249k | 240 |
| 8 | Max Ellis | Forward | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k | 158 |
| 9 | Kemeron Li | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 85 |
| 9 | Pavel Dedunov | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 9 | Timur Xafizef | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 12 | Danil Bashkirov | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 112 |
| 13 | Igor Shvyrev | Forward | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 14 | Sergei Popov | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 375 |
| 15 | Artur Tyanulin | Forward | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 240 |
| 16 | Dmitri Kagarlitsky | Forward | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 16 | Maksim Fedotov | Defence | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 206 |
| 18 | Amir Garayev | Forward | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
| 18 | Ilya Nikolaev | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
| 18 | Maxim Berezin | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
| 21 | Mark Verba | Forward | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k | 461 |
| 22 | Alexander Yaremchuk | Forward | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 206 |
| 22 | Ilya Hohlov | Defence | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 440 |
HC Sochi by salary
The players paid either side of Kemeron Li
The 25 players paid closest to Kemeron Li in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Gage Quinney | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Jérémy Roy | CSKA Moscow | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Martin Gernát | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Nikita Nesterov | CSKA Moscow | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Nikita Serebryakov | Avangard Omsk | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Sam Anas | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Semyon Der-Arguchintsev | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Sergei Sapego | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Sergey Telegin | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Stepan Falkovsky | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 69 | Vasiliy Ponomarev | Avangard Omsk | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| 85 | Chase Priskie | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 47,000,000 | £417,210£417k |
| 85 | Kemeron Li | HC Sochi | RUB 47,000,000 | £417,210£417k |
| 87 | Jesse Blacker | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 46,000,000 | £408,334£408k |
| 87 | Kirill Pilipenko | Avangard Omsk | RUB 46,000,000 | £408,334£408k |
| 89 | Adam Ružička | Spartak Moscow | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Alex Limoges | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Artyom Blazhiyevsky | Avangard Omsk | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Colby Williams | Lada Togliatti | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Dmitri Samorukov | CSKA Moscow | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Ivan Drazdow | CSKA Moscow | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Maxim Dzhioshvili | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Nathan Todd | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Nikita Gusev | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
| 89 | Nikita Okhotyuk | CSKA Moscow | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k |
Earlier HC Sochi players
The 30 players HC Sochi paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Graham | 2024/25 | RUB 28,000,000 | £248,551£249k |
| Roman Manukhov | 2024/25 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Artyom Volkov | 2024/25 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Gleb Koryagin | 2024/25 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Nikolai Chebykin | 2024/25 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Danil Mokrushev | 2024/25 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Daniil Seroukh | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Denis Vengryzhanovsky | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Michal Krištof | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Vasily Machulin | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Yegor Spiridonov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Danil Avershin | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Semyon Ibragimov | 2024/25 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Fyodor Kroshchinsky | 2024/25 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Nikita Tochitsky | 2023/24 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Anton Sagadeyev | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Jeremy Bracco | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Artyom Nikolayev | 2023/24 | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k |
| Nikita Feoktistov | 2023/24 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Artyom Fyodorov | 2022/23 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Brandon Gormley | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Yuri Alexandrov | 2022/23 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Nikita Pivtsakin | 2022/23 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Kirill Petkov | 2022/23 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Egor Babenko | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Artem Ivanyuzhenkov | 2022/23 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Vadim Kudako | 2022/23 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Donat Stalnov | 2022/23 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Mikhail Romaev | 2022/23 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
Kemeron Li's salary, season by season
25m 22
24m 23
30m 24
47m 25
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kemeron Li earn?
RUB 47,000,000 in 2025/26, RUB 25,000,000 from HC Sochi and RUB 22,000,000 from Amur Khabarovsk. It is the joint 85th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Kemeron Li the highest paid player on HC Sochi?
No. Jean-Christophe Beaudin is, on RUB 30,000,000. Kemeron Li is joint 9th of the 23 on the team.
How does Kemeron Li'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 47,000,000 is 1.6 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 HC Sochi 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.