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Mason Morelli salary
Mason Morelli is paid RUB 35,000,000 by Barys Astana in 2025/26, the joint 169th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 1.2 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 8.8% of the Barys Astana payroll of RUB 398,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Mason Morelli is paid the joint 96th most.
SALARYRUB 35,000,000
LEAGUE RANK169 of 488
TEAM RANK5 of 16
VS AVERAGE1.16x
NATIONUnited States
Mason Morelli and Barys Astana
Every player we hold a salary for on Barys Astana in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Massie | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 1 | Nikita Boyarkin | Goaltender | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Mike Vecchione | Forward | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k | 115 |
| 4 | Reilly Walsh | Defence | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k | 158 |
| 5 | Mason Morelli | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 6 | Ian McCoshen | Defence | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Tyce Thompson | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 8 | Adam Scheel | Goaltender | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 8 | Andrei Shutov | Goaltender | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 8 | Ivan Nikolishin | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 115 |
| 11 | Emil Galimov | Forward | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 279 |
| 12 | Roman Starchenko | Forward | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 13 | Maxim Mukhametov | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 375 |
| 14 | Tyler Wotherspoon | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 15 | Olivier Rodrigue | Goaltender | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 474 |
| 16 | Dmitriy Breus | Defence | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 478 |
Barys Astana by salary
The players paid either side of Mason Morelli
The 25 players paid closest to Mason Morelli in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Bobby Nardella | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Brady Lyle | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Brandon Biro | Spartak Moscow | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Dennis Yan | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Georgi Solyannikov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Georgy Ivanov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Grigori Denisenko | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Igor Ozhiganov | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Ivan Mishchenko | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Josh Brook | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Kirill Vorobyov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Kristian Khenkel | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Mason Morelli | Barys Astana | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Dorozhko | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Letunov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Osipov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Nick Merkley | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Nikolai Prokhorkin | Avangard Omsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Rhett Gardner | CSKA Moscow | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Semyon Koshelev | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Taylor Beck | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Valentin Zykov | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Vasili Demchenko | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Vladislav Yefremov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 198 | Pavel Kudryavtsev | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 33,000,000 | £292,935£293k |
Earlier Barys Astana players
The 45 players Barys Astana paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Butcher | 2024/25 | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| Johan Mattsson | 2024/25 | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k |
| Kirill Savitski | 2024/25 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Wade Allison | 2024/25 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Chase De Leo | 2024/25 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 2024/25 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Alex Grant | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Connor Smith | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Kirill Panyukov | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Stanislav Bocharov | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Vladislav Kodola | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Adil Beketayev | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Samat Daniyar | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Alikhan Asetov | 2024/25 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mikhail Rakhmanov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Tamirlan Gaytamirov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Daniil Apalkov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Batyrlan Muratov | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Eddie Pasquale | 2023/24 | RUB 65,000,000 | £576,993£577k |
| David Sklenička | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Nelson Nogier | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Pontus Åberg | 2023/24 | RUB 34,000,000 | £301,812£302k |
| Joseph LaBate | 2023/24 | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k |
| Rudolf Červený | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Anthony Camara | 2023/24 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Alexandr Borissevich | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Yegor Shalapov | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Emil Nurgaliyev | 2023/24 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Dmitriy Gurkov | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Yevgeniy Rymarev | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Alikhan Omirbekov | 2023/24 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Maxim Musorov | 2023/24 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Ansar Shaykhmeddenov | 2023/24 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Artyom Korolyov | 2023/24 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Linden Vey | 2022/23 | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| Michael Chaput | 2022/23 | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k |
| Anthony Louis | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Chris Bigras | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Július Hudáček | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Jesse Graham | 2022/23 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Jeremy Bracco | 2022/23 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Anton Sagadeyev | 2022/23 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Kirill Maksimov | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mikhail Grigoriev | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Yuri Sergiyenko | 2022/23 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mason Morelli earn?
RUB 35,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Barys Astana. It is the joint 169th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Mason Morelli the highest paid player on Barys Astana?
No. Jake Massie is, on RUB 40,000,000. Mason Morelli is 5th of the 16 on the team.
How does Mason Morelli'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 35,000,000 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 Barys Astana 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.