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Max Ellis salary
Max Ellis is paid RUB 37,000,000 in 2025/26, the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL: RUB 26,000,000 by HC Sochi and RUB 11,000,000 by Shanghai Dragons. That is 1.2 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 6.0% of the HC Sochi payroll of RUB 435,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Max Ellis is paid the joint 92nd most.
SALARYRUB 37,000,000
LEAGUE RANK158 of 488
TEAM RANK8 of 23
VS AVERAGE1.23x
NATIONUnited States
Max Ellis 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 Max Ellis
The 25 players paid closest to Max Ellis in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 169 | Andrei Loktionov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Max Ellis earn?
RUB 37,000,000 in 2025/26, RUB 26,000,000 from HC Sochi and RUB 11,000,000 from Shanghai Dragons. It is the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Max Ellis the highest paid player on HC Sochi?
No. Jean-Christophe Beaudin is, on RUB 30,000,000. Max Ellis is 8th of the 23 on the team.
How does Max Ellis'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 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.