KHL · HC SOCHI · DEFENCE
Maxim Berezin salary
Maxim Berezin is paid RUB 9,000,000 by HC Sochi in 2025/26, the joint 423rd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 70% below the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 2.1% of the HC Sochi payroll of RUB 435,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Maxim Berezin is paid the joint 138th most.
SALARYRUB 9,000,000
LEAGUE RANK423 of 488
TEAM RANK18 of 23
VS AVERAGE0.30x
NATIONRussia
Maxim Berezin 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 Maxim Berezin
The 25 players paid closest to Maxim Berezin in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Ruslan Pedan | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Stanislav Galiev | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Tyler Wotherspoon | Barys Astana | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Viktor Antipin | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Yegor Savikov | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Yevgeni Kashnikov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 423 | Amir Garayev | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Anton Burdasov | Lada Togliatti | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Artyom Chmykhov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Fedotov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Morozov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Nikolaev | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Maxim Berezin | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Michal Čajkovský | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Yegor Rimashevsky | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Yegor Zavragin | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 433 | Alexander Shchemerov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Alexander Shepelev | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Andrei Pribylsky | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Maxim Sushko | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Nikita Shavin | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Piotr Khokhriakov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 433 | Yaroslav Ozolin | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| 440 | Aleksandr Suvorov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| 440 | Georgi Belousov | Lada Togliatti | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
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 |
Maxim Berezin's salary, season by season
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Maxim Berezin earn?
RUB 9,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from HC Sochi. It is the joint 423rd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Maxim Berezin the highest paid player on HC Sochi?
No. Jean-Christophe Beaudin is, on RUB 30,000,000. Maxim Berezin is joint 18th of the 23 on the team.
How does Maxim Berezin'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 9,000,000 is 70% below 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.