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Nick Merkley salary
Nick Merkley is paid RUB 35,000,000 by Shanghai Dragons 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 6.2% of the Shanghai Dragons payroll of RUB 565,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Nick Merkley is paid the joint 96th most.
SALARYRUB 35,000,000
LEAGUE RANK169 of 488
TEAM RANK8 of 19
VS AVERAGE1.16x
NATIONCanada
Nick Merkley and Shanghai Dragons
Every player we hold a salary for on Shanghai Dragons in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Labanc | Forward | RUB 70,000,000 | £621,377£621k | 17 |
| 2 | Gage Quinney | Forward | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k | 69 |
| 3 | Adam Clendening | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Ben Harpur | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Nate Sucese | Forward | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Patrik Rybár | Goaltender | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Spencer Foo | Forward | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 8 | Nick Merkley | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 8 | Ryan Spooner | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 46 |
| 10 | Parker Foo | Forward | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k | 199 |
| 11 | Wyatt Kalynuk | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 115 |
| 12 | Joseph Duszak | Defence | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 112 |
| 13 | Austin Wagner | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 286 |
| 14 | Andrei kareev | Goaltender | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 15 | Troy Josephs | Forward | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 109 |
| 16 | Max Ellis | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 158 |
| 17 | Alexander Burmistrov | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 17 | Ivan Chekhovich | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 115 |
| 19 | Vladislav Leontyev | Defence | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 382 |
Shanghai Dragons by salary
The players paid either side of Nick Merkley
The 25 players paid closest to Nick Merkley in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 199 | Anton Krasotkin | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Ilya Usov | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Nikita Cherepanov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Parker Foo | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
Earlier Shanghai Dragons players
The 40 players Shanghai Dragons paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Smith | 2024/25 | RUB 54,000,000 | £479,348£479k |
| Jake Chelios | 2024/25 | RUB 31,000,000 | £275,181£275k |
| Danny O'Regan | 2024/25 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Kyle Wood | 2024/25 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Jayden Halbgewachs | 2024/25 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Doyle Somerby | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Martin Lefebvre | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Jan Drozg | 2024/25 | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k |
| Brandon Yip | 2024/25 | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| Colin Campbell | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Hudson Elynuik | 2024/25 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Kyle Keyser | 2024/25 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Tyler Wong | 2024/25 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Austin Wong | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Rourke Chartier | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Aleksandr Sharov | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Ryan Merkley | 2024/25 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Konstantin Volkov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Chris Wilkie | 2024/25 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Ryan Sproul | 2023/24 | RUB 34,000,000 | £301,812£302k |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | 2023/24 | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k |
| Zach Yuen | 2023/24 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Brandon McMillan | 2023/24 | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k |
| Cory Kane | 2023/24 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Jason Fram | 2023/24 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Nolan Moyle | 2023/24 | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k |
| Turner Ottenbreit | 2023/24 | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k |
| Matt Jurusik | 2023/24 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Alex Riche | 2023/24 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Gemel Smith | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Aleksandr Lazushin | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Daniil Tarasov | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Zach Leslie | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Ethan Werek | 2022/23 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Vincent LoVerde | 2022/23 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Cliff Pu | 2022/23 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Ty Schultz | 2022/23 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Josh Nicholls | 2022/23 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Garet Hunt | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Chen Zimeng | 2022/23 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Nick Merkley earn?
RUB 35,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Shanghai Dragons. It is the joint 169th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Nick Merkley the highest paid player on Shanghai Dragons?
No. Kevin Labanc is, on RUB 70,000,000. Nick Merkley is joint 8th of the 19 on the team.
How does Nick Merkley'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 Shanghai Dragons 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.