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Nikita Okhotyuk salary

Nikita Okhotyuk is paid RUB 45,000,000 by CSKA Moscow in 2025/26, the joint 89th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 1.5 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 5.2% of the CSKA Moscow payroll of RUB 868,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Nikita Okhotyuk is paid the joint 29th most.

SALARYRUB 45,000,000
LEAGUE RANK89 of 488
TEAM RANK6 of 27
VS AVERAGE1.49x
NATIONRussia

Nikita Okhotyuk and CSKA Moscow

Every player we hold a salary for on CSKA Moscow in 2025/26, highest paid first

CSKA Moscow players ranked by salary in 2025/26.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Denis Gurianov Forward RUB 55,000,000£488,225£488k 46
1 Pavel Karnaukhov Forward RUB 55,000,000£488,225£488k 46
3 Denis Zernov Forward RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 69
3 Jérémy Roy Defence RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 69
3 Nikita Nesterov Defence RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 69
6 Dmitri Samorukov Defence RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k 89
6 Ivan Drazdow Forward RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k 89
6 Nikita Okhotyuk Defence RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k 89
6 Nikolai Kovalenko Forward RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k 89
10 Daniel Sprong Forward RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 11
10 Maxim Sorkin Forward RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
10 Vitalii Abramov Forward RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
13 Spencer Martin Goaltender RUB 37,000,000£328,442£328k 158
14 Rhett Gardner Forward RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k 169
15 Mac Hollowell Defence RUB 33,000,000£292,935£293k 33
16 Vladislav Provolnev Defence RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 206
17 Prokhor Poltapov Forward RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 249
18 Dmitri Buchelnikov Forward RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k 286
19 Colby Williams Defence RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k 89
20 Dmitri Gamzin Goaltender RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 293
20 Vladislav Yeryomenko Defence RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 293
22 Alexander Samonov Goaltender RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 249
22 Klim Kostin Forward RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 249
22 Nick Ebert Defence RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 356
25 Takhir Mingachyov Forward RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 382
26 Petr Andreyanov Goaltender RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
27 Sergei Kalinin Forward RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k 478

CSKA Moscow by salary

Denis Gurianov RUB 55m Pavel Karnaukhov RUB 55m Denis Zernov RUB 50m Jérémy Roy RUB 50m Nikita Nesterov RUB 50m Dmitri Samorukov RUB 45m Ivan Drazdow RUB 45m
Nikita Okhotyuk RUB 45m
Nikolai Kovalenko RUB 45m Daniel Sprong RUB 40m Maxim Sorkin RUB 40m Vitalii Abramov RUB 40m Spencer Martin RUB 37m Rhett Gardner RUB 35m Mac Hollowell RUB 33m Vladislav Provolnev RUB 30m Prokhor Poltapov RUB 25m Dmitri Buchelnikov RUB 22m Colby Williams RUB 21m Dmitri Gamzin RUB 20m Vladislav Yeryomenko RUB 20m Alexander Samonov RUB 15m Klim Kostin RUB 15m Nick Ebert RUB 15m Takhir Mingachyov RUB 12m
Petr Andreyanov RUB 5m
Sergei Kalinin RUB 3m

The players paid either side of Nikita Okhotyuk

The 25 players paid closest to Nikita Okhotyuk in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold

KHL players paid close to Nikita Okhotyuk in 2025/26.
# PLAYER CLUB SALARY CONVERTED
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
89 Nikolai Kovalenko CSKA Moscow RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Pavel Poryadin Spartak Moscow RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Richard Pánik Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Semyon Chistyakov Avangard Omsk RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Stepan Starkov Admiral Vladivostok RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Ty Smith Dinamo Minsk RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Vadim Shipachyov Dinamo Minsk RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Vladislav Podyapolsky Dynamo Moscow RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Xavier Ouellet Dinamo Minsk RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
89 Yaroslav Dyblenko Amur Khabarovsk RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
109 Troy Josephs Shanghai Dragons RUB 44,000,000£390,580£391k
110 Dinar Xafizullin Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 42,000,000£372,826£373k

Earlier CSKA Moscow players

The 12 players CSKA Moscow paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each

CSKA Moscow players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Vladislav Kamenev 2024/25 RUB 75,000,000£665,761£666k
Ivan Prosvetov 2024/25 RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
Egor Afanasyev 2024/25 RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
Cole Cassels 2024/25 RUB 26,000,000£230,797£231k
Rourke Chartier 2024/25 RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k
Nikita Sedov 2024/25 RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k
Yegor Fateyev 2024/25 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Ivan Fedotov 2023/24 RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k
Alexander Sharychenkov 2023/24 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Adam Reideborn 2022/23 RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k
Semen Pankratov 2022/23 RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k
Matvei Guskov 2022/23 RUB 4,000,000£35,507£36k

Nikita Okhotyuk's salary, season by season

Frequently asked questions

How much does Nikita Okhotyuk earn?

RUB 45,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from CSKA Moscow. It is the joint 89th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.

Is Nikita Okhotyuk the highest paid player on CSKA Moscow?

No. Denis Gurianov is, on RUB 55,000,000. Nikita Okhotyuk is joint 6th of the 27 on the team.

How does Nikita Okhotyuk'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 45,000,000 is 1.5 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 CSKA Moscow 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.