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Nikita Popugaev salary
Nikita Popugaev is paid RUB 22,000,000 by Lada Togliatti in 2024/25, the joint 294th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 17% below the league average of RUB 26,538,983, and 4.3% of the Lada Togliatti payroll of RUB 507,000,000. Among the 348 forwards we hold a salary for, Nikita Popugaev is paid the joint 171st most.
SALARYRUB 22,000,000
LEAGUE RANK294 of 590
TEAM RANK9 of 30
VS AVERAGE0.83x
NATIONRussia
Nikita Popugaev and Lada Togliatti
Every player we hold a salary for on Lada Togliatti in 2024/25, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danila Moiseyev | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 148 |
| 1 | Denis Barantsev | Defence | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 148 |
| 1 | Misha Fisenko | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 148 |
| 4 | Anthony Greco | Forward | RUB 31,000,000 | £275,181£275k | 190 |
| 5 | Andrei Altybarmakyan | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 237 |
| 5 | Arkhip Nekolenko | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 237 |
| 5 | Dmitri Kugryshev | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 237 |
| 5 | Maxim Berezin | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 237 |
| 9 | Nikita Popugaev | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 294 |
| 9 | Troy Josephs | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 88 |
| 11 | Vladislav Podyapolsky | Goaltender | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 88 |
| 12 | Maxim Tretyak | Goaltender | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 357 |
| 12 | Ziyat Paigin | Defence | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 357 |
| 14 | Artem Ivanyuzhenkov | Forward | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 380 |
| 14 | Rafael Bikmullin | Forward | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 380 |
| 14 | Vladislav Syomin | Defence | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 380 |
| 17 | Alexander Trushkov | Goaltender | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 428 |
| 17 | Anthony Camara | Forward | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 428 |
| 19 | Danil Yurtaykin | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 306 |
| 20 | Nikita Mikhailov | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 454 |
| 21 | Alexander Sevostyanov | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 357 |
| 21 | Evgeniy Groshev | Forward | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 484 |
| 21 | Gleb Semyonov | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 484 |
| 21 | Ivan Romanov | Forward | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 484 |
| 21 | Ostap Safin | Forward | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 306 |
| 21 | Vladislav Chervonenko | Forward | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 484 |
| 21 | Yevgeni Kalabushkin | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 484 |
| 28 | Konstantin Volkov | Goaltender | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 371 |
| 29 | Marsel Ibragimov | Defence | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k | 428 |
| 30 | Arseni Koromyslov | Defence | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 428 |
Lada Togliatti by salary
The players paid either side of Nikita Popugaev
The 25 players paid closest to Nikita Popugaev in 2024/25, of the 590 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | Ilya Safonov | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 287 | Jayden Halbgewachs | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 287 | Ryan Merkley | Avangard Omsk | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 287 | Stepan Nikulin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 287 | Vladislav Tsitsyura | Vityaz Podolsk | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 287 | Wade Allison | Barys Astana | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| 294 | Alexander Shchemerov | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Artyom Volkov | HC Sochi | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Chase De Leo | Barys Astana | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Ilya Nabokov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Kirill Voronin | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Nathan Beaulieu | Barys Astana | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Nikita Popugaev | Lada Togliatti | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Nikita Tertyshny | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Nikita Zorkin | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 294 | Yegor Petukhov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 304 | Linden Vey | Avangard Omsk | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k |
| 304 | Roman Starchenko | Barys Astana | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k |
| 306 | Aleksandr Sharov | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Alexander Nikishin | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Anton Slepyshev | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Artemi Kniazev | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Bogdan Konyushkov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Connor Smith | Barys Astana | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 306 | Danil Romantsev | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
Earlier Lada Togliatti players
The 12 players Lada Togliatti paid in an earlier season and not in 2024/25, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kosmachuk | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Mislav Rosandič | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Sergei Shumakov | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Alexei Volgin | 2023/24 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Donat Stalnov | 2023/24 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Artyom Borodkin | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Maxim Mineyev | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Pavel Koltygin | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Pavel Kulikov | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Nikolai Demidov | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Nikita Bogdanov | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Alexei Ozhgikhin | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
Nikita Popugaev's salary, season by season
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Nikita Popugaev earn?
RUB 22,000,000 in 2024/25, a base salary from Lada Togliatti. It is the joint 294th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Nikita Popugaev the highest paid player on Lada Togliatti?
No. Danila Moiseyev is, on RUB 35,000,000. Nikita Popugaev is joint 9th of the 30 on the team.
How does Nikita Popugaev's salary compare with the KHL average?
The average across the league is RUB 26,538,983 and the median is RUB 22,000,000, so RUB 22,000,000 is 17% below the average.
Who is the highest paid player in the KHL?
Reid Boucher of Avangard Omsk, on RUB 95,000,000 in 2024/25.
Where to next
The whole Lada Togliatti payroll, and every player in the league on the KHL salaries 2024/25 page. Everything else we hold on ice hockey is on the ice hockey page.