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Nikita Zorkin salary

Nikita Zorkin is paid RUB 24,000,000 by Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 2025/26, the joint 279th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 21% below the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 4.2% of the Salavat Yulaev Ufa payroll of RUB 568,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Nikita Zorkin is paid the joint 94th most.

SALARYRUB 24,000,000
LEAGUE RANK279 of 488
TEAM RANK8 of 35
VS AVERAGE0.79x
NATIONRussia

Nikita Zorkin and Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Every player we hold a salary for on Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 2025/26, highest paid first

Salavat Yulaev Ufa players ranked by salary in 2025/26.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Sheldon Rempal Forward RUB 100,000,000£887,682£888k 1
2 Alexei Vasilevsky Defence RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
3 Dennis Yan Forward RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k 169
3 Vladislav Yefremov Forward RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k 169
5 Dean Stewart Defence RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 206
5 Jack Rodewald Forward RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 206
7 Devin Brosseau Forward RUB 29,000,000£257,428£257k 115
8 Nikita Zorkin Defence RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 279
9 Artyom Pimenov Forward RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 293
9 Danil Alalykin Forward RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 293
11 Semyon Vyazovoy Goaltender RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k 342
12 Alexander Khmelevski Forward RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 15
12 Yegor Suchkov Forward RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 356
14 Dmitry Yudin Defence RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 165
15 Yevgeni Kulik Defence RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 382
16 Alexander Samonov Goaltender RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 249
16 Dinar Xafizullin Defence RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 110
16 Evgeny Kuznetsov Forward RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 375
16 Gleb Kuzmin Forward RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 400
16 Grigori Panin Defence RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 400
16 Ilya Konovalov Goaltender RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 293
22 Piotr Khokhriakov Forward RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k 433
22 Wyatt Kalynuk Defence RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k 115
24 Aleksandr Suvorov Forward RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 440
25 Sergei Andronov Forward RUB 6,000,000£53,261£53k 449
25 Sergei Varlov Defence RUB 6,000,000£53,261£53k 449
27 Aleksandr Chernyy Forward RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
27 Alexander Khokhlachev Forward RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 353
27 Alexander Komarov Defence RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
27 Anton Berlyov Forward RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
27 Ildan Gazimov Defence RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
32 Yaroslav Tsulygin Defence RUB 4,000,000£35,507£36k 474
33 Artyom Gorshkov Forward RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k 478
33 Ilya Fedotov Forward RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k 423
35 Artyom Nabiyev Forward RUB 2,000,000£17,754£18k 486

Salavat Yulaev Ufa by salary

Sheldon Rempal RUB 100m Alexei Vasilevsky RUB 40m Dennis Yan RUB 35m Vladislav Yefremov RUB 35m Dean Stewart RUB 30m Jack Rodewald RUB 30m Devin Brosseau RUB 29m
Nikita Zorkin RUB 24m
Artyom Pimenov RUB 20m Danil Alalykin RUB 20m Semyon Vyazovoy RUB 17m Alexander Khmelevski RUB 15m Yegor Suchkov RUB 15m Dmitry Yudin RUB 14m Yevgeni Kulik RUB 12m Alexander Samonov RUB 10m Dinar Xafizullin RUB 10m Evgeny Kuznetsov RUB 10m Gleb Kuzmin RUB 10m Grigori Panin RUB 10m Ilya Konovalov RUB 10m Piotr Khokhriakov RUB 8m Wyatt Kalynuk RUB 8m Aleksandr Suvorov RUB 7m Sergei Andronov RUB 6m Sergei Varlov RUB 6m Aleksandr Chernyy RUB 5m Alexander Khokhlachev RUB 5m Alexander Komarov RUB 5m Anton Berlyov RUB 5m Ildan Gazimov RUB 5m Yaroslav Tsulygin RUB 4m Artyom Gorshkov RUB 3m Ilya Fedotov RUB 3m
Artyom Nabiyev RUB 2m

The players paid either side of Nikita Zorkin

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

KHL players paid close to Nikita Zorkin in 2025/26.
# PLAYER CLUB SALARY CONVERTED
249 Nikita Korotkov Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Nikita Mikhailov Lada Togliatti RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Pavel Dedunov HC Sochi RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Prokhor Poltapov CSKA Moscow RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Semyon Ruchkin Admiral Vladivostok RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Timur Xafizef HC Sochi RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Vassili Atanassov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Vladimir Zharkov Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Vladislav Barulin Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
249 Yegor Korobkin Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
279 Albert Yarullin Ak Bars Kazan RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k
279 Emil Galimov Barys Astana RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k
279 Nikita Zorkin Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k
282 Danil Aimurzin Severstal Cherepovets RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k
282 Danila Zhuravlyov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k
282 Kirill Rasskazov Sibir Novosibirsk RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k
282 Nikita Tertyshny Admiral Vladivostok RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k
286 Artemi Kniazev Spartak Moscow RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
286 Austin Wagner Shanghai Dragons RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
286 Dmitri Buchelnikov CSKA Moscow RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
286 Maxim Beryozkin Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
286 Vladimir Alistrov Ak Bars Kazan RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
286 Yegor Petukhov Admiral Vladivostok RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
292 Brendan Leipsic SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k
293 Aleksandr Samoylov Severstal Cherepovets RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k

Earlier Salavat Yulaev Ufa players

The 11 players Salavat Yulaev Ufa paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each

Salavat Yulaev Ufa players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Matvei Guskov 2024/25 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Sergei Shmelyov 2023/24 RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
Vyacheslav Leshchenko 2023/24 RUB 35,000,000£310,689£311k
Evgeny Timkin 2023/24 RUB 32,000,000£284,058£284k
Nikolai Kulemin 2023/24 RUB 32,000,000£284,058£284k
Ilya Ezhov 2023/24 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Evgeny Biryukov 2023/24 RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k
Joshua Ho-Sang 2022/23 RUB 45,000,000£399,457£399k
Ryan Murphy 2022/23 RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
Vladislav Kartayev 2022/23 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Stepan Sannikov 2022/23 RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k

Nikita Zorkin's salary, season by season

Frequently asked questions

How much does Nikita Zorkin earn?

RUB 24,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Salavat Yulaev Ufa. It is the joint 279th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.

Is Nikita Zorkin the highest paid player on Salavat Yulaev Ufa?

No. Sheldon Rempal is, on RUB 100,000,000. Nikita Zorkin is 8th of the 35 on the team.

How does Nikita Zorkin'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 24,000,000 is 21% 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 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 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.