Nikolay Goldobin salary
Nikolay Goldobin is paid RUB 37,000,000 in 2025/26, the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL: RUB 35,000,000 by SKA Saint Petersburg and RUB 2,000,000 by Spartak Moscow. That is 1.2 times the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 3.8% of the SKA Saint Petersburg payroll of RUB 911,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Nikolay Goldobin is paid the joint 92nd most.
Nikolay Goldobin and SKA Saint Petersburg
Every player we hold a salary for on SKA Saint Petersburg in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Grimaldi | Forward | RUB 92,000,000 | £816,667£817k | 5 |
| 2 | Nikita Zaitsev | Defence | RUB 75,000,000 | £665,761£666k | 11 |
| 2 | Trevor Murphy | Defence | RUB 75,000,000 | £665,761£666k | 11 |
| 4 | Brennan Menell | Defence | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Marat Khairullin | Forward | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Mikhail Vorobyev | Forward | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Sergei Plotnikov | Forward | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 8 | Sergei Sapego | Defence | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k | 69 |
| 9 | Andrey Pedan | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 9 | Joseph Blandisi | Forward | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 11 | Nikolay Goldobin | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 158 |
| 11 | Valentin Zykov | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 13 | Danila Galenyuk | Defence | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 13 | Igor Larionov Jr. | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 15 | Pierrick Dubé | Forward | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 115 |
| 16 | Pavel Koledov | Defence | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k | 33 |
| 17 | Scott Wilson | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 33 |
| 18 | Andrei Loktionov | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 169 |
| 18 | Brendan Leipsic | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 292 |
| 20 | Sergei Ivanov | Goaltender | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 21 | Markus Phillips | Defence | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 22 | Ivan Zinchenko | Forward | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 23 | Yegor Savikov | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 24 | Yegor Zavragin | Goaltender | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
SKA Saint Petersburg by salary
The players paid either side of Nikolay Goldobin
The 25 players paid closest to Nikolay Goldobin in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Ruslan Iskhakov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Spencer Foo | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Thomas Grégoire | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Vitalii Abramov | CSKA Moscow | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Wyatt Kalynuk | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Yanni Kaldis | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 115 | Yegor Surin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 156 | Alexander Radulov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 39,000,000 | £346,196£346k |
| 157 | Igor Geraskin | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 158 | Artiom Galimov | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Max Ellis | HC Sochi | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Mikhail Naumenkov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Nikolay Goldobin | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Reilly Walsh | Barys Astana | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Spencer Martin | CSKA Moscow | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 158 | Valeri Orekhov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 165 | Arkadiy Shestakov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Chris Driedger | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Dmitry Yudin | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 165 | Nicolas Meloche | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 169 | Alexander Dergachyov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Alexei Solovyov | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Andrei Loktionov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Andrey Belozerov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Arkhip Nekolenko | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
Earlier SKA Saint Petersburg players
The 18 players SKA Saint Petersburg paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony DeAngelo | 2024/25 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Zakhar Bardakov | 2024/25 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Alexander Nikishin | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Borna Rendulić | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Arseni Gritsyuk | 2024/25 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Pavel Akolzin | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Nikita Smirnov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Artemy Pleshkov | 2024/25 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Mikhail Pashnin | 2023/24 | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k |
| Johan Mattsson | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Nikolai Polyakov | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Roman Rukavishnikov | 2022/23 | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| Danila Moiseyev | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Evgeny Ketov | 2022/23 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Nikita Komarov | 2022/23 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Nikita Popugaev | 2022/23 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
Nikolay Goldobin's salary, season by season
Frequently asked questions
How much does Nikolay Goldobin earn?
RUB 37,000,000 in 2025/26, RUB 35,000,000 from SKA Saint Petersburg and RUB 2,000,000 from Spartak Moscow. It is the joint 158th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Nikolay Goldobin the highest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?
No. Rocco Grimaldi is, on RUB 92,000,000. Nikolay Goldobin is joint 11th of the 24 on the team.
How does Nikolay Goldobin'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 37,000,000 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 SKA Saint Petersburg 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.