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Roman Starchenko salary
Roman Starchenko is paid RUB 18,000,000 by Barys Astana in 2025/26, the joint 332nd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 40% below the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 4.5% of the Barys Astana payroll of RUB 398,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Roman Starchenko is paid the joint 190th most.
SALARYRUB 18,000,000
LEAGUE RANK332 of 488
TEAM RANK12 of 16
VS AVERAGE0.60x
NATIONKazakhstan
Roman Starchenko and Barys Astana
Every player we hold a salary for on Barys Astana in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Massie | Defence | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 1 | Nikita Boyarkin | Goaltender | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 3 | Mike Vecchione | Forward | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k | 115 |
| 4 | Reilly Walsh | Defence | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k | 158 |
| 5 | Mason Morelli | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 6 | Ian McCoshen | Defence | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Tyce Thompson | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 8 | Adam Scheel | Goaltender | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 8 | Andrei Shutov | Goaltender | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 8 | Ivan Nikolishin | Forward | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 115 |
| 11 | Emil Galimov | Forward | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 279 |
| 12 | Roman Starchenko | Forward | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 13 | Maxim Mukhametov | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 375 |
| 14 | Tyler Wotherspoon | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 15 | Olivier Rodrigue | Goaltender | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 474 |
| 16 | Dmitriy Breus | Defence | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 478 |
Barys Astana by salary
The players paid either side of Roman Starchenko
The 25 players paid closest to Roman Starchenko in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | Yegor Zaitsev | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 330 | Andrey Belevich | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k |
| 330 | Danil Yurtaykin | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k |
| 332 | Daniil Chayka | Avangard Omsk | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Daniil Tesanov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Dmitri Katelevsky | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Dmitri Shevchenko | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Igor Shvyrev | HC Sochi | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Ivan Morozov | Spartak Moscow | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Louis Domingue | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Markus Phillips | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Mikhail Gulyayev | Avangard Omsk | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 332 | Roman Starchenko | Barys Astana | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| 342 | Aleksandr Skorenov | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Andrei Churkin | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Artyom Serikov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Jean-Sébastien Dea | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Nikita Shashkov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Semyon Kizimov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Semyon Vyazovoy | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Shane Prince | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Vladimir Grudinine | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | Vladislav Syomin | Lada Togliatti | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 342 | William Dufour | Lada Togliatti | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| 353 | Alexander Khokhlachev | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k |
Earlier Barys Astana players
The 45 players Barys Astana paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Butcher | 2024/25 | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| Johan Mattsson | 2024/25 | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k |
| Kirill Savitski | 2024/25 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Wade Allison | 2024/25 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Chase De Leo | 2024/25 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 2024/25 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Alex Grant | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Connor Smith | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Kirill Panyukov | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Stanislav Bocharov | 2024/25 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Vladislav Kodola | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Adil Beketayev | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Samat Daniyar | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Alikhan Asetov | 2024/25 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mikhail Rakhmanov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Tamirlan Gaytamirov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Daniil Apalkov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Batyrlan Muratov | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Eddie Pasquale | 2023/24 | RUB 65,000,000 | £576,993£577k |
| David Sklenička | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Nelson Nogier | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Pontus Åberg | 2023/24 | RUB 34,000,000 | £301,812£302k |
| Joseph LaBate | 2023/24 | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k |
| Rudolf Červený | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Anthony Camara | 2023/24 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Alexandr Borissevich | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Yegor Shalapov | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Emil Nurgaliyev | 2023/24 | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| Dmitriy Gurkov | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Yevgeniy Rymarev | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Alikhan Omirbekov | 2023/24 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Maxim Musorov | 2023/24 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Ansar Shaykhmeddenov | 2023/24 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Artyom Korolyov | 2023/24 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Linden Vey | 2022/23 | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k |
| Michael Chaput | 2022/23 | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k |
| Anthony Louis | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Chris Bigras | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Július Hudáček | 2022/23 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Jesse Graham | 2022/23 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Jeremy Bracco | 2022/23 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Anton Sagadeyev | 2022/23 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Kirill Maksimov | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mikhail Grigoriev | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Yuri Sergiyenko | 2022/23 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
Roman Starchenko's salary, season by season
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Roman Starchenko earn?
RUB 18,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Barys Astana. It is the joint 332nd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Roman Starchenko the highest paid player on Barys Astana?
No. Jake Massie is, on RUB 40,000,000. Roman Starchenko is 12th of the 16 on the team.
How does Roman Starchenko'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 18,000,000 is 40% 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 Barys Astana 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.