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Stepan Starkov salary
Stepan Starkov is paid RUB 45,000,000 by Admiral Vladivostok 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 7.5% of the Admiral Vladivostok payroll of RUB 598,000,000. Among the 282 forwards we hold a salary for, Stepan Starkov is paid the joint 56th most.
SALARYRUB 45,000,000
LEAGUE RANK89 of 488
TEAM RANK2 of 29
VS AVERAGE1.49x
NATIONRussia
Stepan Starkov and Admiral Vladivostok
Every player we hold a salary for on Admiral Vladivostok in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libor Šulák | Defence | RUB 52,000,000 | £461,594£462k | 65 |
| 2 | Stepan Starkov | Forward | RUB 45,000,000 | £399,457£399k | 89 |
| 3 | Arkadiy Shestakov | Forward | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k | 165 |
| 4 | Georgi Solyannikov | Defence | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 5 | Pavel Koledov | Defence | RUB 34,000,000 | £301,812£302k | 33 |
| 6 | Kyle Olson | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Mário Grman | Defence | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 8 | Nikita Soshnikov | Forward | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 115 |
| 9 | Adam Húska | Goaltender | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 9 | Semyon Ruchkin | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 11 | Yegor Petukhov | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 286 |
| 12 | Igor Geraskin | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 157 |
| 13 | Dmitry Zavgorodniy | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 13 | Ivan Muranov | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 13 | Pavel Shen | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 16 | Nikita Tertyshny | Forward | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k | 282 |
| 17 | Ivan Kulbakov | Goaltender | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 115 |
| 18 | Vyacheslav Osnovin | Forward | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k | 293 |
| 19 | Alexander Daryin | Forward | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 380 |
| 20 | Dmytro Timashov | Forward | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 21 | Daniil Gutik | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 293 |
| 21 | Semyon Koshelev | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 169 |
| 23 | Dmitriy Deryabin | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 23 | Ilya Konovalov | Goaltender | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 293 |
| 23 | Ostap Safin | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 23 | Ruslan Pedan | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 27 | Alexander Shepelev | Defence | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 433 |
| 28 | Vladislav Leontyev | Defence | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 382 |
| 29 | Vladimir Bryukvin | Forward | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 478 |
Admiral Vladivostok by salary
The players paid either side of Stepan Starkov
The 25 players paid closest to Stepan Starkov in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 110 | Robert Hamilton | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 42,000,000 | £372,826£373k |
| 112 | Artiom Minouline | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 41,000,000 | £363,949£364k |
| 112 | Danil Bashkirov | HC Sochi | RUB 41,000,000 | £363,949£364k |
| 112 | Joseph Duszak | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 41,000,000 | £363,949£364k |
| 115 | Adam Clendening | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
Earlier Admiral Vladivostok players
The 39 players Admiral Vladivostok paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Metalnikov | 2024/25 | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k |
| Alexander Shevchenko | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Anton Sagadeyev | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Artyom Nikolayev | 2024/25 | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k |
| Kirill Petkov | 2024/25 | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k |
| Austin Ortega | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Dmitri Sokolov | 2024/25 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Mark Marin | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Sergei Shmelyov | 2024/25 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Nikita Guslistov | 2024/25 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Emil Nurgaliyev | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Nikita Anokhovsky | 2024/25 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Yegor Stepanov | 2024/25 | RUB 2,000,000 | £17,754£18k |
| Yegor Morozov | 2023/24 | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| Yevgeni Lisovets | 2023/24 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Cliff Pu | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Maxim Chudinov | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Pavel Varfolomeyev | 2023/24 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Aleksandr Gorshkov | 2023/24 | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k |
| Denis Golubev | 2023/24 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Pavel Makhanovsky | 2023/24 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Ivan Yemets | 2023/24 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Mark Yanchevskiy | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Nikita Makeyev | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Ruslan Ibatullin | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Semen Pankratov | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Maksim Kolmykov | 2023/24 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Prokhor Korbit | 2023/24 | RUB 1,000,000 | £8,877£9k |
| Michal Krištof | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Rudolf Červený | 2022/23 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Nikolajs Jeļisejevs | 2022/23 | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| Aleksandr Lazushin | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Artyom Gareyev | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Danil Fayzullin | 2022/23 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Gleb Zyryanov | 2022/23 | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k |
| Dmitri Sayustov | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Rinat Valiev | 2022/23 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Nikolai Chebykin | 2022/23 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Dinar Hamidullin | 2022/23 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Stepan Starkov earn?
RUB 45,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Admiral Vladivostok. It is the joint 89th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Stepan Starkov the highest paid player on Admiral Vladivostok?
No. Libor Šulák is, on RUB 52,000,000. Stepan Starkov is 2nd of the 29 on the team.
How does Stepan Starkov'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 Admiral Vladivostok 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.