KHL · BARYS ASTANA · DEFENCE
Tyler Wotherspoon salary
Tyler Wotherspoon is paid RUB 10,000,000 by Barys Astana in 2025/26, the joint 400th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 67% below the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 2.5% of the Barys Astana payroll of RUB 398,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Tyler Wotherspoon is paid the joint 127th most.
SALARYRUB 10,000,000
LEAGUE RANK400 of 488
TEAM RANK14 of 16
VS AVERAGE0.33x
NATIONCanada
Tyler Wotherspoon 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 Tyler Wotherspoon
The 25 players paid closest to Tyler Wotherspoon in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Grigori Panin | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Iegor Vinogradov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Ilya Talaluyev | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Maxim Karpov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Misha Fisenko | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Nikita Artamonov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Nikita Setdikov | Lada Togliatti | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Ostap Safin | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Roman Abrosimov | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Roman Kantserov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Ruslan Pedan | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Stanislav Galiev | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Tyler Wotherspoon | Barys Astana | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Viktor Antipin | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Yegor Savikov | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 400 | Yevgeni Kashnikov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 423 | Amir Garayev | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Anton Burdasov | Lada Togliatti | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Artyom Chmykhov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Fedotov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Morozov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Ilya Nikolaev | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Maxim Berezin | HC Sochi | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Michal Čajkovský | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
| 423 | Yegor Rimashevsky | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Tyler Wotherspoon earn?
RUB 10,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from Barys Astana. It is the joint 400th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Tyler Wotherspoon the highest paid player on Barys Astana?
No. Jake Massie is, on RUB 40,000,000. Tyler Wotherspoon is 14th of the 16 on the team.
How does Tyler Wotherspoon'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 10,000,000 is 67% 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.