Valentin Zykov salary
Valentin Zykov is paid RUB 35,000,000 by SKA Saint Petersburg in 2025/26, the joint 169th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL. 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, Valentin Zykov is paid the joint 96th most.
Valentin Zykov 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 Valentin Zykov
The 25 players paid closest to Valentin Zykov in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Josh Brook | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Kirill Vorobyov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Kristian Khenkel | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Mason Morelli | Barys Astana | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Dorozhko | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Letunov | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Maxim Osipov | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Nick Merkley | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Nikolai Prokhorkin | Avangard Omsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Rhett Gardner | CSKA Moscow | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Semyon Koshelev | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Taylor Beck | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Valentin Zykov | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Vasili Demchenko | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 169 | Vladislav Yefremov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 198 | Pavel Kudryavtsev | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 33,000,000 | £292,935£293k |
| 199 | Anton Krasotkin | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Ilya Usov | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Nikita Cherepanov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Parker Foo | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 199 | Sergei Zborovsky | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k |
| 204 | Makar Khabarov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 31,000,000 | £275,181£275k |
| 204 | Nikita Kamalov | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 31,000,000 | £275,181£275k |
| 206 | Aleksandr Georgijev | Spartak Moscow | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| 206 | Alexander Yaremchuk | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
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 |
Valentin Zykov's salary, season by season
Frequently asked questions
How much does Valentin Zykov earn?
RUB 35,000,000 in 2025/26, a base salary from SKA Saint Petersburg. It is the joint 169th highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Valentin Zykov the highest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?
No. Rocco Grimaldi is, on RUB 92,000,000. Valentin Zykov is joint 11th of the 24 on the team.
How does Valentin Zykov'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 35,000,000 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.