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Will Butcher salary
Will Butcher is paid RUB 37,000,000 by Barys Astana in 2024/25, the joint 145th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL. That is 1.4 times the league average of RUB 26,538,983, and 6.2% of the Barys Astana payroll of RUB 595,000,000. Among the 188 defenders we hold a salary for, Will Butcher is paid the 54th most.
SALARYRUB 37,000,000
LEAGUE RANK145 of 590
TEAM RANK3 of 30
VS AVERAGE1.39x
NATIONUnited States
Will Butcher and Barys Astana
Every player we hold a salary for on Barys Astana in 2024/25, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damir Zhafyarov | Forward | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k | 61 |
| 2 | Anton Burdasov | Forward | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 110 |
| 3 | Michael McLeod | Forward | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k | 6 |
| 3 | Will Butcher | Defence | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k | 145 |
| 5 | Viktor Antipin | Defence | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 192 |
| 6 | Johan Mattsson | Goaltender | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 230 |
| 7 | Ilya Hohlov | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 237 |
| 8 | Kirill Savitski | Forward | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 282 |
| 9 | Ivan Nikolishin | Forward | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k | 192 |
| 9 | Wade Allison | Forward | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k | 287 |
| 11 | Chase De Leo | Forward | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 294 |
| 11 | Nathan Beaulieu | Defence | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k | 294 |
| 13 | Roman Starchenko | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 304 |
| 14 | Alex Grant | Defence | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 88 |
| 14 | Connor Smith | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 306 |
| 14 | Kirill Panyukov | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 306 |
| 14 | Nikita Setdikov | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 306 |
| 14 | Stanislav Bocharov | Forward | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 306 |
| 19 | Maxim Mukhametov | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 408 |
| 19 | Vladislav Kodola | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 408 |
| 21 | Nikita Boyarkin | Goaltender | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 428 |
| 22 | Adil Beketayev | Defence | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 448 |
| 22 | Samat Daniyar | Defence | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 448 |
| 24 | Alikhan Asetov | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 454 |
| 24 | Nikita Kamalov | Defence | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 237 |
| 26 | Mikhail Rakhmanov | Forward | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 496 |
| 26 | Tamirlan Gaytamirov | Defence | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 496 |
| 28 | Daniil Apalkov | Forward | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k | 507 |
| 29 | Batyrlan Muratov | Forward | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 523 |
| 30 | Andrei Shutov | Goaltender | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k | 567 |
Barys Astana by salary
The players paid either side of Will Butcher
The 25 players paid closest to Will Butcher in 2024/25, of the 590 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Stepan Falkovsky | Ak Bars Kazan | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 110 | Stepan Starkov | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 110 | Vasili Demchenko | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 110 | Vladislav Provolnev | CSKA Moscow | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 110 | Zachary Fucale | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k |
| 139 | Dmitri Vishnevsky | Spartak Moscow | RUB 39,000,000 | £346,196£346k |
| 140 | Alexei Maklyukov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 140 | Mark Barberio | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 140 | Michal Čajkovský | Spartak Moscow | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 140 | Robert Hamilton | Dinamo Minsk | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 140 | Yanni Kaldis | Severstal Cherepovets | RUB 38,000,000 | £337,319£337k |
| 145 | Patrik Rybár | Shanghai Dragons | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 145 | Will Butcher | Barys Astana | RUB 37,000,000 | £328,442£328k |
| 147 | Stanislav Galiev | CSKA Moscow | RUB 36,000,000 | £319,565£320k |
| 148 | Alexander Dergachyov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Alexander Petunin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Alexander Samonov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Arnaud Durandeau | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Daniil Isayev | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Danila Moiseyev | Lada Togliatti | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Denis Barantsev | Lada Togliatti | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Dmitri Rachevski | Dynamo Moscow | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Egor Yakovlev | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Grigori Panin | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
| 148 | Igor Geraskin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k |
Earlier Barys Astana players
The 22 players Barys Astana paid in an earlier season and not in 2024/25, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alexandr Borissevich | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| Yegor Shalapov | 2023/24 | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jeremy Bracco | 2022/23 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| 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 Will Butcher earn?
RUB 37,000,000 in 2024/25, a base salary from Barys Astana. It is the joint 145th highest of the 590 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Will Butcher the highest paid player on Barys Astana?
No. Damir Zhafyarov is, on RUB 50,000,000. Will Butcher is joint 3rd of the 30 on the team.
How does Will Butcher's salary compare with the KHL average?
The average across the league is RUB 26,538,983 and the median is RUB 22,000,000, so RUB 37,000,000 is 1.4 times the average.
Who is the highest paid player in the KHL?
Reid Boucher of Avangard Omsk, on RUB 95,000,000 in 2024/25.
Where to next
The whole Barys Astana payroll, and every player in the league on the KHL salaries 2024/25 page. Everything else we hold on ice hockey is on the ice hockey page.