KHL · SIBIR NOVOSIBIRSK · DEFENCE
Yegor Zaitsev salary
Yegor Zaitsev is paid RUB 20,000,000 in 2025/26, the joint 293rd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL: RUB 13,000,000 by Sibir Novosibirsk and RUB 7,000,000 by Spartak Moscow. That is 34% below the league average of RUB 30,198,770, and 2.1% of the Sibir Novosibirsk payroll of RUB 626,000,000. Among the 157 defenders we hold a salary for, Yegor Zaitsev is paid the joint 98th most.
SALARYRUB 20,000,000
LEAGUE RANK293 of 488
TEAM RANK21 of 33
VS AVERAGE0.66x
NATIONRussia
Yegor Zaitsev and Sibir Novosibirsk
Every player we hold a salary for on Sibir Novosibirsk in 2025/26, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Priskie | Defence | RUB 47,000,000 | £417,210£417k | 85 |
| 2 | Arkhip Nekolenko | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 2 | Scott Wilson | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 33 |
| 2 | Taylor Beck | Forward | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 5 | Anton Krasotkin | Goaltender | RUB 32,000,000 | £284,058£284k | 199 |
| 6 | Andy Andreoff | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Sergei Shirokov | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 6 | Valentin Pyanov | Forward | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 9 | Vladimir Butuzov | Forward | RUB 28,000,000 | £248,551£249k | 240 |
| 10 | David Farrance | Defence | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 249 |
| 11 | Semyon Koshelev | Forward | RUB 24,000,000 | £213,044£213k | 169 |
| 12 | Kirill Rasskazov | Forward | RUB 23,000,000 | £204,167£204k | 282 |
| 13 | Vladimir Tkachyov | Forward | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 46 |
| 14 | Fyodor Gordeyev | Defence | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 14 | Yegor Alanov | Defence | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 16 | Louis Domingue | Goaltender | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 17 | Andrei Churkin | Defence | RUB 17,000,000 | £150,906£151k | 342 |
| 18 | Mikhail Abramov | Forward | RUB 16,000,000 | £142,029£142k | 249 |
| 19 | Alexei Yakovlev | Forward | RUB 15,000,000 | £133,152£133k | 356 |
| 20 | Andrei Loktionov | Forward | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k | 169 |
| 21 | Nikita Soshnikov | Forward | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 115 |
| 21 | Timur Akhiyarov | Defence | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 380 |
| 21 | Yegor Zaitsev | Defence | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k | 293 |
| 24 | Ivan Chekhovich | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 115 |
| 24 | Vladislav Kara | Forward | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k | 396 |
| 26 | Maxim Karpov | Forward | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 27 | Ilya Morozov | Defence | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
| 28 | Mikhail Berdin | Goaltender | RUB 8,000,000 | £71,015£71k | 356 |
| 29 | Ilya Fedotov | Forward | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k | 423 |
| 30 | Ilya Talaluyev | Forward | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k | 400 |
| 31 | Artem Zhukov | Defence | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 400 |
| 31 | Maxim Sushko | Forward | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 433 |
| 31 | Pavel Gogolev | Forward | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k | 375 |
Sibir Novosibirsk by salary
The players paid either side of Yegor Zaitsev
The 25 players paid closest to Yegor Zaitsev in 2025/26, of the 488 we hold
| # | PLAYER | CLUB | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | Nikita Khlystov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Oleg Li | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Pavel Shen | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Sergei Ivanov | SKA Saint Petersburg | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Slava Voynov | Avangard Omsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Tomáš Jurčo | Lada Togliatti | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Tyler Graovac | Lada Togliatti | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Vladimir Galkin | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Vladislav Yeryomenko | CSKA Moscow | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Vyacheslav Osnovin | Admiral Vladivostok | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Yaroslav Likhachyov | Amur Khabarovsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 293 | Yegor Alanov | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| 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 |
Earlier Sibir Novosibirsk players
The 20 players Sibir Novosibirsk paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each
| PLAYER | SEASON | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegor Martynov | 2024/25 | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k |
| Roman Rukavishnikov | 2024/25 | RUB 14,000,000 | £124,275£124k |
| Ivan Klimovich | 2024/25 | RUB 13,000,000 | £115,399£115k |
| Dmitri Ovchinnikov | 2024/25 | RUB 11,000,000 | £97,645£98k |
| Dmitri Lazebnikov | 2024/25 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Nikita Efremov | 2024/25 | RUB 3,000,000 | £26,630£27k |
| Maxim Marushev | 2023/24 | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k |
| Dinar Hamidullin | 2023/24 | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k |
| Artyom Mikheyev | 2023/24 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Ziyat Paigin | 2023/24 | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k |
| Anton Khudobin | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Denis Alexandrov | 2023/24 | RUB 7,000,000 | £62,138£62k |
| Kirill Maksimov | 2023/24 | RUB 5,000,000 | £44,384£44k |
| Mikhail Nazarov | 2023/24 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
| Anton Shenfeld | 2022/23 | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k |
| Evgeny Chesalin | 2022/23 | RUB 22,000,000 | £195,290£195k |
| Vyacheslav Litovchenko | 2022/23 | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k |
| Denis Golubev | 2022/23 | RUB 19,000,000 | £168,660£169k |
| Anton Nazarevich | 2022/23 | RUB 6,000,000 | £53,261£53k |
| Yegor Spiridonov | 2022/23 | RUB 4,000,000 | £35,507£36k |
Yegor Zaitsev's salary, season by season
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Yegor Zaitsev earn?
RUB 20,000,000 in 2025/26, RUB 13,000,000 from Sibir Novosibirsk and RUB 7,000,000 from Spartak Moscow. It is the joint 293rd highest of the 488 salaries we hold in the KHL.
Is Yegor Zaitsev the highest paid player on Sibir Novosibirsk?
No. Chase Priskie is, on RUB 47,000,000. Yegor Zaitsev is joint 21st of the 33 on the team.
How does Yegor Zaitsev'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 20,000,000 is 34% 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 Sibir Novosibirsk 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.