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KHL SALARIES · 2023/24

Shanghai Dragons salaries in 2023/24

Shanghai Dragons pay the 27 players we hold a salary for RUB 594,000,000 in 2023/24, the 12th biggest payroll of the 23 clubs in the KHL and 4% less than the average club. Jeremy Smith is the highest paid on RUB 54,000,000, jointly the 54th highest salary in the league.

PAYROLLRUB 594m
LEAGUE RANK12th of 23
PLAYERS27
AVERAGERUB 22m
HIGHESTRUB 54m

Shanghai Dragons salaries

The 27 players we hold a salary for in 2023/24, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Shanghai Dragons players ranked by salary in 2023/24.
# PLAYER POSITION NATION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Jeremy Smith Goaltender United States RUB 54,000,000£479,348£479k 54
2 Spencer Foo Forward Canada RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 96
2 Tyler Graovac Forward Canada RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 96
4 Ryan Sproul Defence Canada RUB 34,000,000£301,812£302k 156
5 Jake Chelios Defence United States RUB 31,000,000£275,181£275k 167
6 Parker Foo Forward Canada RUB 29,000,000£257,428£257k 193
7 Ryan Merkley Defence Canada RUB 28,000,000£248,551£249k 196
8 Teemu Pulkkinen Forward Finland RUB 26,000,000£230,797£231k 208
9 Colin Campbell Forward Canada RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 241
9 Zach Yuen Defence China RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 241
11 Tyler Wong Forward China RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k 248
12 Brandon McMillan Forward Canada RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k 272
13 Cory Kane Forward China RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 274
13 Luke Lockhart Forward China RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 274
15 Kyle Wood Defence Canada RUB 19,000,000£168,660£169k 299
16 Brandon Yip Forward Canada RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k 304
17 Jason Fram Defence China RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k 312
18 Devin Brosseau Forward Canada RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k 318
18 Doyle Somerby Defence United States RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k 318
18 Nolan Moyle Forward United States RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k 318
21 Turner Ottenbreit Defence Canada RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 326
22 Austin Wong Forward Canada RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 347
22 Matt Jurusik Goaltender United States RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 347
24 Alex Riche Forward Canada RUB 11,000,000£97,645£98k 380
25 Gemel Smith Forward Canada RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 392
26 Aleksandr Lazushin Goaltender Russia RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 457
26 Daniil Tarasov Forward Russia RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 457

Shanghai Dragons by salary

Jeremy Smith RUB 54m Spencer Foo RUB 40m Tyler Graovac RUB 40m Ryan Sproul RUB 34m Jake Chelios RUB 31m Parker Foo RUB 29m Ryan Merkley RUB 28m Teemu Pulkkinen RUB 26m Colin Campbell RUB 24m Zach Yuen RUB 24m Tyler Wong RUB 23m Brandon McMillan RUB 21m Cory Kane RUB 20m Luke Lockhart RUB 20m Kyle Wood RUB 19m Brandon Yip RUB 18m Jason Fram RUB 17m Devin Brosseau RUB 16m Doyle Somerby RUB 16m Nolan Moyle RUB 16m Turner Ottenbreit RUB 15m Austin Wong RUB 14m Matt Jurusik RUB 14m Alex Riche RUB 11m Gemel Smith RUB 10m Aleksandr Lazushin RUB 7m Daniil Tarasov RUB 7m

Where the money goes

The 16 forwards are paid RUB 335,000,000 between them, 56% of the payroll; the 8 defenders RUB 184,000,000, 31%; and the 3 goaltenders RUB 75,000,000, 13%.

How the Shanghai Dragons payroll compares

All 23 KHL clubs in 2023/24, biggest payroll first

KHL clubs ranked by payroll in 2023/24.
# CLUB PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 CSKA Moscow 24 RUB 917,000,000£8,140,041£8.1m
2 SKA Saint Petersburg 32 RUB 912,000,000£8,095,657£8.1m
3 Ak Bars Kazan 30 RUB 887,000,000£7,873,736£7.9m
4 Traktor Chelyabinsk 29 RUB 829,000,000£7,358,881£7.4m
5 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 25 RUB 827,000,000£7,341,127£7.3m
6 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 27 RUB 780,000,000£6,923,917£6.9m
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 27 RUB 779,000,000£6,915,040£6.9m
8 Avangard Omsk 29 RUB 775,000,000£6,879,533£6.9m
9 Dynamo Moscow 26 RUB 756,000,000£6,710,873£6.7m
10 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 29 RUB 677,000,000£6,009,605£6.0m
11 Amur Khabarovsk 28 RUB 649,000,000£5,761,054£5.8m
12 Shanghai Dragons 27 RUB 594,000,000£5,272,829£5.3m
13 Spartak Moscow 37 RUB 554,000,000£4,917,756£4.9m
14 Barys Astana 31 RUB 495,000,000£4,394,024£4.4m
15 Admiral Vladivostok 30 RUB 483,000,000£4,287,502£4.3m
16 Lada Togliatti 32 RUB 471,000,000£4,180,981£4.2m
17 Dinamo Minsk 31 RUB 469,000,000£4,163,227£4.2m
18 Sibir Novosibirsk 27 RUB 452,000,000£4,012,321£4.0m
19 HC Sochi 24 RUB 426,000,000£3,781,524£3.8m
20 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 31 RUB 420,000,000£3,728,263£3.7m
21 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 28 RUB 409,000,000£3,630,618£3.6m
22 Vityaz Podolsk 27 RUB 360,000,000£3,195,654£3.2m
23 Severstal Cherepovets 28 RUB 303,000,000£2,689,675£2.7m

Payroll by club

CSKA Moscow RUB 917,000,000 SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 912,000,000 Ak Bars Kazan RUB 887,000,000 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 829,000,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 827,000,000 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 780,000,000 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 779,000,000 Avangard Omsk RUB 775,000,000 Dynamo Moscow RUB 756,000,000 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 677,000,000 Amur Khabarovsk RUB 649,000,000 Shanghai Dragons RUB 594,000,000 Spartak Moscow RUB 554,000,000 Barys Astana RUB 495,000,000 Admiral Vladivostok RUB 483,000,000 Lada Togliatti RUB 471,000,000 Dinamo Minsk RUB 469,000,000 Sibir Novosibirsk RUB 452,000,000 HC Sochi RUB 426,000,000 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 420,000,000 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 409,000,000 Vityaz Podolsk RUB 360,000,000 Severstal Cherepovets RUB 303,000,000

The Shanghai Dragons payroll, season by season

Earlier Shanghai Dragons players

The 7 players Shanghai Dragons paid in an earlier season and not in 2023/24, with what the club last paid each

Shanghai Dragons players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Zach Leslie 2022/23 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Ethan Werek 2022/23 RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k
Vincent LoVerde 2022/23 RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k
Ty Schultz 2022/23 RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k
Josh Nicholls 2022/23 RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k
Garet Hunt 2022/23 RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k
Chen Zimeng 2022/23 RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on Shanghai Dragons?

Jeremy Smith, on RUB 54,000,000 in 2023/24. That is jointly the 54th highest salary in the KHL. Spencer Foo is next on RUB 40,000,000.

What is the Shanghai Dragons payroll?

RUB 594,000,000 across 27 players in 2023/24, the 12th biggest of the 23 clubs. The CSKA Moscow pay the most, RUB 917,000,000.

What is the average salary on Shanghai Dragons?

RUB 22,000,000 in 2023/24, against RUB 21,617,021 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on Shanghai Dragons?

Daniil Tarasov, on RUB 7,000,000. 2 players on Shanghai Dragons are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the KHL salaries 2023/24 page. The other clubs: CSKA Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, Ak Bars Kazan, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Avangard Omsk, Dynamo Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Amur Khabarovsk, Spartak Moscow, Barys Astana, Admiral Vladivostok, Lada Togliatti, Dinamo Minsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, HC Sochi, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Vityaz Podolsk and Severstal Cherepovets. Other seasons: 2025/26, 2024/25, 2022/23.