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KHL SALARIES · 2024/25

Shanghai Dragons salaries in 2024/25

Shanghai Dragons pay the 31 players we hold a salary for RUB 638,000,000 in 2024/25, the 14th biggest payroll of the 23 clubs in the KHL and 6% less than the average club. Jeremy Smith is the highest paid on RUB 54,000,000, the 58th highest salary in the league.

PAYROLLRUB 638m
LEAGUE RANK14th of 23
PLAYERS31
AVERAGERUB 20.6m
HIGHESTRUB 54m

Shanghai Dragons salaries

The 31 players we hold a salary for in 2024/25, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Shanghai Dragons players ranked by salary in 2024/25.
# PLAYER POSITION NATION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Jeremy Smith Goaltender United States RUB 54,000,000£479,348£479k 58
2 Spencer Foo Forward Canada RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 110
3 Parker Foo Forward Canada RUB 32,000,000£284,058£284k 186
4 Jake Chelios Defence United States RUB 31,000,000£275,181£275k 190
5 Danny O'Regan Forward United States RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 192
6 Tyler Graovac Forward Canada RUB 28,000,000£248,551£249k 225
7 Adam Clendening Defence United States RUB 27,000,000£239,674£240k 230
7 Ian McCoshen Defence United States RUB 27,000,000£239,674£240k 230
9 Tomáš Jurčo Forward Slovakia RUB 26,000,000£230,797£231k 236
10 Joseph Duszak Defence United States RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 148
10 Kyle Wood Defence Canada RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 282
12 Jayden Halbgewachs Forward Canada RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k 287
13 Doyle Somerby Defence United States RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 306
13 Luke Lockhart Forward China RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 306
13 Martin Lefebvre Defence Canada RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k 306
16 Jan Drozg Forward Slovenia RUB 19,000,000£168,660£169k 192
16 Patrik Rybár Goaltender Slovakia RUB 19,000,000£168,660£169k 145
18 Brandon Yip Forward Canada RUB 18,000,000£159,783£160k 349
19 Colin Campbell Forward Canada RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k 357
20 Hudson Elynuik Forward Canada RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 380
20 Kyle Keyser Goaltender United States RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 380
20 Tyler Wong Forward China RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k 380
23 Austin Wong Forward Canada RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 408
23 Rourke Chartier Forward Canada RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 192
23 Yuri Pautov Defence Russia RUB 14,000,000£124,275£124k 408
26 Yaroslav Likhachyov Forward Russia RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 306
27 Aleksandr Sharov Forward Russia RUB 11,000,000£97,645£98k 306
28 Ryan Merkley Defence Canada RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k 287
29 Konstantin Volkov Goaltender Russia RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k 371
30 Nail Yakupov Forward Russia RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k 346
31 Chris Wilkie Forward United States RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 534

Where the money goes

The 18 forwards are paid RUB 346,000,000 between them, 54% of the payroll; the 9 defenders RUB 196,000,000, 31%; and the 4 goaltenders RUB 96,000,000, 15%.

How the Shanghai Dragons payroll compares

All 23 KHL clubs in 2024/25, biggest payroll first

KHL clubs ranked by payroll in 2024/25.
# CLUB PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 Avangard Omsk 40 RUB 942,000,000£8,361,961£8.4m
2 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 26 RUB 912,000,000£8,095,657£8.1m
3 CSKA Moscow 27 RUB 911,000,000£8,086,780£8.1m
4 Dynamo Moscow 28 RUB 877,000,000£7,784,968£7.8m
5 Ak Bars Kazan 26 RUB 861,000,000£7,642,939£7.6m
6 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 28 RUB 853,000,000£7,571,924£7.6m
7 SKA Saint Petersburg 31 RUB 844,000,000£7,492,033£7.5m
8 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 27 RUB 830,000,000£7,367,758£7.4m
9 Traktor Chelyabinsk 30 RUB 800,000,000£7,101,453£7.1m
10 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 24 RUB 727,000,000£6,453,446£6.5m
11 Amur Khabarovsk 27 RUB 698,000,000£6,196,018£6.2m
12 Dinamo Minsk 28 RUB 658,000,000£5,840,945£5.8m
13 Sibir Novosibirsk 31 RUB 645,000,000£5,725,547£5.7m
14 Shanghai Dragons 31 RUB 638,000,000£5,663,409£5.7m
15 Admiral Vladivostok 34 RUB 623,000,000£5,530,257£5.5m
16 Barys Astana 30 RUB 595,000,000£5,281,706£5.3m
17 Spartak Moscow 26 RUB 533,000,000£4,731,343£4.7m
18 Lada Togliatti 30 RUB 507,000,000£4,500,546£4.5m
19 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 28 RUB 493,000,000£4,376,270£4.4m
20 Vityaz Podolsk 28 RUB 479,000,000£4,251,995£4.3m
21 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 27 RUB 455,000,000£4,038,951£4.0m
22 Severstal Cherepovets 29 RUB 395,000,000£3,506,342£3.5m
23 HC Sochi 29 RUB 382,000,000£3,390,944£3.4m

The Shanghai Dragons payroll, season by season

Earlier Shanghai Dragons players

The 20 players Shanghai Dragons paid in an earlier season and not in 2024/25, with what the club last paid each

Shanghai Dragons players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Ryan Sproul 2023/24 RUB 34,000,000£301,812£302k
Teemu Pulkkinen 2023/24 RUB 26,000,000£230,797£231k
Zach Yuen 2023/24 RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k
Brandon McMillan 2023/24 RUB 21,000,000£186,413£186k
Cory Kane 2023/24 RUB 20,000,000£177,536£178k
Jason Fram 2023/24 RUB 17,000,000£150,906£151k
Nolan Moyle 2023/24 RUB 16,000,000£142,029£142k
Turner Ottenbreit 2023/24 RUB 15,000,000£133,152£133k
Alex Riche 2023/24 RUB 11,000,000£97,645£98k
Gemel Smith 2023/24 RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k
Aleksandr Lazushin 2023/24 RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k
Daniil Tarasov 2023/24 RUB 7,000,000£62,138£62k
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
Cliff Pu 2022/23 RUB 13,000,000£115,399£115k
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 2024/25. That is the 58th highest salary in the KHL. Spencer Foo is next on RUB 40,000,000.

What is the Shanghai Dragons payroll?

RUB 638,000,000 across 31 players in 2024/25, the 14th biggest of the 23 clubs. The Avangard Omsk pay the most, RUB 942,000,000.

What is the average salary on Shanghai Dragons?

RUB 20,580,645 in 2024/25, against RUB 26,538,983 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on Shanghai Dragons?

Chris Wilkie, on RUB 5,000,000.

Where to next

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