SKA Saint Petersburg salaries in 2025/26
SKA Saint Petersburg pay the 24 players we hold a salary for RUB 911,000,000 in 2025/26, the biggest payroll of the 22 clubs in the KHL and 36% more than the average club. Rocco Grimaldi is the highest paid on RUB 92,000,000, the 5th highest salary in the league, and 3 of SKA Saint Petersburg are among the 25 best paid.
SKA Saint Petersburg salaries
The 24 players we hold a salary for in 2025/26, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | NATION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Grimaldi | Forward | United States | RUB 92,000,000 | £816,667£817k | 5 |
| 2 | Nikita Zaitsev | Defence | Russia | RUB 75,000,000 | £665,761£666k | 11 |
| 2 | Trevor Murphy | Defence | Canada | RUB 75,000,000 | £665,761£666k | 11 |
| 4 | Brennan Menell | Defence | United States | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Marat Khairullin | Forward | Russia | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Mikhail Vorobyev | Forward | Russia | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 4 | Sergei Plotnikov | Forward | Russia | RUB 55,000,000 | £488,225£488k | 46 |
| 8 | Sergei Sapego | Defence | Belarus | RUB 50,000,000 | £443,841£444k | 69 |
| 9 | Andrey Pedan | Defence | Russia | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 9 | Joseph Blandisi | Forward | Canada | RUB 40,000,000 | £355,073£355k | 115 |
| 11 | Nikolay Goldobin | Forward | Russia | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 158 |
| 11 | Valentin Zykov | Forward | Russia | RUB 35,000,000 | £310,689£311k | 169 |
| 13 | Danila Galenyuk | Defence | Russia | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 13 | Igor Larionov Jr. | Forward | Russia | RUB 30,000,000 | £266,304£266k | 206 |
| 15 | Pierrick Dubé | Forward | France | RUB 27,000,000 | £239,674£240k | 115 |
| 16 | Pavel Koledov | Defence | Russia | RUB 26,000,000 | £230,797£231k | 33 |
| 17 | Scott Wilson | Forward | Canada | RUB 25,000,000 | £221,920£222k | 33 |
| 18 | Andrei Loktionov | Forward | Russia | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 169 |
| 18 | Brendan Leipsic | Forward | Canada | RUB 21,000,000 | £186,413£186k | 292 |
| 20 | Sergei Ivanov | Goaltender | Russia | RUB 20,000,000 | £177,536£178k | 293 |
| 21 | Markus Phillips | Defence | Canada | RUB 18,000,000 | £159,783£160k | 332 |
| 22 | Ivan Zinchenko | Forward | Russia | RUB 12,000,000 | £106,522£107k | 382 |
| 23 | Yegor Savikov | Defence | Russia | RUB 10,000,000 | £88,768£89k | 400 |
| 24 | Yegor Zavragin | Goaltender | Russia | RUB 9,000,000 | £79,891£80k | 423 |
SKA Saint Petersburg by salary
Where the money goes
The 13 forwards are paid RUB 503,000,000 between them, 55% of the payroll; the 9 defenders RUB 379,000,000, 42%; and the 2 goaltenders RUB 29,000,000, 3%.
How the SKA Saint Petersburg payroll compares
All 22 KHL clubs in 2025/26, biggest payroll first
| # | CLUB | PLAYERS | PAYROLL | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 24 | RUB 911,000,000 | £8,086,780£8.1m |
| 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 27 | RUB 904,000,000 | £8,024,642£8.0m |
| 3 | Avangard Omsk | 27 | RUB 893,000,000 | £7,926,997£7.9m |
| 4 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 25 | RUB 890,000,000 | £7,900,367£7.9m |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 23 | RUB 877,000,000 | £7,784,968£7.8m |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow | 27 | RUB 868,000,000 | £7,705,077£7.7m |
| 7 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | RUB 860,000,000 | £7,634,062£7.6m |
| 8 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 26 | RUB 846,000,000 | £7,509,787£7.5m |
| 9 | Dynamo Moscow | 24 | RUB 829,000,000 | £7,358,881£7.4m |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk | 23 | RUB 674,000,000 | £5,982,974£6.0m |
| 11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 33 | RUB 626,000,000 | £5,556,887£5.6m |
| 12 | Admiral Vladivostok | 29 | RUB 598,000,000 | £5,308,336£5.3m |
| 13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 31 | RUB 598,000,000 | £5,308,336£5.3m |
| 14 | Lada Togliatti | 34 | RUB 573,000,000 | £5,086,416£5.1m |
| 15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 35 | RUB 568,000,000 | £5,042,032£5.0m |
| 16 | Shanghai Dragons | 19 | RUB 565,000,000 | £5,015,401£5.0m |
| 17 | Amur Khabarovsk | 22 | RUB 535,000,000 | £4,749,097£4.7m |
| 18 | Spartak Moscow | 23 | RUB 504,000,000 | £4,473,915£4.5m |
| 19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 29 | RUB 442,000,000 | £3,923,553£3.9m |
| 20 | HC Sochi | 23 | RUB 435,000,000 | £3,861,415£3.9m |
| 21 | Barys Astana | 16 | RUB 398,000,000 | £3,532,973£3.5m |
| 22 | Severstal Cherepovets | 16 | RUB 343,000,000 | £3,044,748£3.0m |
Payroll by club
The SKA Saint Petersburg payroll, season by season
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 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?
Rocco Grimaldi, on RUB 92,000,000 in 2025/26. That is the 5th highest salary in the KHL. Nikita Zaitsev is next on RUB 75,000,000.
What is the SKA Saint Petersburg payroll?
RUB 911,000,000 across 24 players in 2025/26, the biggest of the 22 clubs. The Ak Bars Kazan are second on RUB 904,000,000.
What is the average salary on SKA Saint Petersburg?
RUB 37,958,333 in 2025/26, against RUB 30,198,770 across the whole league.
Who is the lowest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?
Yegor Zavragin, on RUB 9,000,000.
Where to next
Every player across the league is on the KHL salaries 2025/26 page. The other clubs: Ak Bars Kazan, Avangard Omsk, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Dynamo Moscow, Dinamo Minsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Admiral Vladivostok, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Lada Togliatti, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Shanghai Dragons, Amur Khabarovsk, Spartak Moscow, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, HC Sochi, Barys Astana and Severstal Cherepovets. Other seasons: 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23.