KHL SALARIES · 2024/25

SKA Saint Petersburg salaries in 2024/25

SKA Saint Petersburg pay the 31 players we hold a salary for RUB 844,000,000 in 2024/25, the 7th biggest payroll of the 23 clubs in the KHL and 24% more than the average club. Sergey Tolchinsky is the highest paid on RUB 77,000,000, the 11th highest salary in the league.

PAYROLLRUB 844m

LEAGUE RANK7th of 23

PLAYERS31

AVERAGERUB 27.2m

HIGHESTRUB 77m

SKA Saint Petersburg salaries

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

SKA Saint Petersburg players ranked by salary in 2024/25.
#	PLAYER	POSITION	NATION	SALARY	CONVERTED	LEAGUE RANK
1	Sergey Tolchinsky	Forward	Russia	RUB 77,000,000	£683,515£684k	11
2	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Forward	Russia	RUB 50,000,000	£443,841£444k	61
2	Marat Khairullin	Forward	Russia	RUB 50,000,000	£443,841£444k	61
2	Mikhail Grigorenko	Forward	Russia	RUB 50,000,000	£443,841£444k	61
2	Mikhail Vorobyev	Forward	Russia	RUB 50,000,000	£443,841£444k	61
2	Nikita Zaitsev	Defence	Russia	RUB 50,000,000	£443,841£444k	61
7	Vladimir Alistrov	Forward	Belarus	RUB 45,000,000	£399,457£399k	88
8	Andrey Pedan	Defence	Russia	RUB 40,000,000	£355,073£355k	110
8	Artyom Zemchyonok	Defence	Russia	RUB 40,000,000	£355,073£355k	110
10	Sergei Plotnikov	Forward	Russia	RUB 35,000,000	£310,689£311k	148
11	Anthony DeAngelo	Defence	United States	RUB 30,000,000	£266,304£266k	192
11	Zakhar Bardakov	Forward	Russia	RUB 30,000,000	£266,304£266k	192
13	Dmitry Yudin	Defence	Russia	RUB 28,000,000	£248,551£249k	47
14	Danila Galenyuk	Defence	Russia	RUB 25,000,000	£221,920£222k	237
14	Sergei Andronov	Forward	Russia	RUB 25,000,000	£221,920£222k	237
14	Sergei Sapego	Defence	Belarus	RUB 25,000,000	£221,920£222k	237
14	Valentin Zykov	Forward	Russia	RUB 25,000,000	£221,920£222k	237
18	Alexander Nikishin	Defence	Russia	RUB 20,000,000	£177,536£178k	306
18	Pavel Dedunov	Forward	Russia	RUB 20,000,000	£177,536£178k	306
18	Stepan Falkovsky	Defence	Belarus	RUB 20,000,000	£177,536£178k	110
21	Nikita Serebryakov	Goaltender	Russia	RUB 18,000,000	£159,783£160k	61
22	Vasily Glotov	Forward	Russia	RUB 17,000,000	£150,906£151k	148
23	Borna Rendulić	Forward	Croatia	RUB 14,000,000	£124,275£124k	192
24	Ilya Karpukhin	Defence	Russia	RUB 13,000,000	£115,399£115k	237
25	Arseni Gritsyuk	Forward	Russia	RUB 12,000,000	£106,522£107k	428
26	Ivan Zinchenko	Forward	Russia	RUB 9,000,000	£79,891£80k	484
27	Pavel Akolzin	Forward	Kazakhstan	RUB 8,000,000	£71,015£71k	380
28	Nikita Smirnov	Defence	Russia	RUB 7,000,000	£62,138£62k	507
29	Yegor Zavragin	Goaltender	Russia	RUB 5,000,000	£44,384£44k	507
30	Artemy Pleshkov	Goaltender	Russia	RUB 4,000,000	£35,507£36k	556
31	Arseni Koromyslov	Defence	Russia	RUB 2,000,000	£17,754£18k	428

SKA Saint Petersburg by salary

Sergey Tolchinsky RUB 77m Evgeny Kuznetsov RUB 50m Marat Khairullin RUB 50m Mikhail Grigorenko RUB 50m Mikhail Vorobyev RUB 50m Nikita Zaitsev RUB 50m Vladimir Alistrov RUB 45m Andrey Pedan RUB 40m Artyom Zemchyonok RUB 40m Sergei Plotnikov RUB 35m Anthony DeAngelo RUB 30m Zakhar Bardakov RUB 30m Dmitry Yudin RUB 28m Danila Galenyuk RUB 25m Sergei Andronov RUB 25m Sergei Sapego RUB 25m Valentin Zykov RUB 25m Alexander Nikishin RUB 20m Pavel Dedunov RUB 20m Stepan Falkovsky RUB 20m Nikita Serebryakov RUB 18m Vasily Glotov RUB 17m Borna Rendulić RUB 14m Ilya Karpukhin RUB 13m Arseni Gritsyuk RUB 12m Ivan Zinchenko RUB 9m Pavel Akolzin RUB 8m Nikita Smirnov RUB 7m

Yegor Zavragin RUB 5m

Artemy Pleshkov RUB 4m Arseni Koromyslov RUB 2m

Where the money goes

The 16 forwards are paid RUB 517,000,000 between them, 61% of the payroll; the 12 defenders RUB 300,000,000, 36%; and the 3 goaltenders RUB 27,000,000, 3%.

How the SKA Saint Petersburg 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

Payroll by club

Avangard Omsk RUB 942,000,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 912,000,000 CSKA Moscow RUB 911,000,000 Dynamo Moscow RUB 877,000,000 Ak Bars Kazan RUB 861,000,000 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 853,000,000 SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 844,000,000 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 830,000,000 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 800,000,000 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 727,000,000 Amur Khabarovsk RUB 698,000,000 Dinamo Minsk RUB 658,000,000 Sibir Novosibirsk RUB 645,000,000 Shanghai Dragons RUB 638,000,000 Admiral Vladivostok RUB 623,000,000 Barys Astana RUB 595,000,000 Spartak Moscow RUB 533,000,000 Lada Togliatti RUB 507,000,000 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 493,000,000 Vityaz Podolsk RUB 479,000,000 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 455,000,000 Severstal Cherepovets RUB 395,000,000 HC Sochi RUB 382,000,000

The SKA Saint Petersburg payroll, season by season

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Earlier SKA Saint Petersburg players

The 5 players SKA Saint Petersburg paid in an earlier season and not in 2024/25, with what the club last paid each

SKA Saint Petersburg players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER	SEASON	SALARY	CONVERTED
Nikolai Polyakov	2023/24	RUB 5,000,000	£44,384£44k
Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov	2023/24	RUB 5,000,000	£44,384£44k
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

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?

Sergey Tolchinsky, on RUB 77,000,000 in 2024/25. That is the 11th highest salary in the KHL. Evgeny Kuznetsov is next on RUB 50,000,000.

What is the SKA Saint Petersburg payroll?

RUB 844,000,000 across 31 players in 2024/25, the 7th biggest of the 23 clubs. The Avangard Omsk pay the most, RUB 942,000,000.

What is the average salary on SKA Saint Petersburg?

RUB 27,225,806 in 2024/25, against RUB 26,538,983 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on SKA Saint Petersburg?

Arseni Koromyslov, on RUB 2,000,000.

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, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Amur Khabarovsk, Dinamo Minsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Shanghai Dragons, 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.