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KHL SALARIES · 2025/26

Traktor Chelyabinsk salaries in 2025/26

Traktor Chelyabinsk pay the 26 players we hold a salary for RUB 846,000,000 in 2025/26, the 8th biggest payroll of the 22 clubs in the KHL and 26% more than the average club. 5 players share the highest paid on RUB 70,000,000, jointly the 17th highest salary in the league, and 5 of Traktor Chelyabinsk are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLLRUB 846m
LEAGUE RANK8th of 22
PLAYERS26
AVERAGERUB 32.5m
HIGHESTRUB 70m

Traktor Chelyabinsk salaries

The 26 players we hold a salary for in 2025/26, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Traktor Chelyabinsk players ranked by salary in 2025/26.
# PLAYER POSITION NATION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Alexander Kadeikin Forward Russia RUB 70,000,000£621,377£621k 17
1 Jordan Gross Defence United States RUB 70,000,000£621,377£621k 17
1 Josh Leivo Forward Canada RUB 70,000,000£621,377£621k 17
1 Mikhail Grigorenko Forward Russia RUB 70,000,000£621,377£621k 17
1 Vasily Glotov Forward Russia RUB 70,000,000£621,377£621k 17
6 Andrei Svetlakov Forward Russia RUB 62,000,000£550,363£550k 32
7 Yegor Korshkov Forward Russia RUB 60,000,000£532,609£533k 33
8 Grigori Dronov Defence Russia RUB 55,000,000£488,225£488k 46
9 Sergey Telegin Defence Russia RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k 69
10 Logan Day Defence United States RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k 115
11 Chris Driedger Goaltender Canada RUB 36,000,000£319,565£320k 165
12 Vitaly Kravtsov Forward Russia RUB 30,000,000£266,304£266k 206
13 Vladimir Zharkov Forward Russia RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k 249
14 Semyon Der-Arguchintsev Forward Russia RUB 24,000,000£213,044£213k 69
15 Maxim Dzhioshvili Forward Russia RUB 23,000,000£204,167£204k 89
16 Dmitri Nikolayev Goaltender Russia RUB 13,000,000£115,399£115k 206
16 Pierrick Dubé Forward France RUB 13,000,000£115,399£115k 115
18 Andrei Nikonov Forward Russia RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 382
18 Sergei Mylnikov Goaltender Russia RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k 382
20 Arseni Koromyslov Defence Russia RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k 400
21 Michal Čajkovský Defence Slovakia RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k 423
22 Andrei Pribylsky Defence Russia RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k 433
23 Alexander Rykov Forward Russia RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
23 Mikhail Goryunov-Rolgizer Forward Russia RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k 461
25 Aleksandr Kisakov Forward Russia RUB 2,000,000£17,754£18k 461
25 Mike Vecchione Forward United States RUB 2,000,000£17,754£18k 115

Traktor Chelyabinsk by salary

Alexander Kadeikin RUB 70m Jordan Gross RUB 70m Josh Leivo RUB 70m Mikhail Grigorenko RUB 70m Vasily Glotov RUB 70m Andrei Svetlakov RUB 62m Yegor Korshkov RUB 60m Grigori Dronov RUB 55m Sergey Telegin RUB 50m Logan Day RUB 40m Chris Driedger RUB 36m Vitaly Kravtsov RUB 30m Vladimir Zharkov RUB 25m Semyon Der-Arguchintsev RUB 24m Maxim Dzhioshvili RUB 23m Dmitri Nikolayev RUB 13m Pierrick Dubé RUB 13m Andrei Nikonov RUB 12m Sergei Mylnikov RUB 12m Arseni Koromyslov RUB 10m Michal Čajkovský RUB 9m Andrei Pribylsky RUB 8m
Alexander Rykov RUB 5m
Mikhail Goryunov-Rolgizer RUB 5m Aleksandr Kisakov RUB 2m Mike Vecchione RUB 2m

Where the money goes

The 16 forwards are paid RUB 543,000,000 between them, 64% of the payroll; the 7 defenders RUB 242,000,000, 29%; and the 3 goaltenders RUB 61,000,000, 7%.

How the Traktor Chelyabinsk payroll compares

All 22 KHL clubs in 2025/26, biggest payroll first

KHL clubs ranked by payroll in 2025/26.
# 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

SKA Saint Petersburg RUB 911,000,000 Ak Bars Kazan RUB 904,000,000 Avangard Omsk RUB 893,000,000 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RUB 890,000,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RUB 877,000,000 CSKA Moscow RUB 868,000,000 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUB 860,000,000 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUB 846,000,000 Dynamo Moscow RUB 829,000,000 Dinamo Minsk RUB 674,000,000 Sibir Novosibirsk RUB 626,000,000 Admiral Vladivostok RUB 598,000,000 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUB 598,000,000 Lada Togliatti RUB 573,000,000 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RUB 568,000,000 Shanghai Dragons RUB 565,000,000 Amur Khabarovsk RUB 535,000,000 Spartak Moscow RUB 504,000,000 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RUB 442,000,000 HC Sochi RUB 435,000,000 Barys Astana RUB 398,000,000 Severstal Cherepovets RUB 343,000,000

The Traktor Chelyabinsk payroll, season by season

Earlier Traktor Chelyabinsk players

The 17 players Traktor Chelyabinsk paid in an earlier season and not in 2025/26, with what the club last paid each

Traktor Chelyabinsk players from earlier seasons.
PLAYER SEASON SALARY CONVERTED
Buddy Robinson 2024/25 RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k
Steven Kampfer 2024/25 RUB 50,000,000£443,841£444k
Maxim Shabanov 2024/25 RUB 40,000,000£355,073£355k
Matvei Guskov 2024/25 RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k
Yegor Popov 2024/25 RUB 10,000,000£88,768£89k
Aleksandr Sharov 2024/25 RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k
Gleb Ivanov 2024/25 RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k
Andrei Chibisov 2023/24 RUB 60,000,000£532,609£533k
Marsel Sholokhov 2023/24 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Teemu Pulkkinen 2022/23 RUB 65,000,000£576,993£577k
Roman Manukhov 2022/23 RUB 25,000,000£221,920£222k
Andrei Stas 2022/23 RUB 22,000,000£195,290£195k
Igor Isayev 2022/23 RUB 12,000,000£106,522£107k
Alexander Bryntsev 2022/23 RUB 9,000,000£79,891£80k
Kirill Ustimenko 2022/23 RUB 8,000,000£71,015£71k
Yegor Fateyev 2022/23 RUB 5,000,000£44,384£44k
Petr Yasinskiy 2022/23 RUB 3,000,000£26,630£27k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on Traktor Chelyabinsk?

5 players, jointly, on RUB 70,000,000 in 2025/26. That is jointly the 17th highest salary in the KHL. Andrei Svetlakov is next on RUB 62,000,000.

What is the Traktor Chelyabinsk payroll?

RUB 846,000,000 across 26 players in 2025/26, the 8th biggest of the 22 clubs. The SKA Saint Petersburg pay the most, RUB 911,000,000.

What is the average salary on Traktor Chelyabinsk?

RUB 32,538,462 in 2025/26, against RUB 30,198,770 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on Traktor Chelyabinsk?

Mike Vecchione, on RUB 2,000,000. 2 players on Traktor Chelyabinsk are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the KHL salaries 2025/26 page. The other clubs: SKA Saint Petersburg, Ak Bars Kazan, Avangard Omsk, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, 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.