Scottish Premiership SPFL - Teams & Player Salaries
| Rank | Team | Wage Bill | Highest Paid Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celtic
|
£ 24.1m | £2.6 million | |
| 2 |
Rangers
|
£ 20.7m | £2.0 million | |
| 3 |
Hearts
|
£ 5.9m | £1.3 million | |
| 4 |
Aberdeen
|
£ 5.7m | £0.5 million | |
| 5 |
Hibernian
|
£ 4.4m | £0.5 million | |
| 6 |
Dundee United
|
£ 3.4m | £0.2 million | |
| 7 |
Motherwell
|
£ 3.6m | £0.4 million | |
| 8 |
Kilmarnock FC
|
£ 3.3m | £0.4 million | |
| 9 |
Livingston
|
£ 2.9m | £0.2 million |
Highest Paid Players in Scottish Premiership SPFL
| Rank | Player | Verified | Weekly | Yearly | Team | Age | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
£ 50k | £ 2.6m |
|
28 | 2030 | |
| 2 |
|
£ 39k | £ 2m |
|
26 | 2028 | |
| 3 | £ 37k | £ 1.9m |
|
32 | 2028 | ||
| 4 |
|
£ 37k | £ 1.9m |
|
26 | 2030 | |
| 5 | £ 37k | £ 1.9m |
|
28 | 2029 | ||
| 6 | £ 32k | £ 1.7m |
|
27 | 2029 | ||
| 7 |
|
£ 30k | £ 1.6m |
|
34 | 2026 | |
| 8 |
|
£ 30k | £ 1.6m |
|
32 | 2027 | |
| 9 | £ 30k | £ 1.6m |
|
21 | 2029 | ||
| 10 | £ 25k | £ 1.3m |
|
24 | 2029 | ||
| 11 | £ 25k | £ 1.3m |
|
28 | 2026 | ||
| 12 | £ 25k | £ 1.3m |
|
26 | 2029 | ||
| 13 |
|
£ 25k | £ 1.3m |
|
30 | 2028 | |
| 14 |
|
£ 22k | £ 1.1m |
|
26 | 2027 | |
| 15 | £ 20k | £ 1.1m |
|
22 | 2028 | ||
| 16 | £ 20k | £ 1m |
|
38 | 2026 | ||
| 17 | £ 15k | £ 780k |
|
34 | 2026 | ||
| 18 | £ 15k | £ 780k |
|
27 | 2028 | ||
| 19 | £ 15k | £ 780k |
|
27 | 2028 | ||
| 20 |
|
€ 15k | € 780k |
|
24 | 2029 | |
| 21 | £ 15k | £ 780k |
|
23 | 2029 | ||
| 22 | £ 12k | £ 624k |
|
28 | 2026 | ||
| 23 | £ 10k | £ 520k |
|
24 | 2030 | ||
| 24 | £ 10k | £ 520k |
|
26 | 2027 | ||
| 25 | £ 10k | £ 520k |
|
27 | 2027 |
Scottish Premiership has massive wage bill disparity between the top two clubs and the rest of the league. At the start of 2025/26 season, Rangers has the biggest wage bill at around £23.5 million followed by Celtic who will be spending in region of £22.5 million on player salaries. While the teams at bottom half of the table are only spending around £4 million on player wages.
The highest paid player in Scottish Premiership are Celtic's new signing Kieran Tierney who with his new 5-year (2025/30) contract will be earning £50,000 per week. The average salary at the top two clubs is around £14,000 per week while it comes down to only £5,000 a-week at the bottom clubs.
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