Celtic Salaries 2026/27

Premiership

Top Earner: S. Johnstone (€4.8M)

Lowest Earner: D. Murray (€142K)

S. Johnstone

Top Earner

D. Murray

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

C. Andres Durán Marquez

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Goalkeeper Out-Earns Top Strikers Combined

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone's €4.8M salary is greater than the combined wages of the club's two highest-paid forwards, Jota (€2.3M) and Kasper Høgh (€2.1M), which total €4.4M.

Goalkeeper Earns More Than Top Two Centre-Backs

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone's €4.8M salary is greater than the combined wages of the club's two highest-paid central defenders, Cameron Carter-Vickers (€2.3M) and Auston Trusty (€2.0M), which total €4.3M.

One Left-Back Out-Earns Three Right-Backs

Left-back Kieran Tierney's €3.1M salary is greater than the combined wages of the club's next three highest-paid right-backs: Jordan Lotomba (€1.0M), Anthony Ralston (€625K), and Colby Donovan (€450K), which total just over €2.0M.

Top Two Midfielders Match Goalkeeping Bill

The combined €5.7M salary of the two highest-paid midfielders, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M) and Callum McGregor (€2.4M), is exactly equal to the total wage bill for the club's entire three-man goalkeeping unit.

The €1.2M Midfield-Forward Club

Four players from different positions earn an identical salary of €1.2M. This group includes two central midfielders, Oliver Sørensen and Mika Baur, and two right-wingers, Camilo Andres Durán Marquez and James Forrest.

Celtic's Three Distinct Salary Tiers

The squad has a clear wage structure. Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone (€4.8M) occupies a solo top tier. A second 'star' tier earning over €3M includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Tierney. A third tier of key players earning between €2.0M and €2.4M includes Callum McGregor, Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kasper Høgh, and Auston Trusty.

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, with an annual salary of €4.8M.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is Top-Paid Midfielder

With an annual salary of €3.3M, central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the highest-paid player in the midfield unit.

Tierney Leads Defensive Wages

Kieran Tierney, a left-back, is the highest earner among all defensive players with a salary of €3.1M per year.

Jota is Top-Paid Forward

Left-winger Jota is the highest-paid forward at the club, with an annual salary of €2.3M.

Transfer rumour salaries: No exact figures found for potential Celtic signings

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any incoming transfer rumour players at Celtic.

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Potential savings if Benjamin Nygren, Alistair Johnston and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Benjamin Nygren currently earns €1.1M/year and is linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, and Everton. Alistair Johnston, with a salary of €1.6M/year, is reportedly linked to Everton. Dane Murray, earning €142K/year, is rumored to be moving to Dundee.

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