Celtic Salaries 2025/26

Premiership

Top Earner: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M)

Lowest Earner: C. Donovan (€62K)

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Top Earner

C. Donovan

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Left-Back Earns Double The Right-Backs

Left-back Kieran Tierney's €3.1M salary is nearly double the wage of the two highest-paid right-backs, Alistair Johnston and Julian Araujo, who both earn €1.6M.

One Player's Wage Equals Ten Teammates

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's €3.3M salary is nearly equivalent to the combined salaries of the ten lowest-paid players in the squad, a group which includes players from every position on the pitch.

One Defender Out-Earns All Goalkeepers

Left-back Kieran Tierney's individual salary of €3.1M is more than 50% higher than the combined wage bill for all three of the club's goalkeepers, which totals €2.0M.

Midfielder and Defender Top Wage Bill

The club's two highest earners are not forwards. Central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M) and left-back Kieran Tierney (€3.1M) have the largest salaries on the team.

Goalkeeper, Midfielder, and Forward Parity

Three players from three different lines of the pitch share the exact same €1.3M salary: goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, central midfielder Arne Engels, and right-winger Benjamin Nygren.

The €1.1M Salary Trio

Three players from completely different positions share an identical salary of €1.1M: central midfielder Reo Hatate, center-forward Chukwubuike Adamu, and left-winger Daizen Maeda.

Celtic's Clear Salary Tiers

The squad has a distinct wage structure. An elite tier earns over €3M (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tierney). A core group of five players earns between €2.0M-€2.4M (including McGregor, Carter-Vickers, Jota, Iheanacho, and Trusty). A large third tier of key players earns between €1.0M-€1.6M.

Top Attacker: Jota

The highest earner among the forwards is left-winger Jota, who makes €2.3M per year. His salary is the highest in the attack but only the fourth-highest in the entire squad.

Top Defender: Kieran Tierney

The highest-paid player in the defense is left-back Kieran Tierney. His annual salary of €3.1M makes him the second-highest earner at the club overall.

Club's Top Earner: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the highest-paid player at the club, earning €3.3M annually.

Transfer rumour salaries: Callum Wilson, Marcelo Saracchi, and others

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 events in the context of what players would earn at Celtic.

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Potential wage savings if Arne Engels, Benjamin Nygren leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Arne Engels, currently earning €1.3M/year, is linked with moves to clubs like Crystal Palace and Fulham. Benjamin Nygren, with a salary of €1.3M/year, could depart for teams such as Brighton & Hove Albion or Tottenham Hotspur. Alistair Johnston, earning €1.6M/year, is rumoured to be a target for Fulham.

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