Celtic Salaries 2025/26

Premiership

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

Lowest Earner: C. Donovan (€60K)

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 Tierney Out-Earns All Forwards

Left-back Kieran Tierney is the club's second-highest paid player at €3.1M. His salary surpasses that of every forward on the roster, including the top-earning attacker, Jota, who earns €2.3M.

Star Defender and Star Forward Parity

The club's top-earning center-back, Cameron Carter-Vickers, and its top-earning forward, Jota, are on the exact same annual salary of €2.3M, creating a rare wage parity between key attacking and defensive players.

Left-Back Earns Nearly Double Right-Back

There is a significant wage disparity between the full-back positions. The top-earning left-back, Kieran Tierney (€3.1M), earns nearly double the salary of the top-earning right-back, Julian Araujo (€1.6M).

Defender, Midfielder, Forward Share Salary

A notable salary cluster exists at the €625K mark, shared by three players from completely different areas of the pitch: right-back Anthony Ralston, central midfielder Luke McCowan, and left-winger Michel Ange Balikwisha.

Goalkeepers Out-Earn Key Midfielder

The club's two highest-paid goalkeepers, Viljami Sinisalo and Kasper Schmeichel, each earn €1.3M annually. This places their salaries above that of key midfielder Reo Hatate (€1.1M).

The Four Tiers of Celtic's Payroll

The club's wage structure is split into four distinct tiers. An elite tier above €3M is occupied by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Tierney. A star player tier from €2M to €3M features key names like Arne Engels, Cameron Carter-Vickers, and Jota. A large group of core players earns between €1M and €2M, including Kelechi Iheanacho, Auston Trusty, and Reo Hatate. The remaining squad members form a depth tier earning under €1M.

Attackers Adamu and Maeda on Identical Wage

Within the forward line, center-forward Chukwubuike Adamu and left-winger Daizen Maeda are on the exact same annual salary of €1.1M.

Top Defensive Earner: Kieran Tierney

The highest-paid player in the defense is left-back Kieran Tierney, with an annual salary of €3.1M. He is also the second-highest earner in the entire squad.

Top Attacking Earner: Jota

Left-winger Jota is the highest earner among all forwards at the club, with an annual salary of €2.3M.

Celtic's Top Earner: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

The highest-paid player at the club is central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who earns an annual salary of €3.3M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Tomáš Čvančara

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

Celtic is covering Tomáš Čvančara's full remaining salary until the end of the season, which is reported to be around €1m gross.

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Potential wage savings if Benjamin Nygren and Arne Engels depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Benjamin Arthur, currently earning €487K per year, is linked with a move to Brentford; Benjamin Nygren, with a salary of €1.6M annually, is linked to Manchester United; Daizen Maeda, earning €1.1M per year, could depart for VfL Wolfsburg; and Arne Engels, who earns €2.5M per year, is linked with a transfer to RB Leipzig.

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