Celtic Salaries 2025/26

Premiership

Top Earner: K. Tierney (€3.1M)

Lowest Earner: C. Donovan (€61K)

K. Tierney

Top Earner

C. Donovan

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defender Out-Earns Top Forward

Celtic's highest-paid player is left-back Kieran Tierney (€3.1M), who earns significantly more than the club's top-earning forward, Daizen Maeda (€2.4M).

Tierney Earns More Than Seven Teammates

Left-back Kieran Tierney's €3.1M salary is greater than the combined annual wages of the seven lowest-paid players in the squad (Donovan, Murray, Doohan, Yang, Osmand, Tounekti, and Balikwisha).

Jota and Carter-Vickers: A Surprising Salary Match

Winger Jota and center-back Cameron Carter-Vickers are on identical salaries of €2.3M, making them the joint third-highest earners at the club despite playing in very different positions.

Veteran Goalkeeper Out-Earns Most Midfielders

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, at €1.3M, earns more than half of the club's listed midfielders, including Reo Hatate (€1.1M) and Paulo Bernardo (€960K).

Celtic's Three Distinct Salary Tiers

The squad's wage structure is split into three clear groups. The top tier, earning over €2.0M, includes players like Kieran Tierney, Daizen Maeda, and Callum McGregor. The middle tier earns between €1.0M and €2.0M, featuring players such as Auston Trusty and Julian Araujo. The rest of the squad forms a third tier, earning under €1.0M.

Celtic's Top Earner is Kieran Tierney

The highest-paid player at the club is left-back Kieran Tierney, with an annual salary of €3.1M.

Maeda Leads the Attacking Line's Pay

The highest earner among the forwards is winger Daizen Maeda, whose salary is €2.4M per year.

Engels and McGregor Co-Lead Midfield Wages

The highest earners in midfield are Arne Engels (CM) and Callum McGregor (DM), who both command a salary of €2.1M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Tomáš Čvančara, Stefan Ortega

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

Tomáš Čvančara's remaining salary until the end of the season, which Celtic is covering, is reported to be around €1m gross. Celtic might need to manage Stefan Ortega's potential £90,000-per-week wages if he were to join.

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Potential wage savings if Auston Trusty and Arne Engels depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Auston Trusty, currently earning €1.9M/year, is linked with moves to clubs like Lazio or Fiorentina. Arne Engels, with a salary of €2.1M/year, is rumoured to be a target for RB Leipzig. Daizen Maeda, who earns €2.4M/year, could potentially move to VfL Wolfsburg. Johnny Kenny, on €935K/year, is linked to Schalke 04 and Bolton Wanderers. Sebastian Tounekti, earning €624K/year, is rumoured to be moving to Hamburger SV.

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