Celtic Salaries 2026/27

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.

C. Andres Durán Marquez

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Lowest-Paid Midfielder Earns More Than Three Defenders

The club's lowest-earning midfielder, Luke McCowan (€620K), has a higher salary than the combined wages of the three lowest-paid defenders: Adam Montgomery (€400K), Dane Murray (€142K), and Colby Donovan (€62K), who together earn €604K.

Bottom Midfielders Out-Earn All Goalkeepers

The combined salary of the two lowest-paid midfielders, Paulo Bernardo (€950K) and Luke McCowan (€620K), totals over €1.5M. This is more than double the combined salaries of the club's two goalkeepers, which amounts to just €706K.

Left-Back Earns Double The Right-Back

There is a significant wage disparity between the club's top full-backs. Left-back Kieran Tierney's €3.1M salary is nearly double that of the top right-back, Alistair Johnston, who earns €1.6M.

Midfielder and Defender Out-Earn Top Forward

The club's highest-paid attacker, Jota (€2.3M), earns significantly less than both the top-earning midfielder, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M), and the top-earning defender, Kieran Tierney (€3.1M).

Top Defenders Command Attacker Wages

The club's top three defenders earn salaries comparable to or greater than the top forwards. Left-back Kieran Tierney (€3.1M) exceeds top forward Jota's salary (€2.3M). Centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers (€2.3M) matches Jota's salary, and Auston Trusty (€2.0M) earns nearly as much as the second-highest paid forward, Kelechi Iheanacho (€2.1M).

Wage Parity Across Different Positions

Several players from different positions share identical salaries. Right-back Anthony Ralston earns the same €625K as wingers Michel Ange Balikwisha and Sebastian Tounekti. Similarly, centre-back Liam Scales and midfielder Reo Hatate both earn €1.0M, while right-back Alistair Johnston and winger Benjamin Nygren are on matching €1.6M salaries.

Celtic's Clear Salary Tiers

The squad has a distinct wage structure. An elite tier earning over €3M includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Tierney. A second tier of key players earning between €2M and €3M includes Callum McGregor, Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Auston Trusty. A large core group, including players like Alistair Johnston and Arne Engels, earns between €1M and €2M.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with an annual salary of €3.3M.

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 the Top-Paid Forward

With an annual salary of €2.3M, winger Jota is the highest-paid player in the attacking unit.

Transfer rumour salaries: Julian Araujo, Mika Baur and others

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

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

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Potential wage savings if Kieran Tierney and Alistair Johnston leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Kieran Tierney, earning €3.1M/year, is linked with a move to Osasuna. Alistair Johnston, with a salary of €1.6M/year, is rumoured to be moving to clubs such as West Ham United, Everton, or Fulham. Benjamin Nygren, currently on €1.6M/year, is linked to Everton. Arne Engels, earning €1.3M/year, has potential destinations including West Ham United, Roma, Nottingham Forest, Everton, and Atalanta. Daizen Maeda, with a salary of €1.1M/year, is linked to Ipswich Town. Reo Hatate, earning €1.0M/year, is rumoured to be moving to West Ham United. Paulo Bernardo, currently on €950K/year, is linked to Górnik Zabrze. Dane Murray, with a salary of €142K/year, is linked to Dundee.

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