PAOK Salaries 2026/27

Super League

Top Earner: S. Banza (€2.0M)

Lowest Earner: D. Berdos (€55K)

S. Banza

Top Earner

D. Berdos

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

One Defender Out-earns Five Forwards

Right-Back Jonjoe Kenny's individual salary of €1.6M is greater than the combined salaries of the five lowest-paid forwards on the team (Taison, Shola Shoretire, Dimitrios Chatsidis, Anestis Mythou, and Dimitrios Berdos), which totals approximately €1.3M.

Entire Goalkeeping Squad Earns One Forward's Wage

The combined annual salary of all four goalkeepers on the roster (€1.3M) is exactly equal to the individual salary of Right Winger Kiril Despodov.

Young Midfielder Hits Salary Jackpot

At just 23 years old, Central Midfielder Christos Zafeiris earns €1.6M, making him one of the top five highest-paid players in the entire squad and the highest-paid player under the age of 27.

Three Left-Backs Earn Over €1M

The club pays three different Left-Backs an elite salary of over €1M: Dimitris Giannoulis (€1.3M), Abdul Rahman Baba (€1.1M), and Greg Taylor (€1.1M).

Veteran Winger on a Budget

At 38 years old, veteran Left Winger Taison is one of the oldest players in the squad but earns a relatively low salary of €500K, which is less than half of what six other forwards on the team make.

A €1.2M Trio Across The Pitch

A Center-Back (Aritz Elustondo), a Defensive Midfielder (Soualiho Meïté), and a Right Winger (Andrija Živković) all earn the exact same salary of €1.2M, forming a unique salary cluster that spans all three outfield lines of the team.

PAOK's Three Distinct Salary Tiers

The squad has a clear salary structure. An elite group of seventeen players earns €1M or more, including top earners like Simon Banza and Kristijan Jakić. A middle tier of six players earns between €500K and €999K. The remaining nine players form a lower tier, all earning less than €500K.

Jakić Commands Midfield Wages

Defensive Midfielder Kristijan Jakić is the highest-paid midfielder on the squad, with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Right-Back Kenny Leads Defensive Pay

Right-Back Jonjoe Kenny is the highest-paid defender on the squad, with an annual salary of €1.6M.

Banza Is The Club's Top Earner

Center Forward Simon Banza is the club's highest-paid player, earning €2.0M per year.

Transfer rumour salaries: No exact figures for incoming players

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

No exact salary figures for incoming players at PAOK were found in the transfer rumour events, adhering to the specified extraction rules. All players with potential salary mentions were already listed as current PAOK players, or the salary information was vague, referred to current clubs, or was part of a combined cost.

2d ago

Potential wage savings if Zafeiris and Despodov depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Greg Taylor, currently earning €1.1M/year, is linked with a move to Celtic. Kiril Despodov, with a salary of €1.3M/year, could move to CSKA Sofia. Christos Zafeiris, earning €1.6M/year, is rumored to be a target for VfB Stuttgart, TSG Hoffenheim, or RB Leipzig. Shola Shoretire, who earns €300K/year, is linked with Blackburn Rovers, Tigres UANL, and Bolton Wanderers. Dimitrios Chatsidis, with a salary of €300K/year, is rumored to be moving to Anderlecht.

18h ago