There is £34.25 million of Scottish Premiership prize money. It’s estimated to range in distribution from £4.58 million to the winners down to £1.54 million to 12th place.
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That makes every point matter, because league position still drives the biggest slice of the SPFL pot and the biggest payday.
How much prize money do Scottish Premiership teams get?
- 1st - £4.58 million (13.4%)
- 2nd - £3.28 million (9.6%)
- 3rd - £2.82 million (8.25%)
- 4th - £2.48 million (7.25%
- 5th - £2.31 million (6.75%
- 6th - £2.22 million (5.75%
- 7th - £1.96 million (5.75%)
- 8th - £1.88 million (5.5%)
- 9th - £1.79 million (5.25%)
- 10th - £1.71 million (5%)
- 11th - £1.62 million (4.75%)
- 12th - £1.54 million (4.5%)
Scottish Premiership prize money is shared from the wider Scottish football prize money pool, with the top flight taking the lion’s share of the distribution.
The latest reported split puts the champions on £4.58 million and 12th place on £1.54 million, with the money falling in steps according to final league position. It is a tidy reward for finishing high, and a harsh lesson for finishing low.
How much prize money does the Scottish Premiership winner get?
The Scottish champions get £4.58 million, which is £1.3 million more than second place.
That answer is the short version of how much do the Scottish Premiership winners get, and it is why the title race carries real financial weight as well as silverware.
Favourites to win the most Scottish Premiership prize money in 2026/27
Last season’s race underlined the usual reality: Celtic and Rangers tend to set the pace, while the rest scramble to stay in touch. For 2026/27, Celtic again look the likeliest pick to take the biggest share of Scottish Premiership prize money, with Scottish Premiership odds of 5/6 to repeat as champions.
Rangers are next in line if they can keep the pressure on across the full campaign. Hearts, Hibernian, and Aberdeen will hope to narrow the gap and buck the long trend of Glaswegian teams taking the crown, but are still at long odds to do so.
The structure matters because the winner’s share sits inside the broader Scottish football prize money model, and that makes the top of the table disproportionately valuable. A strong finish does not just bring bragging rights, it also changes what a club can reinvest next season.
*Odds subject to change - prices accurate at the time of writing*
