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2. BUNDESLIGA · TOP 100

Highest paid 2. Bundesliga players

Maximilian Arnold leads on AU$139,860 per week. These 100 players take AU$3,361,365 a week between them - 52% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 498 of the 530 players in 2. Bundesliga.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$3.4m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL52%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST22 VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

VfL Wolfsburg 22 AU$1.3m FC St. Pauli 15 AU$374k 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 13 AU$329k Hertha BSC 10 AU$267k 1. FC Kaiserslautern 7 AU$163k Hannover 96 5 AU$159k 1. FC Nürnberg 4 AU$123k SV Darmstadt 98 4 AU$93k VfL Osnabrück 2 AU$81k SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3 AU$79k DSC Arminia Bielefeld 3 AU$70k Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 2 AU$51k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 16 AU$605k
23-26 35 AU$1m
27-30 36 AU$1.1m
Over 30 13 AU$658k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$140k #10 AU$60k #100 AU$17k

Maximilian Arnold earns 2.3× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 8.2× the 100th. Half of the AU$3.4m a week on this page goes to the first 30 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Maximilian Arnold
AU$139,860
AU$7,272,720 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 31 Defensive midfielder
02 Christian Eriksen
AU$113,400
AU$5,896,800 VfL Wolfsburg Denmark 33 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
03 Mattias Svanberg
AU$86,940
AU$4,520,880 VfL Wolfsburg Sweden 26 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
04 Yannick Gerhardt
AU$79,380
AU$4,127,760 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 31 Left-back, defensive midfielder
05 Vinicius Souza
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 VfL Wolfsburg Brazil 26 Defensive midfielder
06 Joakim Mæhle
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 VfL Wolfsburg Denmark 28 Full-back
07 Aster Vranckx
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 VfL Wolfsburg Belgium 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
08 Fabian Reese
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 27 Winger
09 Moritz Jenz
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 26 Centre-back
10 Muhammed Damar
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 21 Attacking midfielder
11 Rogério
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 VfL Wolfsburg Brazil 27 Left-back, left midfielder
12 Marcel Hartel
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Hannover 96 Germany 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
13 Robert Glatzel
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 31 Striker
14 Aaron Zehnter
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 20 Left-back
15 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 VfL Osnabrück Ghana 29 Attacking midfielder
16 Elvis Rexhbeçaj
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 VfL Wolfsburg Kosovo 27 Defensive midfielder
17 Kento Shiogai
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 VfL Wolfsburg Japan 20 Winger, striker
18 Jonas Adjetey
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 VfL Wolfsburg Ghana 21 Centre-back
19 Patrick Mainka
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 30 Centre-back
20 Nicolas Cozza
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 VfL Wolfsburg France 26 Centre-back
21 Saël Kumbedi
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 VfL Wolfsburg France 20 Right-back
22 Eric Smith
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 FC St. Pauli Sweden 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
23 William Bøving
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 1. FC Nürnberg Denmark 22 Attacking midfielder, striker
24 Hauke Wahl
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
25 Budu Zivzivadze
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Georgia 31 Striker
26 Mika Faye
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 1. FC Nürnberg Senegal 20 Centre-back
27 Diego Demme
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Hertha BSC Germany 33 Defensive midfielder
28 Márton Dárdai
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Hertha BSC Hungary 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
29 Marvin Wanitzek
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Karlsruher SC Germany 32 Attacking midfielder
30 Emir Sahiti
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Hannover 96 Kosovo 26 Winger
31 Jordan
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 SpVgg Greuther Fürth United States 29 Striker
32 Bence Dárdai
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 VfL Wolfsburg Hungary 19 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
33 Maximilian Bauer
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Germany 25 Centre-back
34 Ben Bobzien
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Dynamo Dresden Germany 22 Attacking midfielder, striker
35 Martijn Kaars
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 FC St. Pauli Netherlands 26 Attacking midfielder, striker
36 Mathias Pereira Lage
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 FC St. Pauli Portugal 28 Attacking midfielder, striker
37 Dominique Heintz
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Germany 31 Centre-back
38 Mads Pedersen
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Hertha BSC Denmark 28 Left-back
39 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Hertha BSC Germany 19 Winger
40 Erencan Yardımcı
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 1. FC Kaiserslautern Türkiye 23 Striker
41 Adrian Beck
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 VfL Osnabrück Germany 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
42 Cleiton
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 VfL Wolfsburg Brazil 22 Centre-back
43 Jan Schöppner
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 26 Defensive midfielder
44 Connor Metcalfe
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 FC St. Pauli Australia 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
45 Boris Tomiak
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Hannover 96 Germany 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
46 Hendry Blank
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany 20 Centre-back
47 Christian Clemens
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 SV Darmstadt 98 Germany 28 Wide midfielder, winger
48 Branimir Hrgota
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 FC St. Pauli Sweden 32 Attacking midfielder, striker
49 Joel Chima Fujita
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 FC St. Pauli Japan 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
50 David Nemeth
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 FC St. Pauli Austria 24 Centre-back
51 Deyovaisio Zeefuik
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Hertha BSC Netherlands 27 Full-back
52 Kilian Fischer
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 24 Full-back
53 Leart Paqarada
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Kosovo 30 Left-back
54 Louis Oppie
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 FC St. Pauli Germany 23 Left-back
55 Adam Dźwigała
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 FC St. Pauli Poland 29 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
56 Kevin Sessa
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Hertha BSC Germany 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
57 Josip Brekalo
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Hertha BSC Croatia 27 Attacking midfielder
58 Ivan Prtajin
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 1. FC Kaiserslautern Croatia 29 Striker
59 Barış Atik
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 1. FC Magdeburg Türkiye 30 Attacking midfielder
60 Aleksandar Vukotić
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 SV Darmstadt 98 Serbia 29 Centre-back
61 Karol Mets
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 VfL Bochum 1848 Estonia 32 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
62 Marnon Busch
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 30 Centre-back
63 Jonas Föhrenbach
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 29 Centre-back
64 Julian Niehues
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
65 Christian Conteh
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 25 Attacking midfielder
66 Mikkel Kaufmann
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Denmark 24 Striker
67 Luca Kerber
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 23 Defensive midfielder
68 Julian Justvan
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Nürnberg Germany 27 Attacking midfielder
69 Finn Becker
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Nürnberg Germany 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
70 Erik Ahlstrand
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 FC St. Pauli Sweden 23 Left wing-back, attacking midfielder
71 Jacob Rasmussen
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Kaiserslautern Denmark 28 Centre-back
72 Fabian Kunze
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 27 Defensive midfielder
73 Noah Weißhaupt
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 SV Darmstadt 98 Germany 23 Left wing-back, winger
74 Mathias Honsak
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Austria 28 Attacking midfielder
75 Henri Koudossou
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Germany 25 Full-back, right midfielder
76 Noah Katterbach
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Eintracht Braunschweig Germany 24 Left-back
77 Mathias Rasmussen
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 FC St. Pauli Norway 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
78 Matthias Zimmermann
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 Germany 33 Right-back, defensive midfielder
79 Mustapha Bundu
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Hannover 96 Sierra Leone 28 Attacking midfielder
80 Maurice Neubauer
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Hannover 96 Germany 29 Full-back
81 Paul Seguin
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Hertha BSC Germany 30 Defensive midfielder
82 Linus Gechter
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Hertha BSC Germany 21 Centre-back
83 Giorgi Kvilitaia
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Holstein Kiel Georgia 31 Striker
84 Mërgim Berisha
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 27 Attacking midfielder, striker
85 Naatan Skyttä
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 1. FC Kaiserslautern Finland 23 Attacking midfielder
86 Semih Şahin
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 25 Defensive midfielder
87 Tim Siersleben
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 25 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
88 Leon Jensen
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Germany 28 Defensive midfielder
89 Robert Wagner
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Dynamo Dresden Germany 22 Defensive midfielder
90 Lino Tempelmann
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Eintracht Braunschweig Germany 26 Defensive midfielder
91 Tomoya Ando
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 FC St. Pauli Japan 26 Centre-back
92 Taichi Hara
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 FC St. Pauli Japan 26 Winger, striker
93 Luca Itter
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany 26 Centre-back
94 Emmanuel Iyoha
AU$17,577
AU$914,004 1. FC Magdeburg Germany 27 Full-back, winger
95 Gustaf Nilsson
AU$17,388
AU$904,176 Hertha BSC Sweden 28 Striker
96 Maximilian Breunig
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Germany 24 Attacking midfielder, striker
97 Lars Ritzka
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 FC St. Pauli Germany 27 Centre-back
98 Ricky-Jade Jones
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 FC St. Pauli England 22 Left winger, striker
99 Sebastian Schonlau
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Holstein Kiel Germany 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
100 Patric Pfeiffer
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 SV Darmstadt 98 Ghana 25 Centre-back

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in 2. Bundesliga?

Maximilian Arnold of VfL Wolfsburg, on AU$139,860 per week — AU$7,272,720 a year.

How much do the top 100 2. Bundesliga players earn between them?

AU$3,361,365 per week and AU$174,790,980 per year, which is 52% of the entire 2. Bundesliga wage bill.

Which 2. Bundesliga club has the most players in the top 100?

VfL Wolfsburg, with 22 of them, paying AU$1,343,790 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$17,010 per week — that is what Patric Pfeiffer earns in 100th place.