RB LEIPZIG · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of RB Leipzig
Lukas Klostermann has earned AU$60.6m at RB Leipzig across 10 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 11 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$1.09bn
PLAYERS RANKED93
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB71
YEARS2017-2026
The 20 biggest earners in RB Leipzig history
These 20 players took AU$713.9m between them, 65% of everything RB Leipzig has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every RB Leipzig player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a RB Leipzig wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Klostermann Current squad | AU$60.6m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Willi Orbán Current squad | AU$55.3m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 3 | Péter Gulácsi | AU$51m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Kevin Kampl Current squad | AU$48.8m | 8 | 2018-2026 |
| 5 | Emil Forsberg | AU$47.7m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 6 | Dani Olmo | AU$44.1m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 7 | Timo Werner | AU$38.4m | 5 | 2017-2023 |
| 8 | Yussuf Poulsen | AU$38.2m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 9 | David Raum Current squad | AU$37.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 10 | Benjamin Henrichs Current squad | AU$35.7m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | Amadou Haïdara | AU$34m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 12 | Marcel Sabitzer | AU$28.7m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 13 | Xaver Schlager | AU$28.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 14 | Marcel Halstenberg | AU$27.8m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 15 | Christopher Nkunku Current squad | AU$27.7m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 16 | Konrad Laimer | AU$26.6m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 17 | Castello Lukeba Current squad | AU$23.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 18 | Christoph Baumgartner Current squad | AU$22.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 19 | Nicolas Seiwald Current squad | AU$19.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 20 | Dayot Upamecano | AU$18.4m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 21 | Angeliño | AU$16.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 22 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu | AU$16.8m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 23 | Nordi Mukiele | AU$16.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 24 | André Silva | AU$14.1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 25 | Bruma | AU$13.5m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 26 | Jean-Kévin Augustin | AU$13.4m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 27 | Mohamed Simakan | AU$12.4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 28 | Naby Keïta | AU$11.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 29 | Johan Bakayoko Current squad | AU$11.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Ibrahima Konaté | AU$10.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 31 | Brajan Gruda Current squad | AU$10.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 32 | Tyler Adams | AU$10.5m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 33 | Joško Gvardiol | AU$9.9m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 34 | Antonio Nusa Current squad | AU$9.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Xavi Simons | AU$9.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Dominik Szoboszlai | AU$9.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 37 | Abdou Diallo | AU$9m | 1 | 2023 |
| 38 | Ridle Baku Current squad | AU$8.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Loïs Openda | AU$8.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Conrad Harder | AU$8.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Diego Demme | AU$8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 42 | Ademola Lookman | AU$7.8m | 2 | 2018-2020 |
| 43 | Assan Ouédraogo Current squad | AU$7.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Rômulo Cardoso Current squad | AU$7.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 45 | Patrik Schick | AU$7.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Maarten Vandevoordt Current squad | AU$7.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Benjamin Šeško | AU$6.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Ezechiel Banzuzi Current squad | AU$6.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Eljif Elmas | AU$6.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 50 | Yvon Mvogo | AU$6.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 51 | Justin Kluivert | AU$5.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 52 | Alexander Sørloth | AU$5.5m | 1 | 2021 |
| 53 | Stefan Ilsanker | AU$5.3m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 54 | Kosta Nedeljković | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Yan Diomandé | AU$3.6m | 1 | 2026 |
| 56 | Andrija Maksimović Current squad | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Max Finkgräfe Current squad | AU$3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Janis Blaswich | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 59 | Christopher Lenz | AU$3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Ayodele Thomas | AU$3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 61 | Dominik Kaiser | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 62 | Davie Selke | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2017 |
| 63 | Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Hannes Wolf | AU$2.6m | 1 | 2020 |
| 65 | Philipp Tschauner | AU$2.5m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 66 | Marcelo Saracchi | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 67 | Matheus Cunha | AU$2.5m | 1 | 2019 |
| 68 | Sani Suleiman Current squad | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 69 | Tidiam Gomis Current squad | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 70 | Bernardo | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 71 | Marius Müller | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 72 | Josep Martínez | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 73 | Benno Schmitz | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 74 | Oliver Burke | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Emile Smith Rowe | AU$816k | 1 | 2019 |
| 76 | Ethan Ampadu | AU$816k | 1 | 2020 |
| 77 | Rani Khedira | AU$658k | 1 | 2017 |
| 78 | Ørjan Nyland Current squad | AU$491k | 1 | 2023 |
| 79 | Hugo Novoa | AU$474k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 80 | Lazar Samardžić | AU$393k | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 | Mads Bidstrup | AU$379k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 82 | Erik Majetschak | AU$241k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 83 | Noah Ohio | AU$181k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 84 | Philipp Köhn | AU$177k | 1 | 2018 |
| 85 | Silas Prüfrock | AU$93k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 86 | Tom Krauß | AU$71k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 87 | Julian Krahl | AU$64k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 88 | Nicolas Fontaine | AU$54k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 89 | Ermedin Demirovic | AU$48k | 1 | 2017 |
| 90 | Przemyslaw Placheta | AU$29k | 1 | 2017 |
| 91 | Kilian Ludewig | AU$12k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 92 | Eric Martel | AU$6k | 1 | 2020 |
| 93 | Nicolas Kühn | AU$6k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at RB Leipzig?
Lukas Klostermann, with AU$60.6m across 10 seasons at RB Leipzig.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 93 players we hold a RB Leipzig wage for, from 2017 to 2026.