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Highest paid players from Germany

Jamal Musiala is the best paid player from Germany at AU$782,460 a week. We hold a wage for 904 of the 974 players in the squads we track who give Germany, and they earn AU$24,729,198 a week between them, across 33 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$24.7m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$1.29bn

AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$37k

MEDIAN WEEKLY AU$13k

PLAYERS IN SQUADS974

MOST AT ONE CLUB26 SC Paderborn 07

The best-paid XI from Germany

The eleven highest-paid players from Germany that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Manuel Neuer AU$563,220 FC Bayern München
D Joshua Kimmich AU$595,350 FC Bayern München
D Jonathan Tah AU$470,610 FC Bayern München
D Antonio Rüdiger AU$453,600 Real Madrid
D Waldemar Anton AU$219,240 Borussia Dortmund
M Felix Nmecha AU$313,740 Borussia Dortmund
M Emre Can AU$251,370 Borussia Dortmund
M Aleksandar Pavlovic AU$219,240 FC Bayern München
A Jamal Musiala AU$782,460 FC Bayern München
A Leroy Sané AU$470,610 Galatasaray A.Ş.
A Serge Gnabry AU$438,480 FC Bayern München

Combined AU$4,777,920 per week · AU$248,451,840 per year

Highest paid from Germany

Top 50 by weekly wage, 48% of every Germany wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Germany. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Jamal Musiala	AU$782,460	AU$40,687,920	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	22	AM RLC
02	Joshua Kimmich	AU$595,350	AU$30,958,200	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	30	D/WB R, DM
03	Manuel Neuer	AU$563,220	AU$29,287,440	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	39	GK
04	Jonathan Tah	AU$470,610	AU$24,471,720	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	29	D C
05	Leroy Sané	AU$470,610	AU$24,471,720	Galatasaray A.Ş.	Süper Lig	29	AM RLC
06	Antonio Rüdiger	AU$453,600	AU$23,587,200	Real Madrid	La Liga	32	D C
07	Serge Gnabry	AU$438,480	AU$22,800,960	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	30	AM RLC, F C
08	Marc-André ter Stegen	AU$438,480	AU$22,800,960	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	33	GK
09	Kai Havertz	AU$415,800	AU$21,621,600	Arsenal	Premier League	26	AM/F C
10	Florian Wirtz	AU$378,000	AU$19,656,000	Liverpool	Premier League	22	AM RLC

11	Felix Nmecha	AU$313,740	AU$16,314,480	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	24	DM, AM C
12	Nick Woltemade	AU$255,150	AU$13,267,800	Juventus	Serie A	23	AM/F C
13	Emre Can	AU$251,370	AU$13,071,240	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	31	D C, DM
14	Niclas Füllkrug	AU$236,250	AU$12,285,000	SV Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	32	ST
15	Julian Brandt	AU$234,360	AU$12,186,720	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	29	AM RLC
16	Alexander Nübel	AU$234,360	AU$12,186,720	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	Süper Lig	28	GK
17	Waldemar Anton	AU$219,240	AU$11,400,480	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	28	D RC, DM
18	Aleksandar Pavlovic	AU$219,240	AU$11,400,480	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	21	DM
19	Julian Weigl	AU$219,240	AU$11,400,480	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	Saudi Pro League	29	DM
20	Pascal Groß	AU$217,350	AU$11,302,200	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	34	DM, AM C
21	Lukas Klostermann	AU$204,120	AU$10,614,240	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	29	D RLC
22	David Raum	AU$190,890	AU$9,926,280	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	27	D/WB/M L
23	Tom Bischof	AU$181,440	AU$9,434,880	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	20	DM, AM C
24	Benjamin Henrichs	AU$177,660	AU$9,238,320	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	28	D/WB RL
25	Ilkay Gündogan	AU$177,660	AU$9,238,320	Galatasaray A.Ş.	Süper Lig	34	DM, AM C
26	Bernd Leno	AU$175,770	AU$9,140,040	Fulham	Premier League	33	GK
27	Karim Adeyemi	AU$171,990	AU$8,943,480	Barcelona	La Liga	23	AM RLC, F C
28	Maximilian Beier	AU$170,100	AU$8,845,200	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	22	AM RLC, F C
29	Robert Andrich	AU$168,210	AU$8,746,920	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	30	D C, DM
30	Sven Bender	AU$162,540	AU$8,452,080	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	31	D (C), DM, M (C)
31	Angelo Stiller	AU$162,540	AU$8,452,080	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	24	DM
32	Jonas Hofmann	AU$156,870	AU$8,157,240	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	32	AM RC
33	Robin Koch	AU$153,090	AU$7,960,680	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	28	D C, DM
34	Anton Stach	AU$147,420	AU$7,665,840	Leeds United	Premier League	26	D C, DM
35	Deniz Undav	AU$145,530	AU$7,567,560	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	28	AM/F C
36	Thilo Kehrer	AU$145,530	AU$7,567,560	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	28	D RC, DM
37	Malick Thiaw	AU$145,530	AU$7,567,560	Newcastle United	Premier League	23	D C
38	Maximilian Arnold	AU$139,860	AU$7,272,720	VfL Wolfsburg	2. Bundesliga	31	DM
39	Nico Schlotterbeck	AU$139,860	AU$7,272,720	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	25	D LC
40	Oliver Baumann	AU$139,860	AU$7,272,720	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	35	GK
41	Timo Werner	AU$134,190	AU$6,977,880	San Jose Earthquakes	Major League Soccer	29	AM L, ST
42	Lars Bender	AU$132,300	AU$6,879,600	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	31	D/WB (R), DM, M (C)
43	Florian Neuhaus	AU$128,520	AU$6,683,040	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	28	DM, AM C
44	Chris Führich	AU$128,520	AU$6,683,040	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	27	AM RLC
45	Jonathan Burkardt	AU$124,740	AU$6,486,480	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	25	ST
46	Jonas Urbig	AU$124,740	AU$6,486,480	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	21	GK
47	Jamie Leweling	AU$124,740	AU$6,486,480	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	24	AM RLC
48	Ridle Baku	AU$120,960	AU$6,289,920	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	27	D/WB/AM R
49	Tim Kleindienst	AU$119,070	AU$6,191,640	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	29	ST
50	Brajan Gruda	AU$119,070	AU$6,191,640	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	21	AM RLC

Where Germany players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

33 leagues in all

2. Bundesliga

311 · AU$3.6m Bundesliga

269 · AU$13m Other clubs

150 · AU$597k Austrian Bundesliga

22 · AU$293k Premier League

18 · AU$2m Major League Soccer

18 · AU$574k Eredivisie

17 · AU$960k Süper Lig

14 · AU$1.1m Belgian Pro League

12 · AU$132k Championship

11 · AU$374k Serie A

9 · AU$437k Danish Superliga

9 · AU$160k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Germany wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$31,308 · 15%

Defenders

AU$34,158 · 28%

Midfielders

AU$39,047 · 19%

Attackers

AU$40,429 · 38%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$7k 16-19

AU$21k 20-22

AU$24k 23-25

AU$33k 26-28

AU$51k 29-31

AU$50k 32-34

AU$61k 35+

Clubs with the most Germany players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

SC Paderborn 07 26

Dynamo Dresden 25

SV Sandhausen 25

DSC Arminia Bielefeld 23

SSV Jahn Regensburg 23

Wiesbaden 23

Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 22

FC Würzburger Kickers 21

Borussia Mönchengladbach 20

Eintracht Braunschweig 20

SpVgg Greuther Fürth 20

FC Augsburg 18

Frequently asked questions

Players from Germany

Who is the highest paid footballer from Germany?

Jamal Musiala of FC Bayern München is the highest paid player from Germany in our data, on AU$782,460 per week (AU$40,687,920 per year).

How much do players from Germany earn?

The 574 players from Germany aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn AU$37,050 per week on average. The median is AU$13,041, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.

Which league has the most players from Germany?

2. Bundesliga has the most, with 311 players from Germany on wages we hold, ahead of Bundesliga on 269.

How many players from Germany do you cover?

974 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Germany, and we hold a weekly wage for 904 of them (93%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Germany?

SC Paderborn 07, with 26 players from Germany in its current squad.

Every player from Germany

526 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

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Other nations

England 4,051 Argentina 1,588 France 1,229 Brazil 1,115 Spain 1,074 Italy 1,003 Portugal 643 Netherlands 637 Japan 622 Colombia 606 Scotland 588 Belgium 576 India 453 Poland 444

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