1. FC Köln 2026/27 - player wages
Bundesliga · highest earner Ellyes Skhiri on $81,000 per week · see 1. FC Köln transfers
We hold a wage for 29 of the 30 players. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellyes Skhiri | $81,000 | $4,212,000 | 30 | DM | Tunisia | ||
| Borna Sosa | $71,550 | $3,720,600 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Croatia | ||
| Thijs Dallinga | $62,100 | $3,229,200 | 24 | ST | Netherlands | ||
| Jan Thielmann | $40,500 | $2,106,000 | 23 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | $39,150 | $2,035,800 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marius Bülter | $39,150 | $2,035,800 | 32 | AM LC, F C | Germany | ||
| Timo Hübers | $36,450 | $1,895,400 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Linton Maina | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Ísak Jóhannesson | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Iceland | ||
| Ragnar Ache | $31,050 | $1,614,600 | 26 | ST | Germany | ||
| Tom Krauß | $29,700 | $1,544,400 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Belgium | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | 32 | AM LC, F C | Armenia | ||
| Joël Schmied | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | 26 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Said El Mala | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Rav van den Berg | $20,250 | $1,053,000 | 21 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Gideon Mensah | $17,550 | $912,600 | 26 | D/WB L | Ghana | ||
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | $16,200 | $842,400 | 25 | D RC | Norway | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | $14,850 | $772,200 | 36 | GK | Germany | ||
| Luka Lochoshvili | $13,500 | $702,000 | 27 | D C | Georgia | ||
| Malek El Mala | $9,315 | $484,380 | 20 | ST | Germany | ||
| Maik Afri Akumu | $6,615 | $343,980 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Reigan Heskey | $3,645 | $189,540 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Etienne Borié | $2,700 | $140,400 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | $2,565 | $133,380 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Luc Dabrowski | $1,350 | $70,200 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Cenny Neumann | $620 | $32,222 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| David Fürst | $81 | $4,212 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Martin James | - | - | 17 | GK | France | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a wage for.
1. FC Köln against Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
1. FC Köln Bundesliga average · 1. FC Köln pays over the league average in 1 of 4. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2026/27
What is 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2026/27?
The 1. FC Köln total wage bill for 2026/27 is $37,902,314 per year ($728,891 per week) across a squad of 30. We hold a wage for 29 of the 30 players.
Who is 1. FC Köln's highest earner?
Ellyes Skhiri is the highest paid player at 1. FC Köln, earning $81,000 per week.
What is the average 1. FC Köln player salary?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earns $33,203 per week in 2026/27, across the 20 we hold a wage for. The median is $30,375. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do 1. FC Köln play in?
1. FC Köln play in Bundesliga. Bundesliga is the top division of football in Germany.
