AUSTRIAN BUNDESLIGA · TOP 100
Highest paid Austrian Bundesliga players
Saša Kalajdžic leads on £53,000 per week. These 100 players take £828,800 a week between them - 78% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 293 of the 314 players in the Austrian Bundesliga.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £829k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL78%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST20 Fussballclub RB Salzburg
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £53k #10 £18k #100 £3k
Saša Kalajdžic earns 2.9× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 18× the 100th. Half of the £829k a week on this page goes to the first 21 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 28 | ST |
| 02 | Jesper Lindstrøm | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Denmark | 25 | AM RLC |
| 03 | Haris Tabaković | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 31 | ST |
| 04 | Stefan Lainer | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Austria | 32 | D/WB R |
| 05 | Joshua Quarshie | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Germany | 20 | D C |
| 06 | Karim Onisiwo | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Austria | 33 | AM/F C |
| 07 | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Sportklub Rapid | Hungary | 25 | D/WB/M R |
| 08 | Frans Krätzig | £19,000 | £988,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 22 | D/WB L, DM |
| 09 | Nelson Weiper | £19,000 | £988,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Germany | 20 | AM/F C |
| 10 | Paul Koller | £18,000 | £936,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Austria | 23 | D LC, DM |
| 11 | Clement Bischoff | £17,000 | £884,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Denmark | 19 | WB/AM L |
| 12 | Robert Ljubičić | £17,000 | £884,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Croatia | 26 | DM |
| 13 | Umut Tohumcu | £14,000 | £728,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 20 | DM |
| 14 | Umut Tohumcu | £14,000 | £728,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 20 | DM |
| 15 | Dominik Fitz | £14,000 | £728,000 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Austria | 26 | AM RC |
| 16 | Anrie Chase | £13,000 | £676,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Japan | 21 | D RC |
| 17 | Nikolas Veratschnig | £12,000 | £624,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Austria | 22 | D/WB R |
| 18 | Otar Kiteishvili | £12,000 | £624,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Georgia | 29 | AM LC |
| 19 | Tim Drexler | £11,000 | £572,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 20 | D RC |
| 20 | Leandro Morgalla | £11,000 | £572,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 20 | D RC |
| 21 | Michael Olakigbe | £11,000 | £572,000 | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | England | 21 | AM RLC |
| 22 | Konstantin Schopp | £10,000 | £520,000 | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Austria | 19 | D C |
| 23 | Christian Früchtl | £9,400 | £488,800 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Germany | 25 | GK |
| 24 | Moses Usor | £8,900 | £462,800 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Nigeria | 23 | AM RL |
| 25 | Sascha Horvath | £8,600 | £447,200 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 28 | AM C |
| 26 | Serge Raux-Yao | £8,600 | £447,200 | Sportklub Rapid | France | 26 | D C |
| 27 | Stefan Hierländer | £8,600 | £447,200 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Austria | 34 | AM RC |
| 28 | Aleksandar Dragovic | £8,500 | £442,000 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austria | 34 | D C |
| 29 | Alessandro Schöpf | £8,500 | £442,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 31 | WB R, AM RC |
| 30 | Andres Andrade | £8,500 | £442,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Panama | 26 | D LC |
| 31 | Julian Hettwer | £8,100 | £421,200 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Germany | 22 | AM RL |
| 32 | Yorbe Vertessen | £8,000 | £416,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Belgium | 24 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Danilo Soares | £7,400 | £384,800 | SC Austria Lustenau | Brazil | 33 | D/WB L |
| 34 | Jon Stankovič | £7,100 | £369,200 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Slovenia | 29 | D C, DM |
| 35 | Oliver Sorg | £6,800 | £353,600 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 17 | D/WB L |
| 36 | Sota Kitano | £6,600 | £343,200 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Japan | 20 | AM RLC, F C |
| 37 | Ange Ahoussou | £6,500 | £338,000 | Sportklub Rapid | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | D C |
| 38 | Dejan Zukić | £6,400 | £332,800 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Serbia | 24 | AM LC |
| 39 | Johannes Eggestein | £6,100 | £317,200 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Germany | 27 | ST |
| 40 | Karim Konaté | £6,000 | £312,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Côte d’Ivoire | 21 | ST |
| 41 | Manprit Sarkaria | £5,900 | £306,800 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austria | 28 | AM RLC, F C |
| 42 | Marko Raguž | £5,900 | £306,800 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 27 | AM/F C |
| 43 | Nenad Cvetković | £5,900 | £306,800 | Sportklub Rapid | Serbia | 29 | D C |
| 44 | Niklas Hedl | £5,900 | £306,800 | Sportklub Rapid | Austria | 24 | GK |
| 45 | Nicolas Wimmer | £5,900 | £306,800 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Austria | 30 | D C |
| 46 | Reinhold Ranftl | £5,700 | £296,400 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austria | 33 | D/WB/M R |
| 47 | Seedy Jatta | £5,600 | £291,200 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Norway | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 48 | Stefan Schwab | £5,600 | £291,200 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 34 | DM |
| 49 | Benjamin Böckle | £5,500 | £286,000 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 23 | D/WB/M L |
| 50 | Alexander Gorgon | £5,500 | £286,000 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 36 | AM RLC, F C |
| 51 | Albert Vallci | £5,500 | £286,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Austria | 30 | D C |
| 52 | Christoph Lang | £5,400 | £280,800 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 23 | AM RC, F C |
| 53 | Dejan Stojanovic | £5,400 | £280,800 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 31 | GK |
| 54 | Claudy Mbuyi | £5,400 | £280,800 | Sportklub Rapid | France | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 55 | David Atanga | £5,400 | £280,800 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Ghana | 28 | AM RLC |
| 56 | Donis Avdijaj | £5,400 | £280,800 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Kosovo | 28 | AM RLC, F C |
| 57 | Edmund Baidoo | £5,300 | £275,600 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Ghana | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 58 | Ercan Kara | £5,300 | £275,600 | Sportklub Rapid | Austria | 29 | ST |
| 59 | George Bello | £5,200 | £270,400 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | United States | 23 | D/WB/M L |
| 60 | Jannes Horn | £5,100 | £265,200 | Sportklub Rapid | Germany | 28 | D LC, M L |
| 61 | Harisson Marcelin (Jean Marcelin) | £5,100 | £265,200 | Sportklub Rapid | Madagascar | 25 | D C |
| 62 | Leon Klassen | £5,000 | £260,000 | Grazer AK 1902 | Russia | 25 | D/WB L |
| 63 | Kasper Jørgensen | £5,000 | £260,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Denmark | 25 | D RC |
| 64 | Louis Schaub | £5,000 | £260,000 | Sportklub Rapid | Austria | 30 | AM RLC |
| 65 | Martin Atemengue | £4,900 | £254,800 | Sportklub Rapid | Cameroon | 22 | D C, DM |
| 66 | Markus Pink | £4,900 | £254,800 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Austria | 34 | AM RL, ST |
| 67 | Petter Nosa Dahl | £4,800 | £249,600 | Sportklub Rapid | Norway | 21 | AM RL, ST |
| 68 | Tobias Børkeeiet | £4,600 | £239,200 | Sportklub Rapid | Norway | 26 | D C, DM |
| 69 | Angelo Gattermayer | £4,500 | £234,000 | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Austria | 23 | AM RL |
| 70 | Boris Matić | £4,500 | £234,000 | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Serbia | 20 | D/WB/AM R |
| 71 | Damir Redžić | £4,400 | £228,800 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Hungary | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 72 | Xavier Mbuyamba | £4,400 | £228,800 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Netherlands | 23 | D C, DM |
| 73 | Yusuf Demir | £4,300 | £223,600 | Sportklub Rapid | Austria | 22 | AM RC |
| 74 | Lukas Jäger | £4,000 | £208,000 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 31 | D RC, DM |
| 75 | Lukas Gugganig | £4,000 | £208,000 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 30 | D C, DM |
| 76 | Manfred Fischer | £3,900 | £202,800 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austria | 29 | AM LC |
| 77 | Marco Tilio | £3,900 | £202,800 | Sportklub Rapid | Australia | 23 | AM LC |
| 78 | Patrick Greil | £3,800 | £197,600 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 28 | AM C |
| 79 | Samuel Adeniran | £3,600 | £187,200 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | United States | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 80 | Abuba | £3,500 | £182,000 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Gambia | 25 | DM |
| 81 | Benedikt Zech | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Austria | 34 | D RLC |
| 82 | Arjan Malic | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | D RC |
| 83 | Axel Kayombo | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Congo - Kinshasa | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 84 | Antonio Van Wyk | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportvereinigung Ried | South Africa | 23 | AM RLC |
| 85 | Andreas Leitner | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 31 | GK |
| 86 | Ante Bajic | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 29 | AM R |
| 87 | Daniil Khudyakov | £3,400 | £176,800 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Russia | 21 | GK |
| 88 | David Gugganig | £3,400 | £176,800 | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | Austria | 28 | D C |
| 89 | Florian Flecker | £3,300 | £171,600 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 29 | WB R, AM RL |
| 90 | Filip Rózga | £3,300 | £171,600 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Poland | 18 | AM RLC |
| 91 | John Mellberg | £3,100 | £161,200 | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Sweden | 18 | D C |
| 92 | Johannes Handl | £3,100 | £161,200 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austria | 27 | D RC, DM |
| 93 | Jonas Auer | £3,100 | £161,200 | Sportklub Rapid | Austria | 24 | D/WB/AM L |
| 94 | Lukas Jungwirth | £3,000 | £156,000 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Austria | 21 | GK |
| 95 | Ármin Pécsi | £3,000 | £156,000 | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Hungary | 20 | GK |
| 96 | Lukas Spendlhofer | £3,000 | £156,000 | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Austria | 32 | D C, DM |
| 97 | Melayro Bogarde | £2,900 | £150,800 | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Suriname | 23 | D RC, DM |
| 98 | Niklas Geyrhofer | £2,900 | £150,800 | Sportklub Sturm Graz | Austria | 25 | D RC |
| 99 | Michael Sollbauer | £2,900 | £150,800 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 35 | D C |
| 100 | Martin Rasner | £2,900 | £150,800 | Sportvereinigung Ried | Austria | 30 | DM, M RC |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Austrian Bundesliga?
Saša Kalajdžic of Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, on £53,000 per week — £2,756,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Austrian Bundesliga players earn between them?
£828,800 per week and £43,097,600 per year, which is 78% of the entire Austrian Bundesliga wage bill.
Which Austrian Bundesliga club has the most players in the top 100?
Fussballclub RB Salzburg, with 20 of them, paying £278,300 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£2,900 per week — that is what Martin Rasner earns in 100th place.