Highest paid Austrian Bundesliga goalkeepers
Christian Früchtl is the best-paid goalkeeper in the Austrian Bundesliga, on £9,400 a week at Fussballclub RB Salzburg, or £488,800 a year. Niklas Hedl is next on £5,900 at Sportklub Rapid. We hold wages for 39 Austrian Bundesliga goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 39 Austrian Bundesliga goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £488,800£489k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany |
| 2 | Niklas Hedl | £5,900£6k | £306,800£307k | Sportklub Rapid | 24 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 3 | Dejan Stojanovic | £5,400£5k | £280,800£281k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 31 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 4 | Andreas Leitner | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 31 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 5 | Daniil Khudyakov | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 21 | Goalkeeper | Russia |
| 6 | Lukas Jungwirth | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 21 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 7 | Ármin Pécsi | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 20 | Goalkeeper | Hungary |
| 8 | Nikolas Polster | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 23 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 9 | Alexander Eckmayr | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 26 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 10 | Adam Stejskal | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 23 | Goalkeeper | Czechia |
| 11 | Christoph Nicht | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Grazer AK 1902 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 12 | Luka Maric | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 22 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 13 | Matteo Bignetti | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 21 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 14 | Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 32 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 15 | Christian Zawieschitzky | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 18 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 16 | Domenik Schierl | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | SC Austria Lustenau | 30 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 17 | Fabian Ehmann | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Grazer AK 1902 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 18 | Elias Scherf | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 22 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 19 | Ammar Helac | £1,062£1k | £55,224£55k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 27 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 20 | Fabian Schillinger | £1,044£1k | £54,288£54k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 18 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 21 | Lukas Gütlbauer | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 24 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 22 | Lukas Wedl | £970£970 | £50,440£50k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 29 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 23 | Felix Wimmer | £932£932 | £48,464£48k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 26 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 24 | Elias Lorenz | £931£931 | £48,412£48k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 19 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 25 | Tobias Schützenauer | £904£904 | £47,008£47k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 28 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 26 | Benjamin Göschl | £891£891 | £46,332£46k | Sportklub Rapid | 19 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 27 | Mirko Kos | £882£882 | £45,864£46k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 28 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 28 | Daniel Antosch | £871£871 | £45,292£45k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 25 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 29 | Paul Piffer | £839£839 | £43,628£44k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 19 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 30 | Jakob Meierhofer | £838£838 | £43,576£44k | Grazer AK 1902 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 31 | David Skubl | £784£784 | £40,768£41k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 23 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 32 | Paul Gartler | £751£751 | £39,052£39k | Sportklub Rapid | 28 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 33 | Laurenz Orgler | £624£624 | £32,448£32k | Sportklub Rapid | 20 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 34 | Salko Hamzić | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 18 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 35 | Dominik Stöger | £575£575 | £29,900£30k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 18 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 36 | Harald Postl | £488£488 | £25,376£25k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 19 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 37 | Frederic Flatz | £482£482 | £25,064£25k | SC Austria Lustenau | 18 | Goalkeeper | Austria |
| 38 | Matěj Čechal | £224£224 | £11,648£12k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 20 | Goalkeeper | Czechia |
| 39 | Darius Achitei | £108£108 | £5,616£6k | Grazer AK 1902 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Romania |
What each position earns in the Austrian Bundesliga
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 7% of what the Austrian Bundesliga pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each Austrian Bundesliga club, added together, a week
Fussballclub RB Salzburg pay 2 goalkeepers £10,800 a week between them, and Christian Früchtl takes 87% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every Austrian Bundesliga club
12 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | 1 |
| Sportklub Rapid | Niklas Hedl | £5,900£6k | 2 |
| Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Dejan Stojanovic | £5,400£5k | 3 |
| Sportvereinigung Ried | Andreas Leitner | £3,500£4k | 4 |
| Sportklub Sturm Graz | Daniil Khudyakov | £3,400£3k | 5 |
| Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Ármin Pécsi | £3,000£3k | 7 |
| Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Lukas Jungwirth | £3,000£3k | 6 |
| Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Nikolas Polster | £2,900£3k | 8 |
| Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | Alexander Eckmayr | £2,500£3k | 9 |
| Grazer AK 1902 | Christoph Nicht | £2,400£2k | 11 |
| Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Samuel Sahin-Radlinger | £1,600£2k | 14 |
| SC Austria Lustenau | Domenik Schierl | £1,400£1k | 16 |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The Austrian Bundesliga ranks 27th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the Austrian Bundesliga?
Christian Früchtl of Fussballclub RB Salzburg, on £9,400 a week in 2026/27, or £488,800 a year. Niklas Hedl of Sportklub Rapid is second on £5,900 a week.
How much do Austrian Bundesliga goalkeepers earn?
The average Austrian Bundesliga goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £2,221 a week, and the median one £1,300. Goalkeepers take 7% of what the Austrian Bundesliga pays its players of that age.
Which Austrian Bundesliga club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Fussballclub RB Salzburg, £10,800 a week across the 2 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Christian Früchtl on £9,400.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the Austrian Bundesliga ranks 27th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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See the highest paid Austrian Bundesliga players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Austrian Bundesliga players are paid at every age, or the Austrian Bundesliga wage bill, club by club.