AUSTRIAN BUNDESLIGA · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Austrian Bundesliga midfielders
Bendegúz Bolla is the best-paid midfielder in the Austrian Bundesliga, on £20,000 a week at Sportklub Rapid, or £1,040,000 a year. Frans Krätzig is next on £19,000 at Fussballclub RB Salzburg. We hold wages for 87 Austrian Bundesliga midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £20k
AVERAGE WAGE £3,500
SHARE OF WAGE BILL16%
TOP 10 A WEEK £126k
WAGES HELD87
The 50 best-paid Austrian Bundesliga midfielders
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 | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £1,040,000£1.0m | Sportklub Rapid | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Hungary |
| 2 | Frans Krätzig | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 22 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Germany |
| 3 | Paul Koller | £18,000£18k | £936,000£936k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 4 | Robert Ljubičić | £17,000£17k | £884,000£884k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Croatia |
| 5 | Umut Tohumcu | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany |
| 6 | Umut Tohumcu | £14,000£14k | £728,000£728k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany |
| 7 | Jon Stankovič | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | Sportklub Sturm Graz | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Slovenia |
| 8 | Reinhold Ranftl | £5,700£6k | £296,400£296k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 33 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria |
| 9 | Stefan Schwab | £5,600£6k | £291,200£291k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 10 | Benjamin Böckle | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | Austria |
| 11 | George Bello | £5,200£5k | £270,400£270k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | United States |
| 12 | Jannes Horn | £5,100£5k | £265,200£265k | Sportklub Rapid | 28 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Germany |
| 13 | Martin Atemengue | £4,900£5k | £254,800£255k | Sportklub Rapid | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon |
| 14 | Tobias Børkeeiet | £4,600£5k | £239,200£239k | Sportklub Rapid | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Norway |
| 15 | Xavier Mbuyamba | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands |
| 16 | Lukas Jäger | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 17 | Lukas Gugganig | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 18 | Abuba | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Gambia |
| 19 | Johannes Handl | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 20 | Lukas Spendlhofer | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 21 | Melayro Bogarde | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Suriname |
| 22 | Martin Rasner | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Austria |
| 23 | Rene Renner | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 31 | Left-back, wide midfielder | Austria |
| 24 | Tobias Kainz | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 32 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 25 | Art Smakaj | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Kosovo |
| 26 | Blendi Idrizi | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Kosovo |
| 27 | Vesel Demaku | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Kosovo |
| 28 | Benjamin Markuš | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Slovenia |
| 29 | Christopher Wernitznig | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 35 | Central midfielder | Austria |
| 30 | Furkan Demir | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Sportklub Rapid | 20 | Full-back, central midfielder | Türkiye |
| 31 | Hakim Guenouche | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 25 | Full-back, left midfielder | France |
| 32 | Justin Omoregie | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 21 | Central midfielder | Austria |
| 33 | Alemão | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil |
| 34 | Jussuf Nasrawe | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 18 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany |
| 35 | Jonathan Scherzer | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 36 | Lee Kang-Hee | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | South Korea |
| 37 | Lukas Sulzbacher | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria |
| 38 | Mohamed Sanogo | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 21 | Central midfielder | Mali |
| 39 | Miguel Freckleton | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England |
| 40 | Matthias Maak | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | SC Austria Lustenau | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 41 | Nemanja Celic | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 42 | Matthäus Taferner | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Austria |
| 43 | Tobias Koch | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Grazer AK 1902 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 44 | Tim Trummer | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Grazer AK 1902 | 19 | Right-back, central midfielder | Austria |
| 45 | Sandro Ingolitsch | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 28 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria |
| 46 | Simon Piesinger | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 47 | Valentino Müller | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Austria |
| 48 | Yann Massombo | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France |
| 49 | Yusuf Maart | £1,300£1k | £67,600£68k | Sportvereinigung Ried | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | South Africa |
| 50 | Julian Gölles | £972£972 | £50,544£51k | Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | 25 | Centre-back, right midfielder | Austria |
What each position earns in the Austrian Bundesliga
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 16% 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 midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Austrian Bundesliga club, added together, a week
Fussballclub RB Salzburg pay 6 midfielders £53,200 a week between them, and Frans Krätzig takes 36% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Austrian Bundesliga club
12 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportklub Rapid | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | 1 |
| Fussballclub RB Salzburg | Frans Krätzig | £19,000£19k | 2 |
| Sportklub Sturm Graz | Paul Koller | £18,000£18k | 3 |
| Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub | Robert Ljubičić | £17,000£17k | 4 |
| Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Reinhold Ranftl | £5,700£6k | 8 |
| Sportvereinigung Ried | Stefan Schwab | £5,600£6k | 9 |
| Sportclub Rheindorf Altach | Benjamin Böckle | £5,500£6k | 10 |
| Turn- und Sportverein Hartberg | Lukas Spendlhofer | £3,000£3k | 20 |
| Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club | Rene Renner | £2,700£3k | 23 |
| Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | Lukas Sulzbacher | £2,000£2k | 37 |
| SC Austria Lustenau | Matthias Maak | £1,900£2k | 40 |
| Grazer AK 1902 | Tobias Koch | £1,600£2k | 43 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Austrian Bundesliga ranks 30th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Austrian Bundesliga?
Bendegúz Bolla of Sportklub Rapid, on £20,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,040,000 a year. Frans Krätzig of Fussballclub RB Salzburg is second on £19,000 a week.
How much do Austrian Bundesliga midfielders earn?
The average Austrian Bundesliga midfielder aged 22 or over earns £3,500 a week, and the median one £2,100. Midfielders take 16% of what the Austrian Bundesliga pays its players of that age.
Which Austrian Bundesliga club pays its midfielders the most?
Fussballclub RB Salzburg, £53,200 a week across the 6 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Frans Krätzig on £19,000.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Austrian Bundesliga ranks 30th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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