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Sportklub Rapid 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Steffen Hofmann on £14,000 per week · see the current Sportklub Rapid wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £126k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £6.6m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £4k
Then and now
Sportklub Rapid pay £113,926 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £126,193 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffen Hofmann | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Arnór Ingvi Traustason | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Philipp Schobesberger | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mario Sonnleitner | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stefan Schwab | £8,600 | £447,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joelinton | £7,100 | £369,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ivan Mocinic | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Christopher Dibon | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ján Novota | £4,100 | £213,200 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matej Jelic | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Murg | £3,600 | £187,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Schrammel | £3,600 | £187,200 | 28 | Full-back, left midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Schaub | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Richard Strebinger | £2,700 | £140,400 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tomi Correa | £2,600 | £135,200 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Stephan Auer | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Srđan Grahovac | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christoph Schösswendter | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maximilian Hofmann | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mario Pavelic | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Full-back, right midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Philipp Malicsek | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tobias Knoflach | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | Striker | Georgia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Albin Gashi | £960 | £49,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Attila Szalai | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | Centre-back | Hungary | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alex Sobczyk | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | Striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tamás Szántó | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2018 | ||
| Maximilian Wöber | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lukas Heinicker | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aleksandar Skrbic | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Christoph Haas | £380 | £19,760 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Denis Bosnjak | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Nader | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elias Felber | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Central midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Prirsch | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Left-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ivan Leovac | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jan Heilmann | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zsolt Rátkai | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Hungary | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marko Božić | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andreas Dober | £273 | £14,196 | 30 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nando Nöstlinger | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Armin Mujakic | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Christian Ehrnhofer | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Full-back | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dino Kovacec | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Croatia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Manuel Thurnwald | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ceyhun Tüccar | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Osarenren Okungbowa | £260 | £13,520 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Paul Sahanek | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julian Küssler | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Patrick Obermüller | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Right winger | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Petar Maric | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Samuel Oppong | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eren Keleş | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stefan Pfeifer | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Belmin Jenciragic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andy Alvaniz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Kniezanrek | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mert Müldür | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2018 | ||
| Felix Höpler | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right winger | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Markl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Strunz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eddi Jusic | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julian Krenn | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lukas Sulzbacher | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Pfaffl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danijel Radosavljevic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alper Cinar | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Gobara | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adrian Hajdari | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | FYR Macedonia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Muhammed Özturgut | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Patrick Uhlig | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Melih İbrahimoğlu | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mario Beganovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kelvin Arase | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lion Schuster | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
53 Under £1k 11%
5 £1k-£2k 7%
11 £2k-£5k 28%
4 £5k-£10k 24%
3 £10k-£25k 31%
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sportklub Rapid wages, 2016/17
What was Sportklub Rapid's wage bill in 2016/17?
Sportklub Rapid paid £126,193 a week in 2016/17 - £6,562,036 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sportklub Rapid player in 2016/17?
Steffen Hofmann was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £14,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £4,108.
What was the average Sportklub Rapid salary in 2016/17?
The average Sportklub Rapid player aged 22 or over earned £4,108 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Sportklub Rapid's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Sportklub Rapid pay £113,926 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £126,193 of 2016/17. The current squad is 29 players against 76 then.