FC St. Pauli 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Guido Burgstaller on £22,000 per week · see the current FC St. Pauli wage bill
We hold a wage for all 40 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
FC St. Pauli pay £270,975 a week in 2026/27 — 104% higher than the £133,100 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guido Burgstaller | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 32 | ST | Austria | ||
| James Lawrence | £9,100 | £473,200 | 28 | D LC, DM | Wales | ||
| Christopher Avevor | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Christopher Buchtmann | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Nikola Vasilj | £6,900 | £358,800 | 25 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Rico Benatelli | £6,700 | £348,400 | 29 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Simon Makienok | £6,600 | £343,200 | 30 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Sebastian Ohlsson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 28 | D RC, AM R | Sweden | ||
| Eric Smith | £6,300 | £327,600 | 24 | DM | Sweden | ||
| Marcel Hartel | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | £5,800 | £301,600 | 28 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Leart Paqarada | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Kosovo | ||
| Luca Zander | £5,000 | £260,000 | 25 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Adam Dźwigała | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | Poland | ||
| Etienne Amenyido | £3,300 | £171,600 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Togo | ||
| Max Dittgen | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Afeez Aremu | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Dennis Smarsch | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Finn Becker | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Jackson Irvine | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | DM, AM C | Australia | ||
| Lukas Daschner | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Jakov Medic | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | D C, DM | Croatia | ||
| Igor Matanović | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Sören Ahlers | £890 | £46,280 | 23 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lars Ritzka | £850 | £44,200 | 23 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Jannes Wieckhoff | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | D/WB/M R | Germany | ||
| Franz Roggow | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Bleron Ademi | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM R, ST | Kosovo | ||
| Emre Boz | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marcel Beifus | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Lennart Becker | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Luis Steiger Borrero | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Max Düwel | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Marius Mohr | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Nathanael Kukanda | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Nick Denkewitz | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Tim Buhr | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Tom Kankowski | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Velson Fazlija | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 40 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC St. Pauli wages, 2021/22
What was FC St. Pauli's wage bill in 2021/22?
FC St. Pauli paid £133,100 a week in 2021/22 - £6,921,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 40. We hold a wage for all 40 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC St. Pauli player in 2021/22?
Guido Burgstaller was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £22,000 a week, 4.1x the 22+ squad average of £5,310.
What was the average FC St. Pauli salary in 2021/22?
The average FC St. Pauli player aged 22 or over earned £5,310 a week in 2021/22, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 40. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do FC St. Pauli's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
FC St. Pauli pay £270,975 a week in 2026/27, 104% higher than the £133,100 of 2021/22. The current squad is 30 players against 40 then.