2. BUNDESLIGA · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
FC St. Pauli 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Hauke Wahl on £12,000 per week · see the current FC St. Pauli wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £208k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £11m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £8k
Then and now
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27 — 21% higher than the £207,660 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauke Wahl | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Eric Smith | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jackson Irvine | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marcel Hartel | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nikola Vasilj | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Simon Zoller | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Karol Mets | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Estonia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Danel Sinani | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2026 | ||
| David Nemeth | £8,400 | £436,800 | 22 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Johannes Eggestein | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Manolis Saliakas | £7,900 | £410,800 | 26 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oladapo Afolayan | £7,800 | £405,600 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aljoscha Kemlein | £7,500 | £390,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Andreas Albers | £7,500 | £390,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adam Dźwigała | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Carlo Boukhalfa | £7,400 | £384,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Connor Metcalfe | £7,400 | £384,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Etienne Amenyido | £7,300 | £379,600 | 25 | Winger, striker | Togo | JUN 2024 | ||
| Erik Ahlstrand | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lars Ritzka | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maurides | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Philipp Treu | £5,800 | £301,600 | 22 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sascha Burchert | £5,600 | £291,200 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Scott Banks | £4,600 | £239,200 | 21 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Elias Saad | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Günther | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sören Ahlers | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isma Baraze Adam | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Muhammad Dahaba | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luca Freese | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jamel Gramberg | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nic Kretschmar | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niklas Jovanović | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joscha Oguazu | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thieß Mahnel | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Selçuk Rinal | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronny Seibt | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Mathis Zimmermann | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Eric da Silva Moreira | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yves Weitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Kalle Bensch | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Max Stüven | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | - | ||
| Kelvin Adu-Yeboah | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Aquilis Seidi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | - | ||
| Noah Palapies | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Joel Aseidu Addo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Nico Rybka | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Right winger | Germany | - | ||
| Jamal Jonischkeit | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mika Finner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yves Weitze | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marwin Schmitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Tempel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Navid Naji Khaljan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niklas Schöning | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Mbodje | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Souffiane Najmi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Jesse Petri | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | - | ||
| Farid Maboa Dibamba | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Nzontcha | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Konstantin Hüttner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Germany | - | ||
| Toralf Hense | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Victor Schmidtner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | - | ||
| Ole Backhaus | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jay Archard | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcel Kloster | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Germany | - | ||
| Juri Behr | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luis Jahraus | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Adjege | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sadik Stalf | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jan Boldt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Marco Zander | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Right winger | Germany | - | ||
| Tom Politz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Hoffmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Witalij Alimov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 3%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 4%
18 £5k-£10k 65%
5 £10k-£25k 26%
Top 5 earners took 26% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC St. Pauli wages, 2023/24
What was FC St. Pauli's wage bill in 2023/24?
FC St. Pauli paid £207,660 a week in 2023/24 - £10,798,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC St. Pauli player in 2023/24?
Hauke Wahl was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £12,000 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £7,822.
What was the average FC St. Pauli salary in 2023/24?
The average FC St. Pauli player aged 22 or over earned £7,822 a week in 2023/24, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 26% of the bill between them.
How do FC St. Pauli's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27, 21% higher than the £207,660 of 2023/24. The current squad is 29 players against 74 then.