FC St. Pauli 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Andréas Hountondji on £30,000 per week · see the current FC St. Pauli wage bill
Then and now
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £283,521 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andréas Hountondji | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Benin | JUN 2026 | ||
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Right-back, winger | Poland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Taichi Hara | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Striker | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| James Sands | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | United States | DEC 2026 | ||
| Mathias Pereira Lage | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joel Chima Fujita | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Japan | JUN 2027 | ||
| Martijn Kaars | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Eric Smith | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hauke Wahl | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jackson Irvine | £11,000 | £572,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nikola Vasilj | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Louis Oppie | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Simon Zoller | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karol Mets | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Estonia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danel Sinani | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Nemeth | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Manolis Saliakas | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | Right-back | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adam Dźwigała | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Connor Metcalfe | £7,400 | £384,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lars Ritzka | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sascha Burchert | £5,600 | £291,200 | 35 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ricky-Jade Jones | £4,700 | £244,400 | 22 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ben Voll | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mathias Rasmussen | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Fin Stevens | £3,300 | £171,600 | 22 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2026 | ||
| Simon Spari | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Abdoulie Ceesay | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Right winger, striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Tomoya Ando | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Centre-back | Japan | JUN 2026 | ||
| Adem Podrimaj | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Emil Gazdov | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Canada | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jannik Robatsch | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Günther | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Right-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Marwin Schmitz | £949 | £49,348 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nikky Goguadze | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | Winger, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jannik Westphal | £875 | £45,500 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rawley St John | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Romeo Aigbekaen | £723 | £37,596 | 21 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rijad Smajić | £686 | £35,672 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Muhammad Dahaba | £635 | £33,020 | 20 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Max Herrmann | £604 | £31,408 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jan Boldt | £564 | £29,328 | 18 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Nico Rybka | £537 | £27,924 | 17 | Right winger | JUN 2024 | |||
| Toralf Hense | £445 | £23,140 | 18 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Ole Backhaus | £407 | £21,164 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Bennet Winter | £399 | £20,748 | 21 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kenan Aydın | £357 | £18,564 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Isma Baraze Adam | £353 | £18,356 | 20 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Juri Behr | £343 | £17,836 | 19 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jamel Gramberg | £343 | £17,836 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Oleg Skakun | £286 | £14,872 | 20 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Amani Dickson Mbedule | £262 | £13,624 | 28 | Winger, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Thieß Mahnel | £262 | £13,624 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Julius Grunwald | £262 | £13,624 | 19 | Left-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Sisco Ngambia | £229 | £11,908 | 19 | Full-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kevin Jendrzej | £170 | £8,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC St. Pauli wages, 2024/25
What was FC St. Pauli's wage bill in 2024/25?
FC St. Pauli paid £283,521 a week in 2024/25 - £14,743,092 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC St. Pauli player in 2024/25?
Andréas Hountondji was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £30,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £8,660.
What was the average FC St. Pauli salary in 2024/25?
The average FC St. Pauli player aged 22 or over earned £8,660 a week in 2024/25, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do FC St. Pauli's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
FC St. Pauli pay £251,175 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £283,521 of 2024/25. The current squad is 29 players against 55 then.