Hannover 96 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jonathas (Jonathas Cristian de Jesus) on £51,000 per week · see the current Hannover 96 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 47 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
Hannover 96 pay £175,200 a week in 2026/27 — 63% lower than the £473,190 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathas (Jonathas Cristian de Jesus) | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Martin Harnik | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 30 | AM R, ST | Austria | ||
| Salif Sané | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 26 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Pirmin Schwegler | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 30 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Oliver Sorg | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Matthias Ostrzolek | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Felix Klaus | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 24 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Edgar Prib | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Felipe | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Julian Korb | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Ihlas Bebou | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Togo | ||
| Manuel Schmiedebach | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Charlison Benschop | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | ST | Curaçao | ||
| Iver Fossum | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM C | Norway | ||
| Niclas Füllkrug | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Miiko Albornoz | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Chile | ||
| Michael Esser | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Waldemar Anton | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Marvin Bakalorz | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Maier | £8,600 | £447,200 | 23 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Kenan Karaman | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Noah Sarenren-Bazee | £7,900 | £410,800 | 20 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Philipp Tschauner | £7,800 | £405,600 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Florian Hübner | £7,300 | £379,600 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Josip Elez | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Henrik Ernst | £1,200 | £62,400 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Mark Grosse | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | ST | Austria | ||
| Lars Ritzka | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Maurice Hehne | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Mete Kaan Demir | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | AM RL | Türkiye | ||
| Niklas Tarnat | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Timo Hübers | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Marlon Sündermann | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kevin Wolf | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Marcel Langer | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
| Yousef Emghames | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Jordan Brown | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Iceland | ||
| Fynn Arkenberg | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Tom Baller | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Ilyas Bircan | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Nikita Marusenko | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Linton Maina | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | DM, AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Milutin Djordjevic | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Þorri Mar Þórisson | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | D C, DM | Iceland | ||
| Rene Rüther | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Kilian Neufeld | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Hannover 96 wages, 2017/18
What was Hannover 96's wage bill in 2017/18?
Hannover 96 paid £473,190 a week in 2017/18 - £24,605,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Hannover 96 player in 2017/18?
Jonathas (Jonathas Cristian de Jesus) was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £51,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £18,652.
What was the average Hannover 96 salary in 2017/18?
The average Hannover 96 player aged 22 or over earned £18,652 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Hannover 96's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Hannover 96 pay £175,200 a week in 2026/27, 63% lower than the £473,190 of 2017/18. The current squad is 31 players against 47 then.