Hertha BSC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Salomon Kalou on £34,000 per week · see the current Hertha BSC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Hertha BSC pay £181,028 a week in 2026/27 — 54% lower than the £393,790 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Kalou | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 30 | AM LC, F C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Fabian Lustenberger | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Switzerland | ||
| Valentin Stocker | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | AM LC | Switzerland | ||
| John Brooks | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Niklas Stark | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Vladimír Darida | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | AM C | Czechia | ||
| Mitchell Weiser | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Thomas Kraft | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Julian Schieber | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Vedad Ibisevic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Marvin Plattenhardt | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Alexander Esswein | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Alexander Baumjohann | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Genki Haraguchi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | AM RL | Japan | ||
| Ondrej Duda | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | AM C | Slovakia | ||
| Peter Pekarík | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Slovakia | ||
| Per Ciljan Skjelbred | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | DM | Norway | ||
| Sami Allagui | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Tunisia | ||
| Sebastian Langkamp | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Rune Jarstein | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | GK | Norway | ||
| Sinan Kurt | £8,600 | £447,200 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Allan | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Arne Maier | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Florian Baak | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Florian Kohls | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jordan Torunarigha | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Nils Körber | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Bryan Henning | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | DM, M RC | Germany | ||
| Fabian Eisele | £740 | £38,480 | 21 | ST | Germany | ||
| Marcus Młynikowski | £710 | £36,920 | 23 | D/WB/AM RL | Germany | ||
| Farid Abderrahmane | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Tony Fuchs | £690 | £35,880 | 26 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Nico Beyer | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Shawn Kauter | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Rico Morack | £490 | £25,480 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Dominik Pelivan | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Damir Bektic | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Enes Akyol | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Lukas Kraeft | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Fabio Mirbach | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | ST | Germany | ||
| Nils Blumberg | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Maurice Covic | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Ugur Tezel | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | DM, AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Leon Schaffran | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Sidney Friede | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Tahsin Çakmak | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | AM RC | Türkiye | ||
| Palko Dárdai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Muhammed Kiprit | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Jessic Ngankam | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | ST | Germany | ||
| Luca Naumann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Panzu Ernesto | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Julius Kade | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Luis Klatte | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dennis Smarsch | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Nikolaos Zografakis | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Dennis Jastrzembski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Hertha BSC wages, 2016/17
What was Hertha BSC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Hertha BSC paid £393,790 a week in 2016/17 - £20,477,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Hertha BSC player in 2016/17?
Salomon Kalou was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £34,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £15,614.
What was the average Hertha BSC salary in 2016/17?
The average Hertha BSC player aged 22 or over earned £15,614 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Hertha BSC's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Hertha BSC pay £181,028 a week in 2026/27, 54% lower than the £393,790 of 2016/17. The current squad is 26 players against 57 then.