1. FC Kaiserslautern 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Jean Zimmer on £9,100 per week · see the current 1. FC Kaiserslautern wage bill
We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
1. FC Kaiserslautern pay £178,239 a week in 2026/27 — 96% higher than the £90,715 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 19 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Zimmer | £9,100 | £473,200 | 26 | D/WB (RL), M (R) | Germany | ||
| Marvin Pourié | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Marlon Ritter | £4,900 | £254,800 | 25 | M (L), AM (LC) | Germany | ||
| Carlo Sickinger | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | D (C), DM | Germany | ||
| Felix Götze | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | D (RC), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Kenny Redondo | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Lukas Spalvis | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | ST (C) | Lithuania | ||
| Kevin Kraus | £4,000 | £208,000 | 27 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Tim Rieder | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | D (RC), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Anas Ouahim | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | M (RC), AM (RLC) | Morocco | ||
| Alexander Winkler | £3,500 | £182,000 | 28 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Dominik Schad | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D (RL), WB/M (R) | Germany | ||
| Elias Huth | £3,300 | £171,600 | 23 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Hendrick Zuck | £3,200 | £166,400 | 30 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Sessa | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Anas Bakhat | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | DM, M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Avdo Spahic | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Daniel Hanslik | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | M (RL), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Hikmet Çiftçi | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Türkiye | ||
| Marius Kleinsorge | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Philipp Hercher | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Germany | ||
| Simon Skarlatidis | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Adam Hlousek | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | D/WB (L) | Czechia | ||
| Dylan Esmel | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | M/AM (R) | Germany | ||
| Lukas Gottwalt | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Anil Aydin | £975 | £50,700 | 20 | DM, M (RLC), AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Marvin Senger | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D (LC) | Germany | ||
| Anil Gözütok | £888 | £46,176 | 19 | AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Constantin Fath | £868 | £45,136 | 20 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Elija Wohlgemuth | £848 | £44,096 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jonas Weyand | £798 | £41,496 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lorenz Otto | £778 | £40,456 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Leon Hotopp | £778 | £40,456 | 20 | D (RC) | Germany | ||
| Matheo Raab | £768 | £39,936 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lars Oeßwein | £314 | £16,328 | 22 | D/M/AM (L) | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Kaiserslautern wages, 2020/21
What was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's wage bill in 2020/21?
1. FC Kaiserslautern paid £90,715 a week in 2020/21 - £4,717,180 across the year - spread over a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Kaiserslautern player in 2020/21?
Jean Zimmer was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £9,100 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £3,225.
What was the average 1. FC Kaiserslautern salary in 2020/21?
The average 1. FC Kaiserslautern player aged 22 or over earned £3,225 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 35. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Kaiserslautern's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
1. FC Kaiserslautern pay £178,239 a week in 2026/27, 96% higher than the £90,715 of 2020/21. The current squad is 31 players against 35 then.