Karlsruher SC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Kevin Wimmer on £40,000 per week · see the current Karlsruher SC wage bill
Then and now
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27 — 38% lower than the £144,791 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Wimmer | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Philip Heise | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jérôme Gondorf | £7,100 | £369,200 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marvin Wanitzek | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Xavier Amaechi | £6,400 | £332,800 | 19 | Wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marius Gersbeck | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philipp Hofmann | £4,800 | £249,600 | 27 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Babacar Guèye | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominik Kother | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Left midfielder, winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Pisot | £4,400 | £228,800 | 33 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Choi Kyoung-Rok | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lukas Fröde | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marc Lorenz | £3,900 | £202,800 | 32 | Left midfielder, left winger | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Markus Kuster | £3,900 | £202,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marco Thiede | £3,900 | £202,800 | 28 | Right-back, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robin Bormuth | £3,700 | £192,400 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dirk Carlson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Gordon | £3,400 | £176,800 | 35 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christoph Kobald | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexander Groiß | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benjamin Goller | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Wide midfielder, winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Janis Hanek | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Malik Batmaz | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Trivunic | £858 | £44,616 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paul Löhr | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jannis Rabold | £798 | £41,496 | 19 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marlon Dinger | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tim Breithaupt | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karim Elabed | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | Tunisia | - | ||
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 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Karlsruher SC wages, 2020/21
What was Karlsruher SC's wage bill in 2020/21?
Karlsruher SC paid £144,791 a week in 2020/21 - £7,529,132 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Karlsruher SC player in 2020/21?
Kevin Wimmer was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £40,000 a week, 6x the 22+ squad average of £6,616.
What was the average Karlsruher SC salary in 2020/21?
The average Karlsruher SC player aged 22 or over earned £6,616 a week in 2020/21, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do Karlsruher SC's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27, 38% lower than the £144,791 of 2020/21. The current squad is 25 players against 30 then.