2. BUNDESLIGA · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
Karlsruher SC 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Lars Stindl on £16,000 per week · see the current Karlsruher SC wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £151k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £7.9m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27 — 41% lower than the £151,440 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Stindl | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Igor Matanović | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marvin Wanitzek | £7,900 | £410,800 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paul Nebel | £7,800 | £405,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Budu Zivzivadze | £6,500 | £338,000 | 29 | Striker | Georgia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fabian Schleusener | £6,300 | £327,600 | 31 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jérôme Gondorf | £6,100 | £317,200 | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcel Franke | £5,900 | £306,800 | 30 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolai Rapp | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Philip Heise | £5,800 | £301,600 | 32 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Robin Bormuth | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christoph Kobald | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| David Herold | £5,400 | £280,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dzenis Burnic | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Brosinski | £5,400 | £280,800 | 34 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel O'Shaughnessy | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | Centre-back | Finland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leon Jensen | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marco Thiede | £4,900 | £254,800 | 31 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrick Drewes | £4,800 | £249,600 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £4,600 | £239,200 | 33 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcel Beifus | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kai Eisele | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Weiß | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tim Rossmann | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eren Öztürk | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luis Dettling | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nick Seidel | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hugo Afonso | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| Justin Obika | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fanot Lutolli | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Striker | Kosovo | JUN 2025 | ||
| Louis Wagensommer | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jannis Bärtl | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nico Koch | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Silas Meier | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Silviu Capotă | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Striker | Romania | JUN 2024 | ||
| River Ries | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sylvio Ross | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fynn Lienert | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yannick Müller | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ali Eren Ersungur | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leonardo Zikora | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josa Brügner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Firat Alpsoy | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right winger | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohammed-Amine Abdessamad | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mateo Markovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left wing-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josua Zimmermann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cayan Demirköprü | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Ibrahim | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jannik Fortenbacher | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sidar Demirköprü | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcus Retter | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Erik Pop | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Canada | JUN 2024 | ||
| Louey Ben Farhat | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Tunisia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Schunck | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronald Mendi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thomas Souchard | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | Luxembourg | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jason Moser | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matteo Kritzer | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Simon Guggenbühler | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Selim Sayan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jannik Treiber | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ata Doruk | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jassin Manai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danyal Hakan Zor | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Mutz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Soufiane Hikmat | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Linus Gamer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mikail Arslanoglu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Houssam Arbai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kemal Cirpan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leon Parduzi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 4%
3 £1k-£2k 3%
6 £2k-£5k 16%
15 £5k-£10k 59%
2 £10k-£25k 18%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Karlsruher SC wages, 2023/24
What was Karlsruher SC's wage bill in 2023/24?
Karlsruher SC paid £151,440 a week in 2023/24 - £7,874,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Karlsruher SC player in 2023/24?
Lars Stindl was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £6,111.
What was the average Karlsruher SC salary in 2023/24?
The average Karlsruher SC player aged 22 or over earned £6,111 a week in 2023/24, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Karlsruher SC's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Karlsruher SC pay £89,091 a week in 2026/27, 41% lower than the £151,440 of 2023/24. The current squad is 25 players against 72 then.