Karlsruher SC 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Roko Šimić on £15,000 per week · see the current Karlsruher SC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Karlsruher SC pay £95,591 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £136,073 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roko Šimić | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | ST | Croatia | ||
| Andreas Müller | £9,500 | £494,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Marvin Wanitzek | £7,900 | £410,800 | 32 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| David Herold | £7,400 | £384,800 | 22 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Hans Christian Bernat | £7,200 | £374,400 | 24 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Lilian Egloff | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Louey Ben Farhat | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Tunisia | ||
| Fabian Schleusener | £6,300 | £327,600 | 33 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Leon Opitz | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Nicolai Rapp | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Marcel Franke | £5,900 | £306,800 | 32 | D C | Germany | ||
| Dzenis Burnic | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | DM | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Christoph Kobald | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | D C, DM | Austria | ||
| Philipp Förster | £4,800 | £249,600 | 30 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £4,600 | £239,200 | 35 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Marcel Beifus | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | D C | Germany | ||
| Paul Scholl | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Robin Himmelmann | £2,700 | £140,400 | 36 | GK | Germany | ||
| Stephan Ambrosius | £2,600 | £135,200 | 26 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | DM, AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Kwon Hyeok-Kyu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | DM | South Korea | ||
| Matteo Kritzer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Marc-Niclas Dühring | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Meiko Wäschenbach | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Rafael Pinto Pedrosa | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | D/WB R | |||
| Shio Fukuda | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | ST | Japan | ||
| Enes Zengin | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Jassin Manai | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D C | Tunisia | ||
| Aki Koch | £903 | £46,956 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ali Eren Ersungur | £794 | £41,288 | 19 | AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Danyal Hakan Zor | £753 | £39,156 | 18 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Tim Schunck | £623 | £32,396 | 19 | AM LC | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 32 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Karlsruher SC wages, 2024/25
What was Karlsruher SC's wage bill in 2024/25?
Karlsruher SC paid £136,073 a week in 2024/25 - £7,075,796 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Karlsruher SC player in 2024/25?
Roko Šimić was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £15,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £5,282.
What was the average Karlsruher SC salary in 2024/25?
The average Karlsruher SC player aged 22 or over earned £5,282 a week in 2024/25, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Karlsruher SC's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Karlsruher SC pay £95,591 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £136,073 of 2024/25. The current squad is 27 players against 32 then.