1. FC Magdeburg 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Andreas Ludwig on £3,500 per week · see the current 1. FC Magdeburg wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
1. FC Magdeburg pay £110,377 a week in 2026/27 — 150% higher than the £44,190 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Ludwig | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Christian Beck | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | ST | Germany | ||
| Philip Türpitz | £2,800 | £145,600 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Richard Weil | £2,700 | £140,400 | 29 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Dennis Erdmann | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Charles-Elie Laprévotte | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | DM | France | ||
| Felix Lohkemper | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | ST | Germany | ||
| Jan Glinker | £2,100 | £109,200 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Nils Butzen | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D/WB RL, M R | Germany | ||
| Nico Hammann | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Mario Seidel | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tobias Schwede | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | WB L, AM LC | Germany | ||
| André Hainault | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | D RLC | Canada | ||
| Björn Rother | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Alexander Brunst | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Christopher Handke | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Felix Schiller | £1,300 | £67,600 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Julius Düker | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | ST | Germany | ||
| Gerrit Müller | £930 | £48,360 | 33 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Marcel Costly | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | D/WB RL, M R | Germany | ||
| Michel Niemeyer | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Marius Sowislo | £870 | £45,240 | 34 | DM | Germany | ||
| Florian Pick | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Tarek Chahed | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | WB R, AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Steffen Schäfer | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Leon Heynke | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Dean Müller | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Philipp Harant | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Pascal Schmedemann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RL | Germany | ||
| Bleron Berisha | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Kosovo | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Magdeburg wages, 2017/18
What was 1. FC Magdeburg's wage bill in 2017/18?
1. FC Magdeburg paid £44,190 a week in 2017/18 - £2,297,880 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 1. FC Magdeburg player in 2017/18?
Andreas Ludwig was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £3,500 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £1,972.
What was the average 1. FC Magdeburg salary in 2017/18?
The average 1. FC Magdeburg player aged 22 or over earned £1,972 a week in 2017/18, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Magdeburg's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
1. FC Magdeburg pay £110,377 a week in 2026/27, 150% higher than the £44,190 of 2017/18. The current squad is 26 players against 30 then.