VfL Wolfsburg 2026/27 - player wages
2. Bundesliga · highest earner Maximilian Arnold on £74,000 per week · see VfL Wolfsburg transfers
We hold a wage for 33 of the 34 players. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 31 | DM | Germany | ||
| Christian Eriksen | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 33 | DM, AM RLC | Denmark | ||
| Mattias Svanberg | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Sweden | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 31 | D L, DM | Germany | ||
| Vinicius Souza | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Joakim Mæhle | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Denmark | ||
| Aster Vranckx | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Belgium | ||
| Fabian Reese | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Kamil Grabara | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | GK | Poland | ||
| Mohamed Amoura | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | AM L, ST | Algeria | ||
| Moritz Jenz | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Denis Vavro | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | D C | Slovakia | ||
| Muhammed Damar | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Rogério | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Robert Glatzel | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | ST | Germany | ||
| Aaron Zehnter | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Elvis Rexhbeçaj | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | DM | Kosovo | ||
| Kento Shiogai | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Japan | ||
| Jonas Adjetey | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Nicolas Cozza | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D LC | France | ||
| Saël Kumbedi | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 20 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Hauke Wahl | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Bence Dárdai | £17,000 | £884,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | Hungary | ||
| Cleiton | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Kilian Fischer | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Mathys Angely | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Fraser Hornby | £8,300 | £431,600 | 25 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Pavao Pervan | £6,800 | £353,600 | 37 | GK | Austria | ||
| Jakub Zieliński | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Pharell Hensel | £4,800 | £249,600 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Timon Wellenreuther | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Eryk Grzywacz | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | DM | Poland | ||
| Trevor Benedict | £504 | £26,208 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Bruno Katz | - | - | 17 | AM RLC | Finland | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a wage for.
VfL Wolfsburg against the 2. Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
VfL Wolfsburg 2. Bundesliga average · VfL Wolfsburg pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2026/27
What is VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2026/27?
The VfL Wolfsburg total wage bill for 2026/27 is £44,169,008 per year (£849,404 per week) across a squad of 34. We hold a wage for 33 of the 34 players.
Who is VfL Wolfsburg's highest earner?
Maximilian Arnold is the highest paid player at VfL Wolfsburg, earning £74,000 per week.
What is the average VfL Wolfsburg player salary?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earns £30,805 per week in 2026/27, across the 22 we hold a wage for. The median is £32,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do VfL Wolfsburg play in?
VfL Wolfsburg play in the 2. Bundesliga. The 2. Bundesliga is tier 2 of football in Germany.
Other 2. Bundesliga teams
