VfL Wolfsburg 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Luiz Gustavo on £166,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 28 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27 — 36% lower than the £1,324,100 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Gustavo | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | 28 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Ricardo Rodríguez | £133,000 | £6,916,000 | 23 | D LC | Switzerland | ||
| Mario Gómez | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | 30 | ST | Germany | ||
| Yunus Malli | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Daniel Didavi | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 26 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Paul-Georges Ntep | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 23 | AM RL | France | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Vieirinha | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 30 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| Diego Benaglio | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 32 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Jeffrey Bruma | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | D C | Holland | ||
| Maximilian Arnold | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Marcel Schäfer | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 32 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Riechedly Bazoer | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 19 | DM | Holland | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Philipp Wollscheid | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jakub Błaszczykowski | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 30 | AM R | Poland | ||
| Josuha Guilavogui | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | DM | France | ||
| Christian Träsch | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Robin Knoche | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | D C | Germany | ||
| Borja Mayoral | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 19 | ST | Spain | ||
| Ashkan Dejagah | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | AM RL | Iran | ||
| Koen Casteels | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Max Grün | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Paul Seguin | £7,800 | £405,600 | 21 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Ismail Azzaoui | £7,100 | £369,200 | 18 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Luca Itter | £4,200 | £218,400 | 17 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Marian Sarr | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | D C | Germany | ||
| Victor Osimhen | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Marcel Reichwein | £2,900 | £150,800 | 30 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Orrin McKinze Gaines II | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Alexander Brunst | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jannes Horn | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Stolze | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Wimmer | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | D C, DM | Austria | ||
| Julian Klamt | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Amara Condé | £960 | £49,920 | 19 | DM, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Hendrik Hansen | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | D C | Germany | ||
| Justin Möbius | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Davide Itter | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Robert Schick | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Abdat | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Marvin Kleihs | £630 | £32,760 | 22 | D/WB/AM RL | Germany | ||
| Robert Herrmann | £580 | £30,160 | 22 | D/WB L, AM RL | Germany | ||
| Murat Sağlam | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Robin Ziegele | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Malcolm Badu | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | DM, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Jan Neuwirt | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Orhan Vojic | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | AM/F C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Marcel Stutter | £320 | £16,640 | 28 | M C | Germany | ||
| Phillip Menzel | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Paul Jaeckel | £290 | £15,080 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Rhami Ghandour | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | D LC, DM | Egypt | ||
| Yari Otto | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| David Nieland | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Tim Siersleben | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| John Yeboah | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Timothy Mason | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Jesaja Herrmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RC, F C | Germany | ||
| Nick Otto | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Max Klump | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Dominik Marx | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Paul Jaeckel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2016/17
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2016/17?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £1,324,100 a week in 2016/17 - £68,853,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2016/17?
Luiz Gustavo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £166,000 a week, 3.8x the 22+ squad average of £43,315.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2016/17?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £43,315 a week in 2016/17, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27, 36% lower than the £1,324,100 of 2016/17. The current squad is 34 players against 62 then.