VfL Wolfsburg 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Ignacio Camacho on £87,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27 — 24% lower than the £1,115,090 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Camacho | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 27 | DM | Spain | ||
| Yunus Malli | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Yunus Malli | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Daniel Didavi | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 27 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Arnold | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| John Brooks | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Jung | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Admir Mehmedi | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 26 | AM L, ST | Switzerland | ||
| Jeffrey Bruma | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 25 | D C | Holland | ||
| Riechedly Bazoer | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 20 | DM | Holland | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 23 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Divock Origi | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Belgium | ||
| Jakub Błaszczykowski | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | AM R | Poland | ||
| Josuha Guilavogui | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | DM | France | ||
| Robin Knoche | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| William | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Koen Casteels | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Josip Brekalo | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | AM RL | Croatia | ||
| Paul Verhaegh | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | D/WB R | Holland | ||
| Nany Dimata | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Renato Steffen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | AM RL | Switzerland | ||
| Felix Uduokhai | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Marcel Tisserand | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | D RLC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Max Grün | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Luca Itter | £4,200 | £218,400 | 18 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Marian Sarr | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | D C | Germany | ||
| Victor Osimhen | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Elvis Rexhbeçaj | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | DM, AM C | Albania | ||
| Jesaja Herrmann | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | AM RC, F C | Germany | ||
| Julian Justvan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Murat Sağlam | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Moritz Sprenger | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Phillip Menzel | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Blaz Kramer | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | ST | Slovenia | ||
| Anton Donkor | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Davide Itter | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Dominik Franke | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Julian Klamt | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Luca Horn | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Justin Möbius | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Nico Pellatz | £860 | £44,720 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Paul Jaeckel | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Iba May | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| David Nieland | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Marcel Stutter | £690 | £35,880 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Abdat | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Malcolm Badu | £650 | £33,800 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Orhan Vojic | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | AM/F C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Jan Neuwirt | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Rhami Ghandour | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | D LC, DM | Egypt | ||
| Robin Ziegele | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Timothy Mason | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Max Klump | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Nick Otto | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Yari Otto | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Richmond Tachie | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| John Yeboah | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Tom Berger | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Dominik Marx | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Leon Sommer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Tim Siersleben | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Amir Abdijanovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM/F C | Austria | ||
| Max Brandt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Lino Kasten | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ole Pohlmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
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 65 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2017/18
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2017/18?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £1,115,090 a week in 2017/18 - £57,984,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2017/18?
Ignacio Camacho was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £87,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £38,778.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2017/18?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £38,778 a week in 2017/18, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27, 24% lower than the £1,115,090 of 2017/18. The current squad is 34 players against 65 then.