VfL Wolfsburg 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Maximilian Arnold on £73,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £757,604 a week in 2026/27 — 22% lower than the £968,920 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| John Brooks | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | D C | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Mbabu | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maximilian Philipp | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Koen Casteels | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 29 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Maxence Lacroix | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 21 | D C | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jérôme Roussillon | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 28 | D/WB L | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xaver Schlager | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 27 | D/WB L, DM, AM LC | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dodi Lukébakio | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Kruse | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 33 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lukas Nmecha | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 22 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Renato Steffen | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | WB L, AM RL | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| William | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jonas Wind | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | AM/F C | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Aster Vranckx | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kevin Paredes | £14,000 | £728,000 | 18 | D/WB/M L | U.S.A. | JUN 2026 | ||
| Paulo Otávio | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pavao Pervan | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | GK | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ridle Baku | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bartosz Białek | £9,500 | £494,000 | 19 | AM/F C | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anselmo García McNulty | £9,500 | £494,000 | 18 | D C | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £9,300 | £483,600 | 20 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Micky van de Ven | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Niklas Klinger | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aurel Wagbe | £890 | £46,280 | 17 | WB/AM L | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lukáš Ambros | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | AM C | Czechia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philipp Schulze | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucien Littbarski | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fabio Di Michele Sanchez | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emmanuel Patut | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | DM | Finland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dino Nuhanovic | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gin-Linnart Walther | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Pinto | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luka Tomljenovic | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | D C, DM | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lukas Brix | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rene Bernet | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tobias Dahncke | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Østergaard | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Denmark | - | ||
| Jessé Costa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM C | Canada | JUN 2023 | ||
| Robin Fuhrmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RLC | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mateusz Jasiński | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aleksi Heino | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 45 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2021/22
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2021/22?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £968,920 a week in 2021/22 - £50,383,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 45. We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2021/22?
Maximilian Arnold was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £73,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £41,645.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2021/22?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £41,645 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 45. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £757,604 a week in 2026/27, 22% lower than the £968,920 of 2021/22. The current squad is 31 players against 45 then.