VfL Wolfsburg 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Koen Casteels on £66,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £757,604 a week in 2026/27 — 13% lower than the £872,720 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koen Casteels | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 30 | GK | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Maximilian Arnold | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maxence Lacroix | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 22 | D C | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lukas Nmecha | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 28 | D/WB L, DM, AM C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josuha Guilavogui | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mattias Svanberg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonas Wind | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 23 | AM/F C | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Patrick Wimmer | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | AM RL | Austria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ridle Baku | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jakub Kamiński | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | AM RL | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bartol Franjić | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | D LC, DM | Croatia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paulo Otávio | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Cozza | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | D LC | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Omar Marmoush | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pavao Pervan | £19,000 | £988,000 | 34 | GK | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kevin Paredes | £17,000 | £884,000 | 19 | WB L, AM RL | U.S.A. | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kilian Fischer | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | D/WB RL | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Micky van de Ven | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dženan Pejčinović | £8,400 | £436,800 | 17 | ST | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lukáš Ambros | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | AM C | Czechia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Felix Lange | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | D C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kofi Amoako | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Niklas Klinger | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aurel Wagbe | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | WB/AM L | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christian Østergaard | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | D C | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jessé Costa | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | DM, AM C | Canada | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Pinto | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | ST | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Herrmann | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Melvin Berkemer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | AM R | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philipp Heller | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Toni Bastin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sean Busch | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | ST | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrian Doci | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arda Dugramaci | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | D R, DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Davis Boateng | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Flynn Schönmottel | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lasse Homann | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philipp Schulze | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Manuel Braun | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | D LC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marko Brkić | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Meier | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matteo Mazzone | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vin Kastull | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | D RC, DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mateusz Jasiński | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eryk Grzywacz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Odogu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dennis Celik | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB L | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Juri Kirchmayr | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Elijas Aslanidis | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Melvin Poms | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bennit Bröger | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2022/23
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2022/23?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £872,720 a week in 2022/23 - £45,381,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2022/23?
Koen Casteels was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £66,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £41,465.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2022/23?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £41,465 a week in 2022/23, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £757,604 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £872,720 of 2022/23. The current squad is 31 players against 55 then.