VfL Wolfsburg 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Maximilian Arnold on £65,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27 — 5% lower than the £894,170 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arnold | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Koen Casteels | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 31 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Maxence Lacroix | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 23 | D C | France | ||
| Lovro Majer | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | AM RC | Croatia | ||
| Mattias Svanberg | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Sweden | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | D/WB L, DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Moritz Jenz | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | D C | Germany | ||
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 24 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Joakim Mæhle | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Denmark | ||
| Rogério | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Kevin Behrens | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | ST | Germany | ||
| Jonas Wind | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Denmark | ||
| Lukas Nmecha | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Cédric Zesiger | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Aster Vranckx | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | DM, AM C | Belgium | ||
| Jakub Kamiński | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | AM RL | Poland | ||
| Patrick Wimmer | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | AM RL | Austria | ||
| Ridle Baku | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Tiago Tomás | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | ||
| Václav Cerný | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | AM RL | Czechia | ||
| Amin Sarr | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Sweden | ||
| Kevin Paredes | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | WB/AM L | U.S.A. | ||
| Kilian Fischer | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Dženan Pejčinović | £9,400 | £488,800 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Pavao Pervan | £8,800 | £457,600 | 35 | GK | Austria | ||
| David Odogu | £6,400 | £332,800 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| David Leal Costa | £4,400 | £228,800 | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Ulysses Llanez | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Kofi Amoako | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Niklas Klinger | £2,900 | £150,800 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Anders Børset | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | D LC | Norway | ||
| Bennit Bröger | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Christian Østergaard | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | D C | Denmark | ||
| Elijas Aslanidis | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Juri Kirchmayr | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | GK | Austria | ||
| Jessé Costa | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | DM, AM C | Canada | ||
| Mateusz Jasiński | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D C | Poland | ||
| Manuel Braun | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Melvin Berkemer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Max Herrmann | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Adrian Doci | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Eryk Grzywacz | £880 | £45,760 | 17 | D C, DM | Poland | ||
| Ben Kohnen | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | GK | Luxembourg | ||
| Kevin Lebersorger | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | D R | Austria | ||
| Jonathan Akaegbobi | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Nils Hoffmann | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Oskar Prokopp | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| Toni Bastin | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Laurin Peters | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jan Bürger | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Till Neininger | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Trevor Benedict | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Yasin Chebil | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | M C | Tunisia | ||
| Pharell Hensel | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | ||
| Michele Gianchino | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Germany | ||
| Leonard Köhler | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Alexander Georgiadi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Mario Mbassi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Spyridon Souliotis | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Greece | ||
| Elia Dittrich | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Ole Bammer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D R | Germany | ||
| Karlo Simic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Marces Amaniampong | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | ||
| Tyrese Igwesi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Darwin Soylu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Türkiye | ||
| Erkan Cetin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Julius Teuber | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Germany | ||
| Max Kleinschmidt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Mommertz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | ||
| Jonah Funk | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | ||
| Serkan Cetin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Türkiye | ||
| Benedict Börner | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Amar Ibrisimovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Nilas Yacobi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM/F C | Denmark | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2023/24
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2023/24?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £894,170 a week in 2023/24 - £46,496,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2023/24?
Maximilian Arnold was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £65,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £33,691.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2023/24?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £33,691 a week in 2023/24, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27, 5% lower than the £894,170 of 2023/24. The current squad is 34 players against 74 then.