1. FC Köln 2026/27 - player wages
Bundesliga · highest earner Jan Thielmann on £30,000 per week · see 1. FC Köln transfers
We hold a wage for 28 of the 29 players. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Thielmann | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marius Bülter | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 32 | AM LC, F C | Germany | ||
| Timo Hübers | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Linton Maina | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Ísak Jóhannesson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Iceland | ||
| Ragnar Ache | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | ST | Germany | ||
| Tom Krauß | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Belgium | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | AM LC, F C | Armenia | ||
| Joël Schmied | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Rav van den Berg | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | D C | Netherlands | ||
| Said El Mala | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Gideon Mensah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Ghana | ||
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | D RC | Norway | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £11,000 | £572,000 | 36 | GK | Germany | ||
| Luka Lochoshvili | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | D C | Georgia | ||
| Julian Pauli | £8,100 | £421,200 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Malek El Mala | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | ST | Germany | ||
| Maik Afri Akumu | £4,900 | £254,800 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Reigan Heskey | £2,700 | £140,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Etienne Borié | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Luc Dabrowski | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Cenny Neumann | £459 | £23,868 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Youssoupha Niang | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| David Fürst | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Martin James | - | - | 17 | GK | France | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a wage for.
1. FC Köln against the Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
1. FC Köln Bundesliga average · 1. FC Köln pays under the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2026/27
What is 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2026/27?
The 1. FC Köln total wage bill for 2026/27 is £20,244,588 per year (£389,319 per week) across a squad of 29. We hold a wage for 28 of the 29 players.
Who is 1. FC Köln's highest earner?
Jan Thielmann is the highest paid player at 1. FC Köln, earning £30,000 per week.
What is the average 1. FC Köln player salary?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earns £19,582 per week in 2026/27, across the 17 we hold a wage for. The median is £20,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do 1. FC Köln play in?
1. FC Köln play in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is the top division of football in Germany.
