1. FC Köln 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Anthony Modeste on £44,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
We hold a wage for all 68 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
1. FC Köln pay £389,319 a week in 2026/27 — 6% lower than the £412,256 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Modeste | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 28 | ST | France | ||
| Jonas Hector | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 26 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Neven Subotic | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Christian Clemens | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Leonardo Bittencourt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Timo Horn | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dominic Maroh | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | D C | Slovenia | ||
| Marco Höger | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | DM | Germany | ||
| Artjoms Rudnevs | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | ST | Latvia | ||
| Yûya Ôsako | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | AM/F C | Japan | ||
| Milos Jojic | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | AM C | Serbia | ||
| Dominique Heintz | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | D C | Germany | ||
| Frederik Sørensen | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | D RC | Denmark | ||
| Konstantin Rausch | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Marcel Risse | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Matthias Lehmann | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | DM | Germany | ||
| Simon Zoller | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Serhou Guirassy | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | ST | France | ||
| Paweł Olkowski | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | D/WB/AM R | Poland | ||
| Thomas Kessler | £6,600 | £343,200 | 30 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marcel Hartel | £4,900 | £254,800 | 20 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Salih Özcan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Lukas Klünter | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Marius Laux | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | AM LC, F C | Germany | ||
| Michael Klauß | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Sven Müller | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Nico Perrey | £960 | £49,920 | 22 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Jonas Hildebrandt | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Leander Siemann | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Anas Ouahim | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Manfredas Ruzgis | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | ST | Lithuania | ||
| Christian Jenne | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Filip Kusic | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Roman Prokoph | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | ST | Germany | ||
| Sven Bacher | £686 | £35,672 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jens Bauer | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | WB R, DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Lucas Surek | £650 | £33,800 | 19 | D L | Germany | ||
| Michael Schüler | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | SW, D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Matthias Hamrol | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Milislav Popovic | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Michael Clemens | £640 | £33,280 | 20 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Marco Ban | £640 | £33,280 | 21 | ST | Germany | ||
| Nick Gerhards | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Nino Miotke | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Roman Zengin | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Miro Kovacic | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | AM RC | Croatia | ||
| Adrian Szöke | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM/F C | Serbia | ||
| Birk Risa | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D LC | Norway | ||
| Hikmet Çiftçi | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Jannick Theißen | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marvin Rittmüller | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| Sven Sonnenberg | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Nick Galle | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D L | Germany | ||
| Michel Stöcker | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Oliver Schmitt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Dion Wendel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Luca Schlax | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Germany | ||
| Anastasios Kostikidis | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | ||
| Patrick Ince | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | ST | Germany | ||
| Alen Muharemi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Aaron Eichhorn | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Germany | ||
| Dominik Becker | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Tomas Ostrak | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Czechia | ||
| Jannik Bruhns | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Nikolas Nartey | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Denmark | ||
| Dario Bezerra Ehret | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Sinan Karweina | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Beyhan Ametov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM LC | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2016/17
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2016/17?
1. FC Köln paid £412,256 a week in 2016/17 - £21,437,312 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2016/17?
Anthony Modeste was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £44,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £14,975.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2016/17?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £14,975 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £389,319 a week in 2026/27, 6% lower than the £412,256 of 2016/17. The current squad is 29 players against 68 then.