1. FC Köln 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Jonas Hector on £52,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 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 — 13% lower than the £446,200 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Hector | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Jorge Meré | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | D C | Spain | ||
| Jhon Córdoba | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Christian Clemens | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Marcel Risse | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Simon Terodde | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | ST | Germany | ||
| Frederik Sørensen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D RC | Denmark | ||
| Vincent Koziello | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | DM | France | ||
| Johannes Geis | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Marco Höger | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Anthony Modeste | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | ST | France | ||
| Timo Horn | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | GK | Germany | ||
| Florian Kainz | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | AM LC | Austria | ||
| Jannes Horn | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Dominick Drexler | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Matthias Lehmann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | DM | Germany | ||
| Louis Schaub | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | AM RC | Austria | ||
| Niklas Hauptmann | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Lasse Sobiech | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Rafael Czichos | £8,700 | £452,400 | 28 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Thomas Kessler | £6,600 | £343,200 | 32 | GK | Germany | ||
| Matthias Bader | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Salih Özcan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Nikolas Nartey | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | DM, AM C | Denmark | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2018/19
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2018/19?
1. FC Köln paid £446,200 a week in 2018/19 - £23,202,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2018/19?
Jonas Hector was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £52,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £19,832.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2018/19?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £19,832 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £389,319 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £446,200 of 2018/19. The current squad is 29 players against 25 then.