1. FC Köln 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Marius Wolf on £60,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 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 — 28% lower than the £540,078 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Wolf | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 25 | WB (R), M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Jonas Hector | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 30 | D/WB (L), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Timo Horn | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jorge Meré | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 23 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Ellyes Skhiri | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Tunisia | ||
| Florian Kainz | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | M (L), AM (LC) | Austria | ||
| Louis Schaub | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | M/AM (RC) | Austria | ||
| Marco Höger | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Dominick Drexler | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | M/AM (LC) | Germany | ||
| Emmanuel Dennis | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | M (R), AM (RL) | Nigeria | ||
| Kingsley Ehizibue | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | D/WB/M (R) | Holland | ||
| Jannes Horn | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | D (LC), WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Ondrej Duda | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | M/AM (C) | Slovakia | ||
| Elvis Rexhbeçaj | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | DM, M/AM (C) | Kosovo | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ismail Jakobs | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | WB/M/AM (L) | Germany | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D/WB (R), DM, M (R) | Germany | ||
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D (C) | Belgium | ||
| Sebastian Andersson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | ST (C) | Sweden | ||
| Rafael Czichos | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D (LC), WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Salih Özcan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Dimitris Limnios | £8,400 | £436,800 | 22 | M/AM (RL) | Greece | ||
| Sava Čestić | £6,600 | £343,200 | 19 | D (C) | Serbia | ||
| João Queirós | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | D (C) | Portugal | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | AM (RC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Max Meyer | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | M (LC), AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Max Meyer | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | M (LC), AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Julian Krahl | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marvin Obuz | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Noah Katterbach | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | D/WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Robert Voloder | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Tim Lemperle | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Toluwalase Arokodare | £823 | £42,796 | 19 | ST (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Jens Castrop | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | DM, M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 34 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2020/21
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2020/21?
1. FC Köln paid £540,078 a week in 2020/21 - £28,084,056 across the year - spread over a squad of 34. We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2020/21?
Marius Wolf was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £60,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £21,491.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2020/21?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £21,491 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 34. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £389,319 a week in 2026/27, 28% lower than the £540,078 of 2020/21. The current squad is 29 players against 34 then.