1. FC Köln 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Timo Horn on £50,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
Then and now
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £403,630 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Horn | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonas Hector | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 32 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sebastian Andersson | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 30 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mark Uth | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ellyes Skhiri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Davie Selke | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kingsley Schindler | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kristian Pedersen | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Left-back | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Chabot | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dimitris Limnios | £9,400 | £488,800 | 24 | Winger | Greece | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Armenia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Steffen Tigges | £8,600 | £447,200 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Florian Dietz | £5,300 | £275,600 | 23 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Kilian | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tim Lemperle | £4,600 | £239,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Denis Huseinbašić | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Eric Martel | £4,300 | £223,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Timo Hübers | £3,600 | £187,200 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Linton Maina | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mathias Olesen | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nikola Soldo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Georg Strauch | £1,200 | £62,400 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Damion Downs | £1,010 | £52,520 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Justin Diehl | £950 | £49,400 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tidiane Touré | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emin Kujovic | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Montenegro | JUN 2023 | ||
| Meiko Wäschenbach | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elias Bakatukanda | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Julian Roloff | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jesper Penterman | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luan Simnica | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mike Dreier | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £540 | £28,080 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Finkgräfe | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yannick Freischlad | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jakob Krautkrämer | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left wing-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Bayakala | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marlon Monning | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Neo Telle | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Gelber | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luis Cortijo-Lange | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Malte Höhn | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marzouk Kotya-Fofana | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arda Süne | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matti Wagner | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Phil Thieltges | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benjamin Bußmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fayssal Harchaoui | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alessandro Blažič | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUL 2024 | ||
| Jaka Čuber-Potočnik | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Slovenia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Pauli | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marlon Becker | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2022/23
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2022/23?
1. FC Köln paid £403,630 a week in 2022/23 - £20,988,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2022/23?
Timo Horn was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £50,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £17,259.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2022/23?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £17,259 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £403,630 of 2022/23. The current squad is 30 players against 57 then.