BUNDESLIGA · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
1. FC Köln 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Luca Waldschmidt on £41,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £430k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £22m
SQUAD SIZE79
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Then and now
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27 — 26% higher than the £430,020 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Waldschmidt | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Davie Selke | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mark Uth | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Armenia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Faride Alidou | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eric Martel | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dominique Heintz | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julian Chabot | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leart Paqarada | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Left-back | Kosovo | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Kilian | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Linton Maina | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Timo Hübers | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jacob Christensen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Steffen Tigges | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Rasmus Carstensen | £7,700 | £400,400 | 22 | Right-back | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Denis Huseinbašić | £7,400 | £384,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Florian Dietz | £7,300 | £379,600 | 24 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Philipp Pentke | £5,800 | £301,600 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Damion Downs | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Elias Bakatukanda | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Finkgräfe | £3,900 | £202,800 | 19 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jonas Nikisch | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Justin Diehl | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Georg Strauch | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £1,900 | £98,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Julian Pauli | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arda Süne | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aaron Bayakala | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benjamin Bußmann | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Krüger | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jaka Čuber-Potočnik | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Striker | Slovenia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jakob Krautkrämer | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Neo Telle | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matti Wagner | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luis Cortijo-Lange | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marlon Monning | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marlon Becker | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nico Perrey | £520 | £27,040 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Paul Gelber | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Phil Thieltges | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| San-Luca Spitali | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Finn Gromzick | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Finn Seeliger | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Matteo Gödtner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Nikolak Marutzki | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Nikita Kryvtsov | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Ukraine | - | ||
| Daniel Williams | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Emil Yakisir | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | - | ||
| Timo Schmitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Gabriel Amisso | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Germany | - | ||
| Chinedu Chukwukelu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Celil-Noah Kirli | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Darin Quiala-Tito | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Angola | - | ||
| Levi Milambo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Keyhan Sancarbarlaz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Viktor Schmolling | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | - | ||
| Gabriel Miocevic | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Friemel | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Kristiyan Irmiev | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Bulgaria | - | ||
| Arian Römers | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| David Fürst | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Samuele Carella | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Jason Ponente-Ramirez | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Italy | - | ||
| Abdul Yilmaz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right winger | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luis Stapelmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Nick Zimmermann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Youssoupha Niang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kian Hekmat | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | Iran | JUN 2024 | ||
| Etienne Borié | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luis Hauer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Justin von der Hitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emanuel Nzau | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left wing-back | Angola | - | ||
| Fayssal Harchaoui | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alessandro Blažič | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 3%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 5%
4 £5k-£10k 7%
15 £10k-£25k 57%
4 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 79 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2023/24
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2023/24?
1. FC Köln paid £430,020 a week in 2023/24 - £22,361,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 79. We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2023/24?
Luca Waldschmidt was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £41,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £15,079.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2023/24?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £15,079 a week in 2023/24, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 79. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27, 26% higher than the £430,020 of 2023/24. The current squad is 30 players against 79 then.