1. FC Köln 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Jakub Kamiński on £30,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Köln wage bill
Then and now
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27 — 26% higher than the £428,486 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kamiński | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | AM RL | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Florian Kainz | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 32 | AM LC | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marvin Schwäbe | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 30 | GK | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mark Uth | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Krauß | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jan Thielmann | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marius Bülter | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | WB L, AM L, ST | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ragnar Ache | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | ST | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ísak Jóhannesson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Iceland | JUN 2028 | ||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D/WB/AM R | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | D/WB R, AM RC | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kristoffer Lund | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | D RLC | United States | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dominique Heintz | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | D LC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eric Martel | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luca Kilian | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Linton Maina | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Timo Hübers | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | GK | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rav van den Berg | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D C | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Joël Schmied | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | D C | Switzerland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Said El Mala | £11,000 | £572,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Luca Waldschmidt | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cenk Özkacar | £7,400 | £384,800 | 24 | D C | Türkiye | JUN 2026 | ||
| Denis Huseinbašić | £7,400 | £384,800 | 24 | DM, AM C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sargis Adamyan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 32 | AM RL, ST | Armenia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marco Höger | £2,900 | £150,800 | 34 | D R, DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Felipe Chávez | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | AM C | Peru | JUN 2027 | ||
| Matthias Köbbing | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | GK | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fayssal Harchaoui | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | DM | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Dürholtz | £1,000 | £52,000 | 31 | DM, AM C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Luc Dabrowski | £941 | £48,932 | 19 | D C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marvin Ajani | £900 | £46,800 | 31 | D/WB/AM R | JUN 2025 | |||
| Arda Süne | £898 | £46,696 | 20 | AM C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Malek El Mala | £852 | £44,304 | 20 | ST | Germany | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ilias Elyazidi | £818 | £42,536 | 18 | DM | JUN 2025 | |||
| Etienne Borié | £783 | £40,716 | 19 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sayfan Toure | £718 | £37,336 | 19 | AM L | JUN 2025 | |||
| Yannick Mausehund | £701 | £36,452 | 19 | D C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Gabriel Miocevic | £662 | £34,424 | 19 | D LC | JUN 2025 | |||
| San-Luca Spitali | £629 | £32,708 | 18 | D/WB L | JUN 2025 | |||
| Max Lippert | £617 | £32,084 | 19 | D L | JUN 2025 | |||
| Luis Busch | £544 | £28,288 | 17 | AM RL, ST | JUN 2025 | |||
| Leonard Reiners | £544 | £28,288 | 17 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Nilas Yacobi | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM/F C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Cenny Neumann | £459 | £23,868 | 18 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luis Hauer | £437 | £22,724 | 18 | GK | JUN 2025 | |||
| Patrik Kristal | £397 | £20,644 | 17 | AM C | JUN 2024 | |||
| Gavin Didzilatis | £396 | £20,592 | 23 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Mikail Özkan | £383 | £19,916 | 22 | D LC | JUN 2024 | |||
| Luca Lechner | £346 | £17,992 | 20 | D C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Nick Zimmermann | £302 | £15,704 | 19 | DM | JUN 2025 | |||
| Youssoupha Niang | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | ST | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tobias Trautner | £285 | £14,820 | 30 | GK | JUN 2024 | |||
| Luiz Labenz | £214 | £11,128 | 19 | AM C | JUN 2025 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FC Köln wages, 2024/25
What was 1. FC Köln's wage bill in 2024/25?
1. FC Köln paid £428,486 a week in 2024/25 - £22,281,272 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Köln player in 2024/25?
Jakub Kamiński was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £30,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £12,905.
What was the average 1. FC Köln salary in 2024/25?
The average 1. FC Köln player aged 22 or over earned £12,905 a week in 2024/25, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Köln's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
1. FC Köln pay £539,919 a week in 2026/27, 26% higher than the £428,486 of 2024/25. The current squad is 30 players against 55 then.