1. FC Union Berlin 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Loris Karius on £60,000 per week · see the current 1. FC Union Berlin wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27 — 76% higher than the £328,955 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loris Karius | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Max Kruse | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Robin Knoche | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Joel Pohjanpalo | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | ST (C) | Finland | ||
| Florian Hübner | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Akaki Gogia | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Anthony Ujah | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | ST (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Christian Gentner | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Marcus Ingvartsen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Denmark | ||
| Niko Gießelmann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D/WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Christopher Trimmel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | D/WB (R) | Austria | ||
| Grischa Prömel | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Cedric Teuchert | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Julian Ryerson | £9,100 | £473,200 | 22 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Norway | ||
| Marvin Friedrich | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Sheraldo Becker | £8,600 | £447,200 | 25 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Robert Andrich | £7,700 | £400,400 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 22 | ST (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Andreas Luthe | £7,500 | £390,000 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marius Bülter | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Griesbeck | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Christopher Lenz | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | D/WB/M (L) | Germany | ||
| Jakob Busk | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | D (LC) | Germany | ||
| Petar Musa | £2,800 | £145,600 | 22 | ST (C) | Croatia | ||
| Moritz Nicolas | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Maurice Opfermann Arcones | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | DM, M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Leon Dajaku | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | M/AM (RLC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Mathis Bruns | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | D (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 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 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 Union Berlin wages, 2020/21
What was 1. FC Union Berlin's wage bill in 2020/21?
1. FC Union Berlin paid £328,955 a week in 2020/21 - £17,105,660 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FC Union Berlin player in 2020/21?
Loris Karius was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £60,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £12,884.
What was the average 1. FC Union Berlin salary in 2020/21?
The average 1. FC Union Berlin player aged 22 or over earned £12,884 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FC Union Berlin's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
1. FC Union Berlin pay £579,768 a week in 2026/27, 76% higher than the £328,955 of 2020/21. The current squad is 31 players against 29 then.