1. FSV Mainz 05 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Alexandru Maxim on £29,000 per week · see the current 1. FSV Mainz 05 wage bill
Then and now
1. FSV Mainz 05 pay £554,000 a week in 2026/27 — 60% higher than the £346,840 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandru Maxim | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nigel de Jong | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Ujah | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| René Adler | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Latza | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | Japan | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdou Diallo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stefan Bell | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Brosinski | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giulio Donati | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Right-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Levin Öztunali | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexander Hack | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pablo De Blasis | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Niko Bungert | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robin Quaison | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emil Berggreen | £9,300 | £483,600 | 24 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gerrit Holtmann | £9,200 | £478,400 | 22 | Left wing-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Suat Serdar | £8,600 | £447,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leon Balogun | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Karim Onisiwo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Karl-Heinz Lappe | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robin Zentner | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Noah Korczowski | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sebastian Tyrala | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Benjamin Trümner | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Christian Kinsombi | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charmaine Häusl | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kennet Hanner López | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Chile | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niklas Kölle | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marin Sverko | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Left-back | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kerem Bülbül | £890 | £46,280 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Müller | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bilal Kamarieh | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Finn Dahmen | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Maurice Neubauer | £740 | £38,480 | 21 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Heinz Mörschel | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jayson Breitenbach | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jannik Mause | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tevin Ihrig | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Malte Moos | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ridle Baku | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Justin Petermann | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ahmet Gürleyen | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sandro Loechelt | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Vitus Scheithauer | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Burkardt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Erkan Eyibil | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oscar Schönfelder | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Shako W'Okitasombo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Full-back | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Haritonov | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Merveille Papela | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marius Liesegang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FSV Mainz 05 wages, 2017/18
What was 1. FSV Mainz 05's wage bill in 2017/18?
1. FSV Mainz 05 paid £346,840 a week in 2017/18 - £18,035,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FSV Mainz 05 player in 2017/18?
Alexandru Maxim was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £29,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £11,700.
What was the average 1. FSV Mainz 05 salary in 2017/18?
The average 1. FSV Mainz 05 player aged 22 or over earned £11,700 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FSV Mainz 05's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
1. FSV Mainz 05 pay £554,000 a week in 2026/27, 60% higher than the £346,840 of 2017/18. The current squad is 29 players against 53 then.