1. FSV Mainz 05 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Jean-Philippe Gbamin on £35,000 per week · see the current 1. FSV Mainz 05 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
1. FSV Mainz 05 pay £629,600 a week in 2026/27 — 63% higher than the £385,460 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 22 | D RC, DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Alexandru Maxim | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | AM LC | Romania | ||
| Anthony Ujah | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| René Adler | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Aarón | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Danny Latza | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | ST | France | ||
| Daniel Brosinski | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Stefan Bell | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Giulio Donati | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D/WB R | Italy | ||
| Gaëtan Bussmann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Alexander Hack | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | D C | Germany | ||
| Levin Öztunali | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Moussa Niakhaté | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | D LC | France | ||
| Jean-Paul Boëtius | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Niko Bungert | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | D C | Germany | ||
| Robin Quaison | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Sweden | ||
| Philipp Mwene | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Austria | ||
| Emil Berggreen | £9,300 | £483,600 | 25 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Gerrit Holtmann | £9,200 | £478,400 | 23 | WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Pierre Kunde | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Cameroon | ||
| Issah Abass | £8,100 | £421,200 | 19 | AM L, ST | Ghana | ||
| Karim Onisiwo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Ridle Baku | £7,700 | £400,400 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Florian Müller | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Devante Parker | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Jonathan Burkardt | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Robin Zentner | £3,700 | £192,400 | 23 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ahmet Gürleyen | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jannik Huth | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | GK | Germany | ||
| Leandro Barreiro | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | Luxembourg | ||
| Erkan Eyibil | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 32 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
1. FSV Mainz 05 wages, 2018/19
What was 1. FSV Mainz 05's wage bill in 2018/19?
1. FSV Mainz 05 paid £385,460 a week in 2018/19 - £20,043,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid 1. FSV Mainz 05 player in 2018/19?
Jean-Philippe Gbamin was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £13,900.
What was the average 1. FSV Mainz 05 salary in 2018/19?
The average 1. FSV Mainz 05 player aged 22 or over earned £13,900 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do 1. FSV Mainz 05's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
1. FSV Mainz 05 pay £629,600 a week in 2026/27, 63% higher than the £385,460 of 2018/19. The current squad is 33 players against 32 then.