Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2026/27 - player wages
Bundesliga · highest earner Patrik Schick on £166,000 per week · see Bayer 04 Leverkusen transfers
We hold a wage for all 35 players in the squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Schick | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | 29 | ST | Czechia | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 26 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 34 | D/WB/AM R | Spain | ||
| Loïc Badé | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Malik Tillman | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | 23 | AM RLC | United States | ||
| Robert Andrich | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Aleix García | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Sven Bender | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 31 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 26 | D C | Burkina Faso | ||
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 20 | AM LC | Morocco | ||
| Ezequiel Fernández | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 22 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Jonas Hofmann | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 32 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Mark Flekken | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Martin Terrier | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 28 | AM LC, F C | France | ||
| Victor Boniface | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Lars Bender | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 31 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Miguel Gutiérrez | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| Nathan Tella | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | WB R, AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Ernest Poku | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Netherlands | ||
| Ibrahim Maza | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | Algeria | ||
| Jeanuël Belocian | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 20 | D LC | France | ||
| Arthur | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Facundo Medina | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | D LC | Argentina | ||
| Axel Tape | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 17 | D RC, DM | France | ||
| Christian Kofane | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Cameroon | ||
| Janis Blaswich | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 34 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tim Oermann | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 21 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Montrell Culbreath | £9,000 | £468,000 | 17 | WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Afonso Moreira | £6,500 | £338,000 | 20 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kennet Eichhorn | £5,000 | £260,000 | 15 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jeremiah Mensah | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Naba Mensah | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a wage for.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen against the Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga average · Bayer 04 Leverkusen pays over the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2026/27
What is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Bayer 04 Leverkusen total wage bill for 2026/27 is £104,020,800 per year (£2,000,400 per week) across a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in the squad.
Who is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's highest earner?
Patrik Schick is the highest paid player at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, earning £166,000 per week.
What is the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player salary?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earns £77,177 per week in 2026/27, across the 22 we hold a wage for. The median is £82,500. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Bayer 04 Leverkusen play in?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen play in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is the top division of football in Germany.
