Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Kerem Demirbay on £83,000 per week · see the current Bayer 04 Leverkusen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 41 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,000,400 a week in 2026/27 — 71% higher than the £1,171,600 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerem Demirbay | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 25 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Kai Havertz | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 20 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Kevin Volland | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Karim Bellarabi | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 29 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Sven Bender | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Lukás Hrádecký | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 29 | GK | Finland | ||
| Lars Bender | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 30 | D R, DM | Germany | ||
| Leon Bailey | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 21 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Aleksandar Dragovic | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 28 | D C | Austria | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 20 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Charles Aránguiz | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 30 | DM | Chile | ||
| Jonathan Tah | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | D C | Germany | ||
| Mitchell Weiser | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Nadiem Amiri | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Lucas Alario | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 20 | D C | Burkina Faso | ||
| Julian Baumgartlinger | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | DM | Austria | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 19 | AM RL | France | ||
| Wendell | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | D LC | Brazil | ||
| Daley Sinkgraven | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | D/WB L, M C | Holland | ||
| Paulinho | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 18 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Ramazan Özcan | £11,000 | £572,000 | 35 | GK | Austria | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | GK | Germany | ||
| Adrian Stanilewicz | £960 | £49,920 | 19 | DM | Poland | ||
| Marc Lamti | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D C | Tunisia | ||
| Kevin Bukusu | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Hans Anapak | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Ayman Azhil | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | DM | Morocco | ||
| Marco Wolf | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Ayoub Asrihi | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Marcel Lotka | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| Leon Gaedicke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | Germany | ||
| Fabian Rüth | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Abdul Fesenmeyer | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Achunike Ekene | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Marvin Alexa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Marcel Johnen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Christopher Scott | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Florian Wirtz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Cem Türkmen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Phil Kemper | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 41 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2019/20
What was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2019/20?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen paid £1,171,600 a week in 2019/20 - £60,923,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 41. We hold a wage for all 41 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bayer 04 Leverkusen player in 2019/20?
Kerem Demirbay was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £83,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £51,406.
What was the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen salary in 2019/20?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earned £51,406 a week in 2019/20, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 41. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,000,400 a week in 2026/27, 71% higher than the £1,171,600 of 2019/20. The current squad is 35 players against 41 then.