Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Sven Bender on £86,000 per week · see the current Bayer 04 Leverkusen wage bill
Then and now
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,004,400 a week in 2026/27 — 69% higher than the £1,188,780 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Bender | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charles Aránguiz | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Chile | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kerem Demirbay | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrik Schick | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 25 | Striker | Czechia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Karim Bellarabi | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 31 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lukás Hrádecký | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lars Bender | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jonathan Tah | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sardar Azmoun | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 26 | Striker | Iran | JUN 2027 | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Burkina Faso | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lucas Alario | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 22 | Winger | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Florian Wirtz | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Julian Baumgartlinger | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daley Sinkgraven | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | Full-back, right midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mitchel Bakker | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Paulinho | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Odilon Kossounou | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2026 | ||
| Amine Adli | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Robert Andrich | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andrey Lunev | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Russia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Piero Hincapié | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Ecuador | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lennart Grill | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £4,900 | £254,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ali Barak | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aaron Tshimuanga | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Schwieren | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Felix Erken | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joshua Eze | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leon Pesch | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Right-back | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lennart Winkler | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sadik Fofana | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emre Aksoy | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giancarlo Lore | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| In-Gyom Jung | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | South Korea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leon Köhl | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roy Steur | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zidan Sertdemir | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noah Pesch | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jan Ecke | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Can Yayha Moustfa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaiah Okafor | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Switzerland | - | ||
| Daniel Lang | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dominik Burghard | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sinan Solmaz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdul-Wahid Bancé | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maximilian Neutgens | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shahin Biniazz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ayman Aourir | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Zirkzee | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Volkan Ballicalioglu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Iker Bravo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2021/22
What was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2021/22?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen paid £1,188,780 a week in 2021/22 - £61,816,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bayer 04 Leverkusen player in 2021/22?
Sven Bender was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £86,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £50,245.
What was the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen salary in 2021/22?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earned £50,245 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,004,400 a week in 2026/27, 69% higher than the £1,188,780 of 2021/22. The current squad is 31 players against 55 then.