Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Callum Hudson-Odoi on £120,000 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 — 46% higher than the £1,371,100 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 21 | WB R, AM RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrik Schick | £94,000 | £4,888,000 | 26 | ST | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sven Bender | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | - | ||
| Charles Aránguiz | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 33 | DM | Chile | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kerem Demirbay | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 29 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karim Bellarabi | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Florian Wirtz | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 19 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lars Bender | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 28 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Germany | - | ||
| Lukás Hrádecký | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 32 | GK | Finland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonathan Tah | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 26 | D C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 23 | DM | Argentina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sardar Azmoun | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 27 | ST | Iran | JUN 2027 | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 23 | D C | Burkina Faso | JUN 2026 | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | AM RL | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nadiem Amiri | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Piero Hincapié | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 20 | D LC | Ecuador | JUN 2027 | ||
| Adam Hložek | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Daley Sinkgraven | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D/WB L, AM LC | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | D/WB RL, M R | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Odilon Kossounou | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mitchel Bakker | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 22 | D LC | Holland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Amine Adli | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | AM LC | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Robert Andrich | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | DM | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andrey Lunev | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | GK | Russia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrick Pentz | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | GK | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Noah Mbamba | £5,900 | £306,800 | 17 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | GK | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ayman Azhil | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | DM | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joshua Eze | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ayman Aourir | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arjanit Fazlija | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | DM | Kosovo | JUN 2024 | ||
| Can Yayha Moustfa | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | AM/F C | Syria | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Widlarz | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | AM RL | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emre Aksoy | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | D/WB R | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Enes Yılmaz | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gonzalo Moratalla Rumeu | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | M C | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| In-Gyom Jung | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | AM L | South Korea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jan Ecke | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leon Köhl | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maximilian Neutgens | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | GK | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Noah Pesch | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | AM L | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sinan Solmaz | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D C | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Volkan Ballicalioglu | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | AM LC | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samy Jakšić | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Filip Milojević | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lino Labonte | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Seldin Djedovic | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matija Marsenic | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Montenegro | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noe Vechviroon | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Abdul Sesay | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raoul Petak | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benedikt Häb | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luca Novodomsky | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sakariye Abdulle | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D R | Somalia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reno Münz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D LC | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Lang | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB L | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan Zirkzee | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaiah Okafor | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Switzerland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mouaad Latiris | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Madi Monamay | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Wehner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emmanuel Frimpong | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jardell Kanga | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philipp Köhl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Merlin Hachenberg | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Larson Ferati | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Kosovo | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raffael Sommer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anton Bäuerle | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/M L | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2022/23
What was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2022/23?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen paid £1,371,100 a week in 2022/23 - £71,297,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bayer 04 Leverkusen player in 2022/23?
Callum Hudson-Odoi was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £120,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £49,186.
What was the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen salary in 2022/23?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earned £49,186 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,004,400 a week in 2026/27, 46% higher than the £1,371,100 of 2022/23. The current squad is 31 players against 70 then.