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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Patrik Schick on £123,000 per week · see the current Bayer 04 Leverkusen wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.5m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £79m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £60k
Then and now
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,004,400 a week in 2026/27 — 32% higher than the £1,515,920 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Schick | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | 27 | Striker | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £107,000 | £5,564,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2028 | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sven Bender | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2028 | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Burkina Faso | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jonas Hofmann | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2028 | ||
| Florian Wirtz | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lars Bender | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 29 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | - | ||
| Lukás Hrádecký | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonathan Tah | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Piero Hincapié | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Ecuador | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 24 | Right wing-back, winger | Nigeria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Robert Andrich | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josip Stanišic | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 23 | Defender | Croatia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Amine Adli | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Victor Boniface | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Adam Hložek | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Odilon Kossounou | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2026 | ||
| Arthur | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Borja Iglesias | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gustavo Puerta | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Noah Mbamba | £13,000 | £676,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Madi Monamay | £7,900 | £410,800 | 17 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ayman Aourir | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Anton Bäuerle | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noah Pesch | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Winger | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Widlarz | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Winger | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Filip Milojević | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matija Marsenic | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Montenegro | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Lang | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arjanit Fazlija | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emmanuel Frimpong | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan Zirkzee | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaiah Okafor | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Karim Dhouib | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Wehner | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Novodomsky | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mats Flock | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reno Münz | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philipp Köhl | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raffael Sommer | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Raoul Petak | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Melvin Ukpeigbe | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nikita Slavytskyi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Ukraine | - | ||
| Ferdinand Pohl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Montrell Culbreath | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jesper Schlich | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Boran Yörük | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Julien Kurowski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francis Onyeka | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Márton Szép | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Hungary | JUN 2026 | ||
| Francesco Buono | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tyron Fernandes | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | - | ||
| Nathaniel König | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | - | ||
| Ken Izekor | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nils Gernhardt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Oleksandr Petrenko | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Akim Kister | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Naba Mensah | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nourdine Camara | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Larson Ferati | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Kosovo | JUN 2025 | ||
| Julian Weitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Borys Ołeniak | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kjell Becher | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Left-back | Germany | - | ||
| Moritz Schrief | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | - | ||
| Artem Stepanov | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | Ukraine | JUN 2027 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
1 £2k-£5k 0%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
2 £10k-£25k 2%
22 £25k-£100k 81%
2 £100k+
15%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2023/24
What was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2023/24?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen paid £1,515,920 a week in 2023/24 - £78,827,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bayer 04 Leverkusen player in 2023/24?
Patrik Schick was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £123,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £60,329.
What was the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen salary in 2023/24?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earned £60,329 a week in 2023/24, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,004,400 a week in 2026/27, 32% higher than the £1,515,920 of 2023/24. The current squad is 31 players against 71 then.