Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Patrik Schick on £123,000 per week · see the current Bayer 04 Leverkusen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 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 £1,169,413 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Schick | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | 29 | ST | Czechia | ||
| Álex Grimaldo | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | 29 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Sven Bender | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 30 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 26 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Edmond Tapsoba | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 26 | D C | Burkina Faso | ||
| Jonas Hofmann | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Lars Bender | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 30 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Loïc Badé | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Jonas Omlin | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 31 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Nathan Tella | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | WB R, AM RL | Nigeria | ||
| Robert Andrich | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Malik Tillman | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | United States | ||
| Aleix García | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | DM | Spain | ||
| Ezequiel Fernández | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 22 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 34 | D/WB/AM R | Spain | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Arthur | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Ernest Poku | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Netherlands | ||
| Martin Terrier | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | France | ||
| Mark Flekken | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Janis Blaswich | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 34 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ibrahim Maza | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | AM LC, F C | Algeria | ||
| Tim Oermann | £7,600 | £395,200 | 21 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Niklas Lomb | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Thanos Petsos | £3,600 | £187,200 | 34 | DM | |||
| Montrell Culbreath | £940 | £48,880 | 17 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Naba Mensah | £930 | £48,360 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Axel Tape | £836 | £43,472 | 17 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Daniel Lang | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | D/WB L | |||
| Ferdinand Pohl | £741 | £38,532 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Ben Hawighorst | £644 | £33,488 | 17 | D C | |||
| Christian Kofane | £634 | £32,968 | 18 | ST | |||
| Osman Turay | £605 | £31,460 | 17 | D/WB L | |||
| Isaiah Eichie | £574 | £29,848 | 17 | D R | |||
| Jeremiah Mensah | £564 | £29,328 | 17 | AM C | |||
| Nebe-Sirak Domnič | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | D R | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wages, 2024/25
What was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's wage bill in 2024/25?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen paid £1,169,413 a week in 2024/25 - £60,809,476 across the year - spread over a squad of 37. We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bayer 04 Leverkusen player in 2024/25?
Patrik Schick was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £123,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £49,568.
What was the average Bayer 04 Leverkusen salary in 2024/25?
The average Bayer 04 Leverkusen player aged 22 or over earned £49,568 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 37. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen pay £2,000,400 a week in 2026/27, 71% higher than the £1,169,413 of 2024/25. The current squad is 35 players against 37 then.