FC Bayern München 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Robert Lewandowski on £273,000 per week · see the current FC Bayern München wage bill
We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
FC Bayern München pay £4,220,724 a week in 2026/27 — 37% higher than the £3,074,400 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lewandowski | £273,000 | £14,196,000 | 28 | ST | Poland | ||
| Franck Ribéry | £273,000 | £14,196,000 | 34 | AM LC | France | ||
| Manuel Neuer | £257,000 | £13,364,000 | 31 | GK | Germany | ||
| Thomas Müller | £256,000 | £13,312,000 | 27 | AM RC, F C | Germany | ||
| Thiago | £205,000 | £10,660,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Jérôme Boateng | £205,000 | £10,660,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Arturo Vidal | £202,000 | £10,504,000 | 30 | DM | Chile | ||
| James Rodríguez | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Colombia | ||
| Mats Hummels | £171,000 | £8,892,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| David Alaba | £171,000 | £8,892,000 | 25 | D LC, M C | Austria | ||
| Kingsley Coman | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 21 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Arjen Robben | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 33 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Corentin Tolisso | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Javi Martínez | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Rafinha | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 31 | D/WB RL | Brazil | ||
| Sebastian Rudy | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Niklas Süle | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 21 | D C | Germany | ||
| Sandro Wagner | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 29 | ST | Germany | ||
| Juan Bernat | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Sven Ulreich | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Joshua Kimmich | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Okyere Wriedt | £3,800 | £197,600 | 22 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Fabian Benko | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | AM RLC | Croatia | ||
| Niklas Dorsch | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Felix Götze | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Feldhahn | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Tom Starke | £1,600 | £83,200 | 36 | GK | Germany | ||
| Adrian Fein | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Derrick Köhn | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Leo Weinkauf | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Andreas Rössl | £990 | £51,480 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marco Hingerl | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Manuel Wintzheimer | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Miloš Pantović | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Serbia | ||
| Maxime Awoudja | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Alexander Gschwend | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Mario Crnicki | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | ST | Croatia | ||
| Michael Strein | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Meritan Shabani | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | AM RLC | Kosovo | ||
| Alexander Nollenberger | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | ST | Germany | ||
| Raphael Obermair | £640 | £33,280 | 21 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Angelo Mayer | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Thomas Isherwood | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Resul Türkkalesi | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D/WB RL | Türkiye | ||
| Thorben Hoffmann | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Christian Früchtl | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Timothy Tillman | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Louis Poznański | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Jahn Herrmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Flavius Daniliuc | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RLC, DM | Austria | ||
| Marcel Zylla | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Oliver Batista Meier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Jonas Kehl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
| Alexander Nitzl | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Tobias Heiland | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
| Marin Pudic | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM C | Croatia | ||
| Alexander Lungwitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Lukas Mai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Joshua Zirkzee | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Holland | ||
| Angelo Stiller | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Franck Evina | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Bayern München wages, 2017/18
What was FC Bayern München's wage bill in 2017/18?
FC Bayern München paid £3,074,400 a week in 2017/18 - £159,868,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Bayern München player in 2017/18?
Robert Lewandowski was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £273,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £124,491.
What was the average FC Bayern München salary in 2017/18?
The average FC Bayern München player aged 22 or over earned £124,491 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do FC Bayern München's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
FC Bayern München pay £4,220,724 a week in 2026/27, 37% higher than the £3,074,400 of 2017/18. The current squad is 35 players against 61 then.