FC Schalke 04 2026/27 - player wages
Bundesliga · highest earner Robin Gosens on £59,000 per week · see FC Schalke 04 transfers
We hold a wage for 37 of the 38 players. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Gosens | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 31 | D/WB/M L | Germany | ||
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | WB R, DM, M RC | Cameroon | ||
| Maximilian Wöber | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | D LC | Austria | ||
| Junior Adamu | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | ST | Austria | ||
| Kevin Müller | £17,000 | £884,000 | 34 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | DM, AM RC | Austria | ||
| Edin Džeko | £14,000 | £728,000 | 39 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Kenan Karaman | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Adil Aouchiche | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM LC | Algeria | ||
| Moussa Sylla | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | AM R, ST | Mali | ||
| Satoshi Tanaka | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | DM | Japan | ||
| Timo Becker | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Bryan Lasme | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Anton Donkor | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Christian Gomis | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Senegal | ||
| Finn Porath | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | WB RL, AM C | Germany | ||
| Hasan Kuruçay | £8,200 | £426,400 | 27 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Loris Karius | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ron Schallenberg | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Nikola Katic | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Adrian Gantenbein | £7,500 | £390,000 | 24 | D/WB R | Switzerland | ||
| Janik Bachmann | £7,100 | £369,200 | 29 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Soufiane El-Faouzi | £6,600 | £343,200 | 23 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Max Grüger | £5,900 | £306,800 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Emil Højlund | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | AM/F C | Denmark | ||
| Dylan Leonard | £4,400 | £228,800 | 17 | D C | Australia | ||
| Mertcan Ayhan | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | D C, DM | Türkiye | ||
| Ayman Gulasi | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Amar Ibrisimovic | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | D C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Aris Bayindir | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Johannes Siebeking | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Mika Khadr | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Paul Pöpperl | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Tidiane Touré | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Vitalie Becker | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Luca Vozar | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Tim-Justin Dietrich | £687 | £35,724 | 22 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Tim Pfeiffer | - | - | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
Top 5 earners take 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a wage for.
FC Schalke 04 against the Bundesliga
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga average · FC Schalke 04 pays under the league average in every one of them. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2026/27
What is FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2026/27?
The FC Schalke 04 total wage bill for 2026/27 is £18,958,524 per year (£364,587 per week) across a squad of 38. We hold a wage for 37 of the 38 players.
Who is FC Schalke 04's highest earner?
Robin Gosens is the highest paid player at FC Schalke 04, earning £59,000 per week.
What is the average FC Schalke 04 player salary?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earns £13,219 per week in 2026/27, across the 25 we hold a wage for. The median is £8,500. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do FC Schalke 04 play in?
FC Schalke 04 play in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is the top division of football in Germany.
