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FC Schalke 04 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on £116,000 per week · see the current FC Schalke 04 wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £66m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £40k
Then and now
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27 — 74% lower than the £1,276,710 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | £116,000 | £6,032,000 | 32 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Eugene Konoplyanka | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 26 | Left winger | Ukraine | JUN 2017 | ||
| Benedikt Höwedes | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Baba Rahman | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 22 | Left-back | Ghana | JUN 2017 | ||
| Breel Embolo | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Franco Di Santo | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 27 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Holger Badstuber | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Johannes Geis | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dennis Aogo | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 29 | Left-back, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Max Meyer | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Naldo | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Coke | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | Right-back, right winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Caligiuri | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Atsuto Uchida | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 28 | Right-back | Japan | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nabil Bentaleb | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matija Nastasic | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Benjamin Stambouli | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leon Goretzka | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alessandro Schöpf | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Guido Burgstaller | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Donis Avdijaj | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Kosovo | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sascha Riether | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sead Kolašinac | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Left-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alper Ademoğlu | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thilo Kehrer | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Timon Wellenreuther | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Christian Wetklo | £3,400 | £176,800 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bernard Tekpetey | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2018 | ||
| Felix Schröter | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jan Fießer | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Idrissa Touré | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kevin Scheidhauer | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kai Wagner | £960 | £49,920 | 19 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Christian Mauersberger | £940 | £48,880 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Phil Neumann | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Haji Wright | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Winger, striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rogier Krohne | £790 | £41,080 | 29 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Koseler | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Filip Faletar | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Florian Bohnert | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Winger, striker | Luxembourg | MAY 2018 | ||
| Oktawian Skrzecz | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Poland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sascha Dum | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tobias Pachonik | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Right-back, right winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joshua Bitter | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alexander Nübel | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mike Brömer | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| René Klingenburg | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Paul Stieber | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Patryk Dragon | £470 | £24,440 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Michael Olczyk | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Erdinç Karakaş | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Weston McKennie | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joseph Boyamba | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tjorben Uphoff | £340 | £17,680 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Luke Hemmerich | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Right-back, winger | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lennart Czyborra | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Sascha Algermissen | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Felix Käfferbitz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jannis Kübler | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lukas Ahrend | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Benjamin Goller | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Moody Chana | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Timon Weiner | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Andriko Smolinski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jan Wellers | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fabian Fisch | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Justin Neiß | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Florian Krüger | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
36 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
9 £2k-£5k 2%
£5k-£10k
5 £10k-£25k 6%
19 £25k-£100k 82%
1 £100k+
9%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2016/17
What was FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2016/17?
FC Schalke 04 paid £1,276,710 a week in 2016/17 - £66,388,920 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 FC Schalke 04 player in 2016/17?
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £116,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £40,092.
What was the average FC Schalke 04 salary in 2016/17?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earned £40,092 a week in 2016/17, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do FC Schalke 04's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27, 74% lower than the £1,276,710 of 2016/17. The current squad is 34 players against 70 then.