FC Schalke 04 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Baba Rahman on £89,000 per week · see the current FC Schalke 04 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
FC Schalke 04 pay £364,587 a week in 2026/27 — 63% lower than the £983,010 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baba Rahman | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | 22 | D/WB L | Ghana | ||
| Eugene Konoplyanka | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 27 | AM LC | Ukraine | ||
| Nabil Bentaleb | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 22 | DM | Algeria | ||
| Breel Embolo | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 20 | AM R, ST | Switzerland | ||
| Franco Di Santo | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 28 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Max Meyer | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Naldo | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 34 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marko Pjaca | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Croatia | ||
| Bastian Oczipka | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Daniel Caligiuri | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 28 | WB R, AM RL | Germany | ||
| Matija Nastasic | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Benjamin Stambouli | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Alessandro Schöpf | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | WB R, AM RC | Austria | ||
| Leon Goretzka | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Amine Harit | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | AM LC | Morocco | ||
| Pablo Insua | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Guido Burgstaller | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Sascha Riether | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Cedric Teuchert | £9,400 | £488,800 | 20 | ST | Germany | ||
| Weston McKennie | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Alexander Nübel | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Bernard Tekpetey | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Muhamed Alawie | £3,900 | £202,800 | 29 | AM/F C | Lebanon | ||
| Thilo Kehrer | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Benedikt Zahn | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | D C, ST | Germany | ||
| Felix Schröter | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Jannis Kübler | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jonas Carls | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Nick Taitague | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Benjamin Goller | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Florian Krüger | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Jonas Strifler | £810 | £42,120 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Arnold Budimbu | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Michael Langer | £780 | £40,560 | 32 | GK | Austria | ||
| Filip Faletar | £670 | £34,840 | 22 | AM C | Croatia | ||
| Florian Bohnert | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Luxembourg | ||
| Richard Weber | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Joshua Bitter | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Erdinç Karakaş | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D LC | Germany | ||
| René Klingenburg | £510 | £26,520 | 23 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Jason Ceka | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Patryk Dragon | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Lennart Czyborra | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Tim Kallenbach | £350 | £18,200 | 22 | DM | Germany | ||
| Timon Weiner | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Yannic Lenze | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Levent Mercan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Görkem Can | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Okan Yilmaz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Lukas Ahrend | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB R, DM, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Justin Neiß | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Andriko Smolinski | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Mick Gudra | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Ahmed Kutucu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Türkiye | ||
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 55 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2017/18
What was FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2017/18?
FC Schalke 04 paid £983,010 a week in 2017/18 - £51,116,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Schalke 04 player in 2017/18?
Baba Rahman was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £89,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £32,558.
What was the average FC Schalke 04 salary in 2017/18?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earned £32,558 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do FC Schalke 04's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
FC Schalke 04 pay £364,587 a week in 2026/27, 63% lower than the £983,010 of 2017/18. The current squad is 38 players against 55 then.