FC Schalke 04 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Eugene Konoplyanka on £88,000 per week · see the current FC Schalke 04 wage bill
Then and now
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £1,023,300 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Konoplyanka | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 28 | AM LC | Ukraine | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nabil Bentaleb | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 23 | DM | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sebastian Rudy | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 28 | D R, DM | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Omar Mascarell | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 25 | DM | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Breel Embolo | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matija Nastasic | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 25 | D C | Serbia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mark Uth | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Salif Sané | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jeffrey Bruma | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 26 | D C | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | GK | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bastian Oczipka | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 29 | D/WB L | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Caligiuri | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 29 | D/WB R, AM RL | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Benjamin Stambouli | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alessandro Schöpf | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 24 | WB R, AM RC | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Amine Harit | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 21 | AM LC | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Suat Serdar | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | DM | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Guido Burgstaller | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sascha Riether | £16,000 | £832,000 | 35 | D/WB R | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rabbi Matondo | £15,000 | £780,000 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hamza Mendyl | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cedric Teuchert | £9,400 | £488,800 | 21 | ST | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Weston McKennie | £9,000 | £468,000 | 19 | DM | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Steven Skrzybski | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | AM RC, F C | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ahmed Kutucu | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexander Nübel | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | GK | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Haji Wright | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | AM L, ST | U.S.A. | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Langer | £700 | £36,400 | 33 | GK | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zyen Jones | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | AM RL | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mehmet-Can Aydin | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2018/19
What was FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2018/19?
FC Schalke 04 paid £1,023,300 a week in 2018/19 - £53,211,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Schalke 04 player in 2018/19?
Eugene Konoplyanka was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £88,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £49,312.
What was the average FC Schalke 04 salary in 2018/19?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earned £49,312 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do FC Schalke 04's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £1,023,300 of 2018/19. The current squad is 34 players against 29 then.