FC Schalke 04 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Salif Sané on £56,000 per week · see the current FC Schalke 04 wage bill
Then and now
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27 — 33% higher than the £253,960 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salif Sané | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dominick Drexler | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Latza | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ko Itakura | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Japan | JUN 2023 | ||
| Simon Terodde | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nassim Boujellab | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Langer | £8,900 | £462,800 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Victor Pálsson | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marius Lode | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2024 | ||
| Malick Thiaw | £6,900 | £358,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcin Kaminski | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marius Bülter | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Martin Fraisl | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Darko Churlinov | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | Winger | North Macedonia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Rzatkowski | £4,900 | £254,800 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rodrigo Zalazar | £4,700 | £244,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reinhold Ranftl | £4,700 | £244,400 | 29 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ouwejan | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andreas Vindheim | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lee Dong-Geong (Dong-Geong Lee) | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | South Korea | - | ||
| Blendi Idrizi | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kerim Çalhanoğlu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mehmet-Can Aydin | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Right winger | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ardy Mfundu | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Florian Flick | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yaroslav Mikhailov | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Russia | - | ||
| Bleron Krasniqi | £990 | £51,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Kosovo | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arbnor Aliu | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Campanile | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Juan Ignacio Cabrera | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Rose | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marvin Pieringer | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sidi Sané | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bogdan Shubin | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luis Klein | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Elias Kurt | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gideon Guzy | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordy Mfundu | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Left winger | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Justin Treichel | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leo Weichert | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Louis Köster | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Erik Lanfer | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tristan Osmani | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ngufor Anubodem | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philip Buczkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keke Topp | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Germany | - | ||
| Evan Rotundo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicholas Engels | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Podlech | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mattes Hansen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2021/22
What was FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2021/22?
FC Schalke 04 paid £253,960 a week in 2021/22 - £13,205,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Schalke 04 player in 2021/22?
Salif Sané was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £56,000 a week, 4.8x the 22+ squad average of £11,563.
What was the average FC Schalke 04 salary in 2021/22?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earned £11,563 a week in 2021/22, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do FC Schalke 04's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27, 33% higher than the £253,960 of 2021/22. The current squad is 34 players against 51 then.