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
We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 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 — 44% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salif Sané | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dominick Drexler | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Danny Latza | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | DM | Germany | ||
| Ko Itakura | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Japan | ||
| Simon Terodde | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | ST | Germany | ||
| Nassim Boujellab | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | AM RC | Morocco | ||
| Michael Langer | £8,900 | £462,800 | 36 | GK | Austria | ||
| Victor Pálsson | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Iceland | ||
| Marius Lode | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | D RC | Norway | ||
| Malick Thiaw | £6,900 | £358,800 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Marcin Kaminski | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | D C | Poland | ||
| Marius Bülter | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Martin Fraisl | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | GK | Austria | ||
| Darko Churlinov | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | AM RL | North Macedonia | ||
| Marc Rzatkowski | £4,900 | £254,800 | 31 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Rodrigo Zalazar | £4,700 | £244,400 | 21 | AM C | Uruguay | ||
| Reinhold Ranftl | £4,700 | £244,400 | 29 | D/WB/M R | Austria | ||
| Thomas Ouwejan | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Holland | ||
| Andreas Vindheim | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | D/WB/M R | Norway | ||
| Lee Dong-Geong (Dong-Geong Lee) | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | AM RLC | South Korea | ||
| Blendi Idrizi | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM C | Kosovo | ||
| Kerim Çalhanoğlu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Germany | ||
| Mehmet-Can Aydin | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Ardy Mfundu | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Yaroslav Mikhailov | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | AM C | Russia | ||
| Florian Flick | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Bleron Krasniqi | £990 | £51,480 | 19 | AM/F C | Kosovo | ||
| Arbnor Aliu | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Luca Campanile | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Juan Ignacio Cabrera | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Daniel Rose | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Marvin Pieringer | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Sidi Sané | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Bogdan Shubin | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | DM | Ukraine | ||
| Luis Klein | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Elias Kurt | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Gideon Guzy | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D L | Germany | ||
| Justin Treichel | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jordy Mfundu | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | AM L | Belgium | ||
| Leo Weichert | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Louis Köster | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Nicholas Engels | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Luca Podlech | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | ||
| Keke Topp | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Philip Buczkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L | Poland | ||
| Tristan Osmani | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | Austria | ||
| Ngufor Anubodem | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Germany | ||
| Erik Lanfer | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC, DM | Germany | ||
| Evan Rotundo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Mattes Hansen | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | Germany | ||
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 £364,587 a week in 2026/27, 44% higher than the £253,960 of 2021/22. The current squad is 38 players against 51 then.