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FC Schalke 04 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Edin Džeko on £30,000 per week · see the current FC Schalke 04 wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £322k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £17m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £9k
Then and now
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27 — 5% higher than the £322,310 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edin Džeko | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 39 | Striker | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dejan Ljubicic | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ralf Fährmann | £18,000 | £936,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hasan Kuruçay | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bryan Lasme | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dominick Drexler | £13,000 | £676,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nikola Katic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Adrian Gantenbein | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Right-back | Switzerland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Henning Matriciani | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kenan Karaman | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kevin Müller | £12,000 | £624,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christopher Antwi-Adjej | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ron Schallenberg | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Loris Karius | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Timo Becker | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amin Younes | £8,500 | £442,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adil Aouchiche | £8,500 | £442,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Janik Bachmann | £8,100 | £421,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Finn Porath | £7,300 | £379,600 | 28 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Felipe Sánchez | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomas Kalas | £7,000 | £364,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Moussa N'Diaye | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Left-back | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Anton Donkor | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Podlech | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mertcan Ayhan | £3,900 | £202,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2026 | ||
| Moussa Sylla | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | Winger, striker | Mali | JUN 2026 | ||
| Peter Remmert | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Emil Højlund | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Michael Langer | £2,900 | £150,800 | 39 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christian Gomis | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Left winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Winger | Togo | JUN 2026 | ||
| Paul Pöpperl | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Soufiane El-Faouzi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Aris Bayindir | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gerrit Wegkamp | £1,200 | £62,400 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Amar Ibrisimovic | £1,092 | £56,784 | 18 | Centre-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Johannes Siebeking | £984 | £51,168 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Max Lamby | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Mika Khadr | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Grüger | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mauro Zalazar | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Edion Gashi | £795 | £41,340 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Luca Vozar | £792 | £41,184 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tim-Justin Dietrich | £687 | £35,724 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jean-Paul N´Diaye | £659 | £34,268 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Tidiane Touré | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vincenzo Onofrietti | £582 | £30,264 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Raphael Ott | £548 | £28,496 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| In-Gyom Jung | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | Winger, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Faaris Yusufu | £528 | £27,456 | 20 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
| Vitalie Becker | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Left-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emil Zeil | £495 | £25,740 | 19 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Arda Oruç | £445 | £23,140 | 17 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Bissara Djaby | £435 | £22,620 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Clinton Wilson | £425 | £22,100 | 17 | Winger | JUN 2026 | |||
| David Gonçalves Nascimento | £415 | £21,580 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Linus Weik | £383 | £19,916 | 20 | Full-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jonas Dieckmann | £355 | £18,460 | 17 | Striker | JUN 2026 | |||
| Kayhan Sayman | £345 | £17,940 | 17 | Right winger | JUN 2026 | |||
| Marcel Biskup | £336 | £17,472 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Höfel | £335 | £17,420 | 17 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2026 | |||
| Malik Tubic | £325 | £16,900 | 17 | Left winger, striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Mika Wallentowitz | £325 | £16,900 | 17 | Right winger, striker | JUN 2026 | |||
| Niclas Damberg | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Centre-back | JUN 2026 | |||
| Noel Westenberger | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Centre-back | JUN 2026 | |||
| Noah Candir | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Max Hauswirth | £304 | £15,808 | 21 | Left-back, left midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Yassin Ben Balla | £300 | £15,600 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Magnus Rösner | £255 | £13,260 | 20 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Bojan Potnar | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Luc Otzmann | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Rafael Czulak | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Right-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ayman Gulasi | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bilal Dardari | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Aboubacar Sylla | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Diego Backes-Klimek | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Brody Collins | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Dylan Leonard | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | Central midfielder | Australia | JUN 2025 | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 6%
5 £1k-£2k 2%
7 £2k-£5k 7%
10 £5k-£10k 22%
13 £10k-£25k 54%
1 £25k-£100k 9%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
FC Schalke 04 wages, 2024/25
What was FC Schalke 04's wage bill in 2024/25?
FC Schalke 04 paid £322,310 a week in 2024/25 - £16,760,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid FC Schalke 04 player in 2024/25?
Edin Džeko was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £30,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £8,983.
What was the average FC Schalke 04 salary in 2024/25?
The average FC Schalke 04 player aged 22 or over earned £8,983 a week in 2024/25, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do FC Schalke 04's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
FC Schalke 04 pay £337,387 a week in 2026/27, 5% higher than the £322,310 of 2024/25. The current squad is 34 players against 78 then.