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BUNDESLIGA · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Bundesliga midfielders

Joshua Kimmich is the best-paid midfielder in the Bundesliga, on £315,000 a week at FC Bayern München, or £16,380,000 a year. Felix Nmecha is next on £166,000 at Borussia Dortmund. We hold wages for 147 Bundesliga midfielders in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £315k
AVERAGE WAGE £39,483
SHARE OF WAGE BILL16%
TOP 10 A WEEK £1.4m
WAGES HELD147

The 50 best-paid Bundesliga midfielders

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid midfielders in the Bundesliga in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Joshua Kimmich £315,000£315k £16,380,000£16.4m FC Bayern München 30 Right-back, defensive midfielder Germany
2 Felix Nmecha £166,000£166k £8,632,000£8.6m Borussia Dortmund 24 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Germany
3 Konrad Laimer £141,000£141k £7,332,000£7.3m FC Bayern München 28 Right-back, defensive midfielder Austria
4 Marcel Sabitzer £133,000£133k £6,916,000£6.9m Borussia Dortmund 31 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Austria
5 Emre Can £133,000£133k £6,916,000£6.9m Borussia Dortmund 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
6 Waldemar Anton £116,000£116k £6,032,000£6.0m Borussia Dortmund 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
7 Aleksandar Pavlovic £116,000£116k £6,032,000£6.0m FC Bayern München 21 Defensive midfielder Germany
8 Carney Chukwuemeka £101,000£101k £5,252,000£5.3m Borussia Dortmund 21 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Austria
9 David Raum £101,000£101k £5,252,000£5.3m RB Leipzig 27 Left-back, left midfielder Germany
10 Tom Bischof £96,000£96k £4,992,000£5.0m FC Bayern München 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Germany
11 Robert Andrich £89,000£89k £4,628,000£4.6m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
12 Aleix García £86,000£86k £4,472,000£4.5m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Spain
13 Sven Bender £86,000£86k £4,472,000£4.5m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder Germany
14 Angelo Stiller £86,000£86k £4,472,000£4.5m VfB Stuttgart 24 Defensive midfielder Germany
15 Ezequiel Fernández £85,000£85k £4,420,000£4.4m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 22 Defensive midfielder Argentina
16 Jobe Bellingham £83,000£83k £4,316,000£4.3m Borussia Dortmund 19 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder England
17 Kevin Kampl £83,000£83k £4,316,000£4.3m RB Leipzig 34 Defensive midfielder Slovenia
18 Fábio Vieira £82,000£82k £4,264,000£4.3m Hamburger Sport-Verein 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Portugal
19 Robin Koch £81,000£81k £4,212,000£4.2m Eintracht Frankfurt 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
20 Lars Bender £70,000£70k £3,640,000£3.6m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 31 Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder Germany
21 Arthur Vermeeren £69,000£69k £3,588,000£3.6m RB Leipzig 20 Defensive midfielder Belgium
22 Florian Neuhaus £68,000£68k £3,536,000£3.5m Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Germany
23 Nicolas Seiwald £65,000£65k £3,380,000£3.4m RB Leipzig 24 Defensive midfielder Austria
24 Ellyes Skhiri £60,000£60k £3,120,000£3.1m 1. FC Köln 30 Defensive midfielder Tunisia
25 Robin Gosens £59,000£59k £3,068,000£3.1m FC Schalke 04 31 Left-back, left midfielder Germany
26 Borna Sosa £53,000£53k £2,756,000£2.8m 1. FC Köln 27 Left-back, left midfielder Croatia
27 Atakan Karazor £53,000£53k £2,756,000£2.8m VfB Stuttgart 28 Defensive midfielder Türkiye
28 David Møller Wolfe £52,000£52k £2,704,000£2.7m Hamburger Sport-Verein 23 Left-back, left midfielder Norway
29 Kevin Stöger £50,000£50k £2,600,000£2.6m Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Austria
30 Nadiem Amiri £49,000£49k £2,548,000£2.5m 1. FSV Mainz 05 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Germany
31 Neil El Aynaoui £45,000£45k £2,340,000£2.3m RB Leipzig 24 Defensive midfielder Morocco
32 Ezechiel Banzuzi £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m RB Leipzig 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Netherlands
33 Ko Itakura £41,000£41k £2,132,000£2.1m Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Japan
34 Ibrahima Traoré £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 Wide midfielder, winger Guinea
35 Naby Keïta £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m SV Werder Bremen 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Guinea
36 Albert Sambi Lokonga £36,000£36k £1,872,000£1.9m Hamburger Sport-Verein 25 Defensive midfielder Belgium
37 Maximilian Eggestein £36,000£36k £1,872,000£1.9m Sport-Club Freiburg 28 Defensive midfielder Germany
38 Dominik Kohr £35,000£35k £1,820,000£1.8m 1. FSV Mainz 05 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
39 Ibrahim Maza £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Algeria
40 Grischa Prömel £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m VfB Stuttgart 30 Defensive midfielder Germany
41 Kristijan Jakić £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m FC Augsburg 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Croatia
42 Ludovit Reis £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m SV Werder Bremen 25 Defensive midfielder Netherlands
43 Leon Avdullahu £33,000£33k £1,716,000£1.7m TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 21 Defensive midfielder Kosovo
44 Eric Martel £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m 1. FSV Mainz 05 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
45 Farès Chaïbi £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m Eintracht Frankfurt 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Algeria
46 Niklas Stark £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m SV Werder Bremen 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Germany
47 Rani Khedira £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m 1. FC Union Berlin 31 Defensive midfielder Tunisia
48 Junior Dina Ebimbe £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m FC Schalke 04 24 Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder Cameroon
49 Rocco Reitz £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m RB Leipzig 23 Defensive midfielder Germany
50 Jens Stage £30,000£30k £1,560,000£1.6m SV Werder Bremen 28 Defensive midfielder Denmark

What each position earns in the Bundesliga

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £27k Defenders £42k Midfielders £39k Attackers £51k

Midfielders take 16% of what the Bundesliga pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their midfielders the most

Every midfielder wage we hold at each Bundesliga club, added together, a week

Borussia Dortmund £777k FC Bayern München £671k Bayer 04 Leverkusen £457k RB Leipzig £441k Hamburger Sport-Verein £286k Borussia Mönchengladbach £250k VfB Stuttgart £208k SV Werder Bremen £192k FC Augsburg £168k 1. FSV Mainz 05 £163k

Borussia Dortmund pay 9 midfielders £776,500 a week between them, and Felix Nmecha takes 21% of it.

The best-paid midfielder at every Bundesliga club

18 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders

Each Bundesliga club's best-paid midfielder in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every midfielder in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
FC Bayern München Joshua Kimmich £315,000£315k 1
Borussia Dortmund Felix Nmecha £166,000£166k 2
RB Leipzig David Raum £101,000£101k 9
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Robert Andrich £89,000£89k 11
VfB Stuttgart Angelo Stiller £86,000£86k 14
Hamburger Sport-Verein Fábio Vieira £82,000£82k 18
Eintracht Frankfurt Robin Koch £81,000£81k 19
Borussia Mönchengladbach Florian Neuhaus £68,000£68k 22
1. FC Köln Ellyes Skhiri £60,000£60k 24
FC Schalke 04 Robin Gosens £59,000£59k 25
1. FSV Mainz 05 Nadiem Amiri £49,000£49k 30
SV Werder Bremen Naby Keïta £40,000£40k 35
Sport-Club Freiburg Maximilian Eggestein £36,000£36k 37
FC Augsburg Kristijan Jakić £33,000£33k 41
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Leon Avdullahu £33,000£33k 43
1. FC Union Berlin Rani Khedira £31,000£31k 47
SV Elversberg Łukasz Poręba £13,000£13k 82
SC Paderborn 07 Felix Götze £12,000£12k 84

The best-paid midfielder in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Bundesliga ranks third.

The best-paid midfielder in each men's league we rank midfielders in, the weekly wage, and the league's average midfielder wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Otávio £472,000£472k £49,687£50k
Süper Lig N'Golo Kanté £348,000£348k £21,488£21k
Bundesliga Joshua Kimmich £315,000£315k £39,483£39k
Premier League Bruno Fernandes £300,000£300k £76,710£77k
Major League Soccer Casemiro £300,000£300k £11,731£12k
Ligue 1 Marquinhos £279,000£279k £30,015£30k
La Liga Trent Alexander-Arnold £249,000£249k £40,838£41k
Serie A John Stones £200,000£200k £44,528£45k
Primeira Liga João Palhinha £199,000£199k £11,158£11k
Championship Kalvin Phillips £165,000£165k £20,131£20k
Croatian First League Ismaël Bennacer £117,000£117k £4,206£4k
Brasileirão Série A Arthur £99,000£99k £10,842£11k
Eredivisie Lutsharel Geertruida £99,000£99k £9,142£9k
2. Bundesliga Maximilian Arnold £74,000£74k £11,170£11k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,664£17k
Liga MX Carlos Gruezo £64,000£64k £6,811£7k
League One Boubakary Soumaré £58,000£58k £6,405£6k
Serie B Ali Al Musrati £55,000£55k £8,344£8k
La Liga 2 Donny van de Beek £54,000£54k £5,199£5k
Super Liga Leandro Paredes £44,000£44k £4,100£4k
Chinese Super League Ibrahim Amadou £42,000£42k £5,544£6k
Scottish Premiership Callum McGregor £39,000£39k £5,790£6k
J1 League Oriol Romeu £35,000£35k £4,063£4k
Danish Superliga Philip Billing £35,000£35k £7,123£7k
Superleague Greece Christos Zafeiris £33,000£33k £7,533£8k
Czech First League Sivert Mannsverk £33,000£33k £2,010£2k
Belgian Pro League László Bénes £25,000£25k £6,702£7k
Ekstraklasa Karol Linetty £25,000£25k £3,410£3k
Ligue 2 Ibou Sissoko £21,000£21k £4,966£5k
Austrian Bundesliga Bendegúz Bolla £20,000£20k £3,500£4k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Mats Rits £16,000£16k £2,048£2k
Eliteserien Hrannar Snær Magnússon £13,000£13k £2,231£2k
League Two Joe Williams £12,000£12k £2,560£3k
Categoría Primera A Élan Ricardo £11,000£11k £3,852£4k
Thai League Roque Mesa £8,000£8k £2,247£2k
Indian Super League Lalengmawia £5,500£6k £707£707
Veikkausliiga Alexander Ring £4,500£5k £708£708
Scottish Championship Graeme Shinnie £4,200£4k £907£907
National League Jake Rooney £4,100£4k £1,293£1k
A-League Jake Girdwood-Reich £4,100£4k £1,219£1k
I-League Jordi Altena £3,100£3k £364£364
Canadian Premier League Manuel Aparicio £810£810 £458£458
Meistriliiga Modou Tambedou £484£484 £161£161

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Bundesliga?

Joshua Kimmich of FC Bayern München, on £315,000 a week in 2026/27, or £16,380,000 a year. Felix Nmecha of Borussia Dortmund is second on £166,000 a week.

How much do Bundesliga midfielders earn?

The average Bundesliga midfielder aged 22 or over earns £39,483 a week, and the median one £27,000. Midfielders take 16% of what the Bundesliga pays its players of that age.

Which Bundesliga club pays its midfielders the most?

Borussia Dortmund, £776,500 a week across the 9 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Felix Nmecha on £166,000.

Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Bundesliga ranks third of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

The same Bundesliga squads, cut a different way

See the highest paid Bundesliga players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Bundesliga players are paid at every age, or the Bundesliga wage bill, club by club.