RB Leipzig 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Emil Forsberg on £68,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27 — 343% higher than the £414,600 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Forsberg | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Naby Keïta | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Guinea | ||
| Marcel Sabitzer | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Timo Werner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Davie Selke | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 21 | ST | Germany | ||
| Diego Demme | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | DM | Germany | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | AM R, ST | Denmark | ||
| Dominik Kaiser | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | £15,000 | £780,000 | 17 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Willi Orbán | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | D C | Germany | ||
| Oliver Burke | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Marius Müller | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marvin Compper | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | D C | Germany | ||
| Stefan Ilsanker | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Austria | ||
| Lukas Klostermann | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £7,500 | £390,000 | 21 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Bernardo | £7,500 | £390,000 | 21 | D RL, DM | Brazil | ||
| Rani Khedira | £6,700 | £348,400 | 22 | DM | Germany | ||
| Fabio Coltorti | £3,300 | £171,600 | 35 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Benjamin Bellot | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | GK | Germany | ||
| Dominik Martinovic | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | ST | Germany | ||
| Federico Palacios | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Henrik Ernst | £1,200 | £62,400 | 29 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| John-Patrick Strauß | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Gino Fechner | £1,030 | £53,560 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Ken Gipson | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Alexander Siebeck | £830 | £43,160 | 22 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Dominic Heine | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Agyemang Diawusie | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Ermedin Demirovic | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM/F C | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Fridolin Wagner | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Joshua Endres | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | ST | Germany | ||
| Kamil Wojtkowski | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM LC | Poland | ||
| Marcel Becher | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Sören Reddemann | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Timo Mauer | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Przemyslaw Placheta | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | AM L | Poland | ||
| Valentino Jovic | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Erik Majetschak | £90 | £4,680 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Dominik Franke | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Marcel Hoppe | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Tim Schüler | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Kilian Ludewig | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Marc Dauter | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Kilian Senkbeil | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Germany | ||
| Paul Grauschopf | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Kühn | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Elias Abouchabaka | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM, AM LC | Germany | ||
| Felix Beiersdorf | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2016/17
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2016/17?
RB Leipzig paid £414,600 a week in 2016/17 - £21,559,200 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 RB Leipzig player in 2016/17?
Emil Forsberg was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £68,000 a week, 4.4x the 22+ squad average of £15,346.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2016/17?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £15,346 a week in 2016/17, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27, 343% higher than the £414,600 of 2016/17. The current squad is 42 players against 51 then.