RB Leipzig 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Emil Forsberg on £70,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
We hold a wage for all 43 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 — 150% higher than the £733,075 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Forsberg | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Slovenia | ||
| Bruma | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 22 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Jean-Kévin Augustin | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 20 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Naby Keïta | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Guinea | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | D R, DM | Austria | ||
| Marcel Sabitzer | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Timo Werner | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 21 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Willi Orbán | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | D C | Germany | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | Denmark | ||
| Ademola Lookman | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Yvon Mvogo | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Diego Demme | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | DM | Germany | ||
| Lukas Klostermann | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Bernardo | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | D RL, DM | Brazil | ||
| Dominik Kaiser | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Stefan Ilsanker | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Austria | ||
| Benno Schmitz | £8,500 | £442,000 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Fabio Coltorti | £4,300 | £223,600 | 36 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Emre Aslan | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | AM RC, F C | Germany | ||
| Philipp Köhn | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Niclas Stierlin | £860 | £44,720 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Noah Ohio | £615 | £31,980 | 9 | ST (C) | Netherlands | ||
| Kilian Senkbeil | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Marc Dauter | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Anton Rücker | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Noah Jean Holm | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Norway | ||
| Oliver Bias | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Tom Krauß | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Erik Majetschak | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Joshua Wehking | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Fabrice Hartmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Elias Abouchabaka | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Marcel Hoppe | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Julian Krahl | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kilian Ludewig | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB R, AM RL | Germany | ||
| Mateusz Maćkowiak | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | Poland | ||
| Mads Bidstrup | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Denmark | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 43 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2017/18
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2017/18?
RB Leipzig paid £733,075 a week in 2017/18 - £38,119,900 across the year - spread over a squad of 43. We hold a wage for all 43 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2017/18?
Emil Forsberg was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £70,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £31,363.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2017/18?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £31,363 a week in 2017/18, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 43. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27, 150% higher than the £733,075 of 2017/18. The current squad is 42 players against 43 then.