RB Leipzig 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Marcel Sabitzer on £76,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
Then and now
RB Leipzig pay £1,692,328 a week in 2026/27 — 71% higher than the £991,195 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Sabitzer | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emil Forsberg | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bruma | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Portugal | - | ||
| Jean-Kévin Augustin | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Slovenia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Amadou Haïdara | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 20 | DM | Mali | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Timo Werner | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 19 | D C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diego Demme | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | DM | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nordi Mukiele | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 20 | D RC | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Willi Orbán | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 25 | D C | Hungary | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 19 | D C | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | D R, DM | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | GK | Hungary | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stefan Ilsanker | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lukas Klostermann | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 22 | D RLC | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matheus Cunha | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | AM R, ST | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcelo Saracchi | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yvon Mvogo | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | GK | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Atınç Nukan | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | D C | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyler Adams | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | D/WB R, DM | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marius Müller | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | GK | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emile Smith Rowe | £8,300 | £431,600 | 17 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Erik Majetschak | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mads Bidstrup | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | DM | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niclas Stierlin | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | DM | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Noah Ohio | £615 | £31,980 | 10 | ST (C) | Netherlands | JUN 2022 | ||
| Julian Krahl | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | GK | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Naod Mekonnen | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | DM | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mateusz Maćkowiak | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | D L | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nicolas Fontaine | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM RL, ST | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marcel Hoppe | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D/WB L | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noah Jean Holm | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fabrice Hartmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Krauß | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anton Rücker | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Bias | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Bondswell | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matti Cebulla | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tim Schreiber | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joscha Wosz | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM C | Germany | - | ||
| Malik Talabidi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Max Winter | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dennis Borkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM LC, F C | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2018/19
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2018/19?
RB Leipzig paid £991,195 a week in 2018/19 - £51,542,140 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2018/19?
Marcel Sabitzer was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £76,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £42,133.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2018/19?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £42,133 a week in 2018/19, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,692,328 a week in 2026/27, 71% higher than the £991,195 of 2018/19. The current squad is 37 players against 46 then.