RB Leipzig 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Timo Werner on £116,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 14 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 — 58% higher than the £1,163,715 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Werner | £116,000 | £6,032,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Patrik Schick | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 23 | ST | Czechia | ||
| Marcel Sabitzer | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Austria | ||
| Emil Forsberg | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Dani Olmo | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 21 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Angeliño | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 22 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 25 | AM R, ST | Denmark | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Slovenia | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 29 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Amadou Haïdara | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | DM | Mali | ||
| Ademola Lookman | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | Austria | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Nordi Mukiele | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 21 | D RC | France | ||
| Willi Orbán | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | D C | Hungary | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Hannes Wolf | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | AM RC | Austria | ||
| Lukas Klostermann | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| Yvon Mvogo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Tyler Adams | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | D/WB R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Philipp Tschauner | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ethan Ampadu | £8,300 | £431,600 | 18 | D C, DM | Wales | ||
| Mads Bidstrup | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | DM | Denmark | ||
| Anton Rücker | £960 | £49,920 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Fabrice Hartmann | £910 | £47,320 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Malik Talabidi | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Noah Jean Holm | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Norway | ||
| Max Winter | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Oliver Bias | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Noah Ohio | £615 | £31,980 | 11 | ST (C) | Netherlands | ||
| Frederik Jäkel | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Tim Schreiber | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tom Krauß | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Moritz Schulze | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kossivi Amededjisso | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Togo | ||
| Matthew Bondswell | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Joscha Wosz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Gustav Grubbe | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB R | Denmark | ||
| Solomon Bonnah | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D RLC | Holland | ||
| Eric Martel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Dennis Borkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Germany | ||
| Matti Cebulla | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2019/20
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2019/20?
RB Leipzig paid £1,163,715 a week in 2019/20 - £60,513,180 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2019/20?
Timo Werner was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £116,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £54,429.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2019/20?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £54,429 a week in 2019/20, across the 14 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27, 58% higher than the £1,163,715 of 2019/20. The current squad is 42 players against 44 then.