RB Leipzig 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Lukas Klostermann on £88,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 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 — 49% higher than the £1,229,945 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Klostermann | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 24 | D (RLC), WB (R) | Germany | ||
| Marcel Sabitzer | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 26 | M/AM (RLC) | Austria | ||
| Dani Olmo | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 22 | M/AM (LC) | Spain | ||
| Emil Forsberg | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 28 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Sweden | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 26 | M/AM (R), ST (C) | Denmark | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 29 | M/AM (RLC) | Slovenia | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 30 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Justin Kluivert | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 21 | M/AM (RL) | Holland | ||
| Angeliño | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 23 | D/WB/M (L) | Spain | ||
| Amadou Haïdara | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Mali | ||
| Alexander Sørloth | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 24 | ST (C) | Norway | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 22 | M (RLC), AM (C) | France | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 23 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Austria | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | D (LC), WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 21 | D (C) | France | ||
| Benjamin Henrichs | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 23 | D (RL) | Germany | ||
| Nordi Mukiele | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 22 | D (RC), WB (R) | France | ||
| Tyler Adams | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 21 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Willi Orbán | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | D (C) | Hungary | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 21 | D (C) | France | ||
| Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | M/AM (R), ST (C) | South Korea | ||
| Dominik Szoboszlai | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | M (LC), AM (C) | Hungary | ||
| Joško Gvardiol | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 18 | D (LC) | Croatia | ||
| Philipp Tschauner | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | GK | Germany | ||
| Josep Martínez | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | GK | Spain | ||
| Lazar Samardžić | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | M (C), AM (LC) | Germany | ||
| Fabrice Hartmann | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Joscha Wosz | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Gustav Grubbe | £631 | £32,812 | 17 | D/WB (R) | Denmark | ||
| Hugo Novoa | £621 | £32,292 | 17 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Matthew Bondswell | £583 | £30,316 | 18 | D (LC) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2020/21
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2020/21?
RB Leipzig paid £1,229,945 a week in 2020/21 - £63,957,140 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2020/21?
Lukas Klostermann was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £88,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £52,426.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2020/21?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £52,426 a week in 2020/21, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27, 49% higher than the £1,229,945 of 2020/21. The current squad is 42 players against 31 then.