RB Leipzig 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Lukas Klostermann on £82,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 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 — 88% higher than the £975,370 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Klostermann | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 25 | D RLC | Germany | ||
| André Silva | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 25 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Dani Olmo | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Emil Forsberg | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Denmark | ||
| Amadou Haïdara | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 23 | DM | Mali | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Slovenia | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 31 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Angeliño | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 23 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 24 | D/WB R, DM | Austria | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 29 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Henrichs | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 24 | D RL | Germany | ||
| Willi Orbán | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 28 | D C | Hungary | ||
| Nordi Mukiele | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 23 | D RC | France | ||
| Tyler Adams | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Dominik Szoboszlai | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | AM LC | Hungary | ||
| Joško Gvardiol | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 19 | D LC | Croatia | ||
| Josep Martínez | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | GK | Spain | ||
| Philipp Tschauner | £6,800 | £353,600 | 35 | GK | Germany | ||
| Hugo Novoa | £4,200 | £218,400 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Mohamed Simakan | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | D RC | France | ||
| Solomon Bonnah | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | D RLC | Holland | ||
| Gustav Grubbe | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | D/WB R | Denmark | ||
| Ben Klefisch | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | M RLC | Germany | ||
| Fabian Eutinger | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Daniel Krasucki | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | AM C | Poland | ||
| David Lelle | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Eric Uhlmann | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Kacper Smorgol | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Julius Pfennig | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jan Marvin Krüger | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Michael Kostka | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Oskar Preil | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Mehmet Ibrahimi | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Robin Friedrich | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Kristaps Grabovskis | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RC | Latvia | ||
| Jonas Nikisch | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tim Meyer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D LC, M L | Germany | ||
| Tom Wulf | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | WB L | Germany | ||
| Valentin Siepler | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Germany | ||
| Simon Schierack | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM R | Germany | ||
| Sanoussy Ba | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Kummer | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Godjes Yeboah | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Luca Joel Grimpe | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Pierre Weber | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D L | Germany | ||
| Oliver Bryks | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Germany | ||
| Cedric Zajkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Ohene Köhl | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Max Voigt | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D R | Germany | ||
| Jorden Winter | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Sidney Raebiger | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2021/22
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2021/22?
RB Leipzig paid £975,370 a week in 2021/22 - £50,719,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2021/22?
Lukas Klostermann was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £82,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £50,106.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2021/22?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £50,106 a week in 2021/22, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,836,228 a week in 2026/27, 88% higher than the £975,370 of 2021/22. The current squad is 42 players against 53 then.