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RB Leipzig 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Timo Werner on £165,000 per week · see the current RB Leipzig wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.4m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £72m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £63k
Then and now
RB Leipzig pay £1,692,328 a week in 2026/27 — 23% higher than the £1,378,290 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Werner | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | 26 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Abdou Diallo | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lukas Klostermann | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 26 | Defender | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| André Silva | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 26 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Xaver Schlager | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dani Olmo | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emil Forsberg | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| David Raum | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amadou Haïdara | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joško Gvardiol | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Péter Gulácsi | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Hungary | JUN 2025 | ||
| Willi Orbán | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Hungary | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yussuf Poulsen | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Konrad Laimer | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mohamed Simakan | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Marcel Halstenberg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benjamin Henrichs | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dominik Szoboszlai | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kevin Kampl | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Slovenia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ørjan Nyland | £5,000 | £260,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Janis Blaswich | £4,100 | £213,200 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Caden Clark | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sanoussy Ba | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chilohem Onuoha | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonas Nikisch | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oskar Preil | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jorden Winter | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kristaps Grabovskis | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Latvia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Voigt | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moritz Aé | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noël Atom | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oliver Schmidhauser | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ohene Köhl | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pierre Weber | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Left wing-back, central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Simon Schierack | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Silas Prüfrock | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tino Kaufmann | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tim Köhler | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Wulf | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tim Meyer | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Valentin Siepler | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vincent Zaruba | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jamie Wagner | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcel Zajusch | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Left-back, left winger | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niklas Rohleder | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anton Schneider | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moritz Markowski | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left wing-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tim Lehmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Justin Puphal | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yannick Eduardo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Czechia | JUL 2024 | ||
| Kurt Pestel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lennart Johanns | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Ihendu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pepe Böhm | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sammy Mohammad | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jakob Sachse | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nuha Jatta | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paul Kühnhardt | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anton Bulland | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lenny Hennig | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timo Schlieck | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yannick Eduardo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cedric Zajkowski | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elias Lenz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
41 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
3 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
£10k-£25k
18 £25k-£100k 77%
2 £100k+
21%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
RB Leipzig wages, 2022/23
What was RB Leipzig's wage bill in 2022/23?
RB Leipzig paid £1,378,290 a week in 2022/23 - £71,671,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid RB Leipzig player in 2022/23?
Timo Werner was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £165,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £63,355.
What was the average RB Leipzig salary in 2022/23?
The average RB Leipzig player aged 22 or over earned £63,355 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do RB Leipzig's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
RB Leipzig pay £1,692,328 a week in 2026/27, 23% higher than the £1,378,290 of 2022/23. The current squad is 37 players against 65 then.