SV Werder Bremen 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Max Kruse on £50,000 per week · see the current SV Werder Bremen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
SV Werder Bremen pay £551,760 a week in 2026/27 — 1% higher than the £547,150 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Kruse | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Zlatko Junuzovic | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 29 | AM C | Austria | ||
| Florian Kainz | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | AM LC | Austria | ||
| Milot Rashica | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 20 | AM RL | Kosovo | ||
| Niklas Moisander | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | D C | Finland | ||
| Zhang Yuning | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Aron Jóhannsson | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Thomas Delaney | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | DM | Denmark | ||
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | D/WB R | Czechia | ||
| Ishak Belfodil | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | AM/F C | Algeria | ||
| Ludwig Augustinsson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Sweden | ||
| Fin Bartels | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Philipp Bargfrede | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Jirí Pavlenka | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Luca Caldirola | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D LC | Italy | ||
| Jaroslav Drobny | £13,000 | £676,000 | 37 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Lamine Sané | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Robert Bauer | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | D RLC, DM | Germany | ||
| Jérôme Gondorf | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Sebastian Langkamp | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | D C | Germany | ||
| Johannes Eggestein | £9,100 | £473,200 | 19 | ST | Germany | ||
| Justin Eilers | £9,100 | £473,200 | 29 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Eggestein | £8,900 | £462,800 | 20 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Miloš Veljkovic | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Serbia | ||
| Marco Friedl | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | D LC | Austria | ||
| Boubacar Barry | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Idrissa Touré | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Josh Sargent | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Marc Pfitzner | £3,900 | £202,800 | 32 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Dennis Rosin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Marc-André Kruska | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Niklas Schmidt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Michael Zetterer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ousman Manneh | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | ST | Gambia | ||
| Rafael Kazior | £1,700 | £88,400 | 34 | DM, AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Eric Oelschlägel | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jonah Osabutey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Jesper Verlaat | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D C | Holland | ||
| Dominic Volkmer | £960 | £49,920 | 21 | D C | Germany | ||
| Dario Thürkauf | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Damir Bektic | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Isaiah Young | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jannes Vollert | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Lars Bünning | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | D LC, AM L | Germany | ||
| Leon Jensen | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Fridolin Wagner | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Philipp Eggersglüß | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
| Thore Jacobsen | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D/WB L, DM, AM LC | Germany | ||
| Ole Käuper | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Melvin Krol | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Tobias Duffner | £600 | £31,200 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Marco Kaffenberger | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Simon Straudi | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | AM RLC | Italy | ||
| Malik Memisevic | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | ST | Germany | ||
| Pascal Hackethal | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Keanu Schneider | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Luca Plogmann | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jean-Manuel Mbom | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Luc Ihorst | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | Germany | ||
| Leon Sitz | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| David Philipp | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Iliya Gruev | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Bulgaria | ||
| Julian Rieckmann | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Maik Nawrocki | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Poland | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
SV Werder Bremen wages, 2017/18
What was SV Werder Bremen's wage bill in 2017/18?
SV Werder Bremen paid £547,150 a week in 2017/18 - £28,451,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid SV Werder Bremen player in 2017/18?
Max Kruse was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £50,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £17,377.
What was the average SV Werder Bremen salary in 2017/18?
The average SV Werder Bremen player aged 22 or over earned £17,377 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do SV Werder Bremen's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
SV Werder Bremen pay £551,760 a week in 2026/27, 1% higher than the £547,150 of 2017/18. The current squad is 37 players against 64 then.