VfB Stuttgart 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Mario Gómez on £77,000 per week · see the current VfB Stuttgart wage bill
Then and now
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,032,420 a week in 2026/27 — 56% higher than the £661,600 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Gómez | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 32 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Holger Badstuber | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gonzalo Castro | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Didavi | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Gentner | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Santiago Ascacíbar | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emiliano Insúa | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | Left-back | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andreas Beck | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | Full-back | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dennis Aogo | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pablo Maffeo | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Benjamin Pavard | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 22 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ozan Kabak | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chadrac Akolo | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Erik Thommy | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Timo Baumgartl | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alexander Esswein | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Oliver Kempf | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicolás González | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Borna Sosa | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | Left-back | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tobias Werner | £11,000 | £572,000 | 32 | Left winger | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Steven Zuber | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Left wing-back, left winger | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tasos Donis | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Greece | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jan Kliment | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | Right winger, striker | Czechia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jens Grahl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Kopacz | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfB Stuttgart wages, 2018/19
What was VfB Stuttgart's wage bill in 2018/19?
VfB Stuttgart paid £661,600 a week in 2018/19 - £34,403,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfB Stuttgart player in 2018/19?
Mario Gómez was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £77,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £28,484.
What was the average VfB Stuttgart salary in 2018/19?
The average VfB Stuttgart player aged 22 or over earned £28,484 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do VfB Stuttgart's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
VfB Stuttgart pay £1,032,420 a week in 2026/27, 56% higher than the £661,600 of 2018/19. The current squad is 32 players against 26 then.