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FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Frauen-Bundesliga midfielders

Giulia Gwinn is the best-paid midfielder in the Frauen-Bundesliga, on £4,200 a week at FC Bayern München Women, or £218,400 a year. Lena Oberdorf is next on £3,000 at FC Bayern München Women. We hold wages for 58 Frauen-Bundesliga midfielders in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £4k
AVERAGE WAGE £962
SHARE OF WAGE BILL15%
TOP 10 A WEEK £19k
WAGES HELD58

The 50 best-paid Frauen-Bundesliga midfielders

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid midfielders in the Frauen-Bundesliga in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Giulia Gwinn £4,200£4k £218,400£218k FC Bayern München Women 26 Full-back, right midfielder
2 Lena Oberdorf £3,000£3k £156,000£156k FC Bayern München Women 23 Defensive midfielder
3 Janina Minge £2,100£2k £109,200£109k VfL Wolfsburg Women 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
4 Lena Lattwein £2,000£2k £104,000£104k VfL Wolfsburg Women 25 Defensive midfielder
5 Momoko Tanikawa £1,900£2k £98,800£99k FC Bayern München Women 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
6 Tanja Pawollek £1,600£2k £83,200£83k 1. FC Union Berlin Women 26 Defensive midfielder
7 Sarah Zadrazil £1,600£2k £83,200£83k FC Bayern München Women 32 Defensive midfielder
8 Lisanne Gräwe £1,000£1k £52,000£52k 1. FC Union Berlin Women 22 Defensive midfielder
9 Jarne Teulings £960£960 £49,920£50k Eintracht Frankfurt Women 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
10 Ella Peddemors £955£955 £49,660£50k VfL Wolfsburg Women 22 Defensive midfielder
11 Franziska Harsch £945£945 £49,140£49k TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women 28 Defensive midfielder
12 Ainhoa Alguacil £877£877 £45,604£46k Eintracht Frankfurt Women 19 Central midfielder
13 Jana Feldkamp £787£787 £40,924£41k SGS Essen Women 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
14 Celina Degen £754£754 £39,208£39k 1. FC Köln Women 24 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
15 Annabel Schasching £748£748 £38,896£39k RB Leipzig Women 22 Defensive midfielder
16 Sofie Lundgaard £745£745 £38,740£39k Eintracht Frankfurt Women 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
17 Jenny Hipp £744£744 £38,688£39k SV Werder Bremen Women 27 Defensive midfielder
18 Sandra Starke £740£740 £38,480£38k RB Leipzig Women 32 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
19 Lina Hausicke £724£724 £37,648£38k 1. FC Union Berlin Women 27 Defensive midfielder
20 Lou-Ann Joly £724£724 £37,648£38k RB Leipzig Women 23 Defensive midfielder
21 Noemi Ivelj £704£704 £36,608£37k Eintracht Frankfurt Women 18 Defensive midfielder
22 Katharina Piljić £691£691 £35,932£36k VfL Wolfsburg Women 21 Defensive midfielder
23 Juliane Wirtz £675£675 £35,100£35k SV Werder Bremen Women 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
24 Laura Vogt £664£664 £34,528£35k 1. FC Köln Women 24 Defensive midfielder
25 Valesca Ampoorter £624£624 £32,448£32k TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women 21 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
26 Jonna Brengel £614£614 £31,928£32k 1. FC Nürnberg Women 20 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
27 Lia Kamber £594£594 £30,888£31k 1. FC Union Berlin Women 19 Central midfielder
28 Laura Gloning £594£594 £30,888£31k TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women 20 Right-back, defensive midfielder
29 Alicia-Sophie Gudorf £577£577 £30,004£30k Sport-Club Freiburg Women 24 Right-back, right midfielder
30 Julia Landenberger £571£571 £29,692£30k VfL Wolfsburg Women 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
31 Taylor Ziemer £558£558 £29,016£29k 1. FC Köln Women 26 Defensive midfielder
32 Clara Fröhlich £555£555 £28,860£29k 1. FC Nürnberg Women 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
33 Meret Felde £541£541 £28,132£28k Sport-Club Freiburg Women 26 Defensive midfielder
34 Ida Heikkinen £538£538 £27,976£28k 1. FC Union Berlin Women 18 Right-back, central midfielder
35 Vanessa Diehm £538£538 £27,976£28k TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women 21 Defensive midfielder
36 Ruby Grant £517£517 £26,884£27k Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
37 Laura Miller £508£508 £26,416£26k 1. FC Nürnberg Women 23 Defensive midfielder
38 Maëlle Seguin £498£498 £25,896£26k 1. FC Nürnberg Women 20 Defensive midfielder
39 Shari Van Belle £481£481 £25,012£25k SGS Essen Women 25 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
40 Julia Debitzki £476£476 £24,752£25k SGS Essen Women 34 Defensive midfielder
41 Meret Günster £455£455 £23,660£24k 1. FC Nürnberg Women 22 Defensive midfielder
42 Pauline Machtens £451£451 £23,452£23k Hamburger SV Women 23 Defensive midfielder
43 Melina Kunkel £437£437 £22,724£23k SV Werder Bremen Women 19 Defensive midfielder
44 Leni Eggert £422£422 £21,944£22k Hamburger SV Women 17 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
45 Sofie Zdebel £421£421 £21,892£22k Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women 20 Defensive midfielder
46 Nicole Ojukwu £419£419 £21,788£22k Sport-Club Freiburg Women 19 Defensive midfielder
47 Merza Julević £412£412 £21,424£21k FC Carl Zeiss Jena Women 35 Defensive midfielder
48 Melina Bünning £412£412 £21,424£21k Hamburger SV Women 18 Defensive midfielder
49 Nike Andersson £402£402 £20,904£21k FC Carl Zeiss Jena Women 23 Defensive midfielder
50 Fiona Gaißer £400£400 £20,800£21k FC Carl Zeiss Jena Women 21 Defensive midfielder

What each position earns in the Frauen-Bundesliga

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £732 Defenders £961 Midfielders £962 Attackers £900

Midfielders take 15% of what the Frauen-Bundesliga pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their midfielders the most

Every midfielder wage we hold at each Frauen-Bundesliga club, added together, a week

FC Bayern München Women £11k VfL Wolfsburg Women £6,317 1. FC Union Berlin Women £4,456 Eintracht Frankfurt Women £3,286 1. FC Nürnberg Women £2,998 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women £2,701 RB Leipzig Women £2,371 SGS Essen Women £2,282 Hamburger SV Women £2,173 1. FC Köln Women £1,976

FC Bayern München Women pay 4 midfielders £10,700 a week between them, and Giulia Gwinn takes 39% of it.

The best-paid midfielder at every Frauen-Bundesliga club

14 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders

Each Frauen-Bundesliga club's best-paid midfielder in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every midfielder in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
FC Bayern München Women Giulia Gwinn £4,200£4k 1
VfL Wolfsburg Women Janina Minge £2,100£2k 3
1. FC Union Berlin Women Tanja Pawollek £1,600£2k 6
Eintracht Frankfurt Women Jarne Teulings £960£960 9
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Women Franziska Harsch £945£945 11
SGS Essen Women Jana Feldkamp £787£787 13
1. FC Köln Women Celina Degen £754£754 14
RB Leipzig Women Annabel Schasching £748£748 15
SV Werder Bremen Women Jenny Hipp £744£744 17
1. FC Nürnberg Women Jonna Brengel £614£614 26
Sport-Club Freiburg Women Alicia-Sophie Gudorf £577£577 29
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women Ruby Grant £517£517 36
Hamburger SV Women Pauline Machtens £451£451 42
FC Carl Zeiss Jena Women Merza Julević £412£412 47

The best-paid midfielder in every women's league

4 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Frauen-Bundesliga ranks third.

The best-paid midfielder in each women's league we rank midfielders in, the weekly wage, and the league's average midfielder wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Women's Super League Grace Geyoro £6,200£6k £1,722£2k
Liga F Patricia Guijarro £4,800£5k £788£788
Frauen-Bundesliga Giulia Gwinn £4,200£4k £962£962
NWSL Bruninha £2,500£3k £1,343£1k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Frauen-Bundesliga?

Giulia Gwinn of FC Bayern München Women, on £4,200 a week in 2026/27, or £218,400 a year. Lena Oberdorf of FC Bayern München Women is second on £3,000 a week.

How much do Frauen-Bundesliga midfielders earn?

The average Frauen-Bundesliga midfielder aged 22 or over earns £962 a week, and the median one £724. Midfielders take 15% of what the Frauen-Bundesliga pays its players of that age.

Which Frauen-Bundesliga club pays its midfielders the most?

FC Bayern München Women, £10,700 a week across the 4 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Giulia Gwinn on £4,200.

Who is the highest paid midfielder in women's football?

Of the 4 women's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Grace Geyoro of London City Lionesses Women in the Women's Super League, on £6,200 a week. The best-paid in the Frauen-Bundesliga ranks third of the 4 leagues on that measure.

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