Bayer 04 Leverkusen Salaries 2025/26

Bundesliga

Top Earner: P. Schick (€10.0M)

Lowest Earner: I. Traoré (€120K)

P. Schick

Top Earner

I. Traoré

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Central Midfield Duo Out-earns Schick

The combined salaries of the two highest-paid center-midfielders, Exequiel Palacios (€7.5M) and Aleix García (€5.2M), amount to €12.7M annually. This total surpasses the salary of the club's top earner, Patrik Schick (€10.0M).

Fullbacks' Combined Pay Tops Schick

The combined annual salary of the top-earning fullbacks, Lucas Vázquez (€6.0M) and Alejandro Grimaldo (€4.5M), totals €10.5M. This sum is greater than the salary of the club's highest-paid player, Patrik Schick (€10.0M).

The €4.7M Trio

Three players from different positions share the exact same annual salary of €4.7M: goalkeeper Mark Flekken, center-back Loïc Badé, and attacking midfielder Malik Tillman.

Top Goalkeeper Out-earns Most Forwards

The club's highest-paid goalkeeper, Mark Flekken (€4.7M), has a larger annual salary than four of the six players in the forward group, including wingers Martin Terrier (€3.4M) and Eliesse Ben Seghir (€3.2M).

Massive Wage Gap in Attack

There is a significant salary disparity among the forwards. Top earner Patrik Schick (€10.0M) makes nearly three times more than the next highest-paid attacker, Martin Terrier (€3.4M).

Top Center-Back Earns More Than Top Winger

The highest-paid center-back, Loïc Badé (€4.7M), earns significantly more than the highest-paid winger in the squad, Martin Terrier (€3.4M).

Leverkusen's Three-Tiered Wage Structure

The club's salaries are grouped into three distinct tiers. The Elite tier (over €7M) includes Patrik Schick and Exequiel Palacios. A large Core group (€3M-€6M) includes players like Lucas Vázquez and Aleix García. The Development and Rotation tier (under €3M) features players such as Edmond Tapsoba and Nathan Tella.

Vázquez Leads Defensive Wages

The highest earner among all defenders is right-back Lucas Vázquez, with an annual salary of €6.0M.

Palacios is Midfield's Top Earner

Exequiel Palacios is the highest-paid midfielder at the club, earning an annual salary of €7.5M as a center-midfielder.

Schick Is The Club's Top Earner

Center-forward Patrik Schick is the highest-paid player at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, with an annual salary of €10.0M.

Transfer rumour salaries: No exact figures found for incoming players

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any incoming transfer rumour players in the context of what they would earn or expect to earn at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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