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.

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.

Palacios Nearly Out-earns Attackers

The club's top midfielder, Exequiel Palacios, earns €7.5M per year. This is nearly as much as the combined salaries of all other forwards in the squad (€8.2M), excluding top earner Patrik Schick.

Top Defender Out-earns Top Winger

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

Top Defender's Salary Rivals DM Duo

Right-back Lucas Vázquez's €6.0M salary is nearly equal to the combined wages of the two highest-paid defensive midfielders, Robert Andrich (€3.7M) and Ezequiel Fernández (€2.4M), who together earn €6.1M.

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.

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.

Vázquez Leads Defensive Wages

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

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 specific figures 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 players at Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the transfer rumours, adhering to the specified extraction rules.

3d ago

Potential Wage Savings from Kofane and Quansah Departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Christian Kofane, currently earning €660K per year, is linked with moves to clubs like Arsenal and FC Barcelona. Ibrahim Maza, with a salary of €1.3M per year, is rumored to be moving to Milan or Atlético Madrid. Jarell Quansah, who earns €3.8M annually, is linked with a transfer to Liverpool. Ernest Poku, currently on €940K per year, is rumored to be moving to Juventus.

1d ago