Borussia Dortmund Salaries 2025/26

Bundesliga

Top Earner: N. Süle (€14.0M)

Lowest Earner: F. Mané (€350K)

N. Süle

Top Earner

F. Mané

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

One Defender Out-Earns All Goalkeepers

Center-back Niklas Süle's salary of €14.0M is greater than the combined salaries of all three goalkeepers on the roster, which totals €11.7M.

Goalkeeper Out-Earns Top Striker

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, with a salary of €10.0M, is the club's second-highest earner. He earns more than any forward on the team, including the top-earning striker, Serhou Guirassy (€9.4M).

The Six Million Euro Trio

A notable salary cluster exists at the €6.0M mark, tying together three players from three different areas of the pitch: defender Waldemar Anton, midfielder Felix Nmecha, and forward Karim Adeyemi.

Midfield Chiefs Trail Other Positions

The highest-paid midfielders, Julian Brandt and Emre Can (€8.0M), earn less than the top earner in attack (Serhou Guirassy, €9.4M), goal (Gregor Kobel, €10.0M), and defense (Niklas Süle, €14.0M).

Midfield Duo Surpasses Top Earner

The combined salaries of the two highest-paid midfielders, Julian Brandt and Emre Can (€8.0M each), total €16.0M. This sum is greater than the salary of the club's single top earner, Niklas Süle (€14.0M).

Bellingham's Youthful Wage Anomaly

At 20 years old, midfielder Jobe Bellingham earns €3.5M. This is substantially more than other young players in the squad, such as 19-year-old Almugera Kabar (€750K) and 21-year-old Filippo Mané (€350K).

Dortmund's Four-Tier Wage Structure

The club's salaries are grouped into four distinct tiers. The Elite tier (over €9M) includes players like Niklas Süle, Gregor Kobel, and Serhou Guirassy. The Senior tier (€6M-€8M) features players such as Julian Brandt and Emre Can. A Core group (€4M-€6M) includes Maximilian Beier and Julian Ryerson, while a Development tier (under €4M) contains the remaining players.

Midfield Leaders on Identical Pay

Julian Brandt (Attacking Midfielder) and Emre Can (Defensive Midfielder) are the joint-highest earners in the midfield, both with salaries of €8.0M.

Top Earner is a Defender

The highest-paid player at Borussia Dortmund is Niklas Süle, a center-back, with an annual salary of €14.0M. He is the only player at the club earning over €10.0M per year.

Attack's Highest Paid Player

The top earner among the forwards is Center-Forward Serhou Guirassy, whose annual salary is €9.4M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Jadon Sancho, Marcos Senesi

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

Jadon Sancho is reportedly requesting a net salary of 9 million euros per season from Borussia Dortmund, while the club is offering him a base salary between five and six million euros with potential performance-based bonuses. Sport Bild suggests a realistic salary for Sancho at Dortmund would be around seven million euros, and Sky predicts he could earn up to 10 million euros annually. Sancho is also reportedly willing to play for 8 million euros per season at Dortmund. Marcos Senesi's representatives are requesting a salary of more than 5 million euros net per season from Borussia Dortmund.

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Potential wage savings from Serhou Guirassy and Julian Brandt's departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Serhou Guirassy, currently earning €9.4M/year, is linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur or Milan. Julian Brandt, with a salary of €8.0M/year, could depart for Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Inter. Nico Schlotterbeck, earning €6.5M/year, is rumored to be moving to Chelsea. Waldemar Anton, with a salary of €6.0M/year, is linked to Aston Villa, West Ham United, or Tottenham Hotspur. Ramy Bensebaini, earning €4.5M/year, is linked to Galatasaray. Almugera Kabar, with a salary of €750K/year, is linked to Hamburger SV. Fábio Silva, earning €4.0M/year, is linked to Real Betis. Julian Ryerson, with a salary of €5.0M/year, is linked to Liverpool. Salih Özcan, earning €4.5M/year, is linked to Beşiktaş.

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