Red Bull Salzburg Salaries 2026/27

Admiral Bundesliga

Top Earner: T. Kawamura (€2.0M)

Lowest Earner: N. Sarcevic (€43K)

T. Kawamura

Top Earner

N. Sarcevic

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Earners Make 46x More Than Lowest

A vast wage gap exists within the squad. The top earners, Takumu Kawamura and Haris Tabaković (€2.0M), each make over 46 times the salary of the lowest-paid player, 19-year-old goalkeeper Nikola Sarcevic (€43K).

Teenage Midfielder Out-earns Most Forwards

18-year-old Attacking Midfielder Johannes Moser's €1.0M salary is higher than that of eight of the ten players in the forward group. Only the two top-earning forwards, Haris Tabaković and Yorbe Vertessen, earn more.

Full-backs Dominate Defensive Wages

The four highest-paid players in the defensive line are all full-backs. Stefan Lainer (RB), Frans Krätzig (LB), Dominik Schmid (LB), and Aleksa Terzić (LB) all earn €1.0M or more, surpassing the highest-paid center-backs, Tim Drexler and Hendry Blank, who are on €900K.

Top Two Earn More Than Bottom Ten

The club's two highest earners, Takumu Kawamura and Haris Tabaković, have a combined salary of €4.0M. This amount is greater than the combined salaries of the ten lowest-paid players on the squad, which totals approximately €2.63M.

Entire Goalkeeping Unit Costs Less Than One Forward

The combined annual salary of the two goalkeepers, Christian Zawieschitzky and Nikola Sarcevic, is €293K. This total is less than the individual salary of forward Edmund Baidoo, who earns €300K.

Trio of DMs Consume Midfield Budget

Just three players, all Defensive Midfielders, account for more than half of the entire midfield wage bill. The combined €4.4M salary of Takumu Kawamura, Lucas Gourna-Douath, and Mamady Diambou represents over 54% of the total €8.1M spent on the nine-player midfield group.

Young Quartet on Identical Contracts

Four young players from different areas of the pitch all earn the exact same salary of €500K. The group consists of Center-Backs Anrie Chase and John Mellberg, Right-Back Leandro Morgalla, and Center-Forward Sota Kitano.

Salzburg's Salary Tiers

The squad's wages are grouped into clear tiers. An Elite tier (€2.0M) is occupied solely by Takumu Kawamura and Haris Tabaković. A Key Player tier, earning between €1.0M and €1.5M, includes players like Stefan Lainer, Frans Krätzig, and Lucas Gourna-Douath. The majority of the squad forms the Prospect tier, earning below €1.0M.

Full-backs Share Defensive Top Spot

The highest-paid players in the defensive unit are Right-Back Stefan Lainer and Left-Back Frans Krätzig. They both earn an identical salary of €1.5M, making them the joint top earners in defense despite a ten-year age difference.

Top Spot Shared by Midfielder and Striker

The highest-paid player spot at the club is shared between Defensive Midfielder Takumu Kawamura and Center-Forward Haris Tabaković, who both have an annual salary of €2.0M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Umut Tohumcu and others

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

No exact salary or wage figures for incoming players at Red Bull Salzburg were reported in the transfer rumour events, adhering to the specified extraction rules.

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Potential wage savings from Lucas Gourna-Douath and Mamady Diambou's potential departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Aleksa Terzić, currently earning €1.0M/year, is linked with a move to Frosinone. Mamady Diambou, with a salary of €1.1M/year, could be heading to Brest or Lens. Lucas Gourna-Douath, earning €1.3M/year, is rumored to be moving to Hull City or Monza. Edmund Baidoo, on €300K/year, is linked with Club Brugge. Adam Daghim, who earns €625K/year, is rumored to be joining TSG Hoffenheim. Valentin Sulzbacher, with a salary of €463K/year, is linked to Excelsior. Clement Bischoff, earning €910K/year, could be moving to NEC.

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