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Highest-paid footballers in the world

Compare players on the same basis across different currencies, using exchange rates from each season.

1. Bundesliga salary rankings 2026

RankPlayerClubAnnual salary
1 Jamal MusialaBayern MunichMidfielder Bayern Munich $29M€25M
2 Harry KaneBayern MunichForward Bayern Munich $29M€25M
3 Joshua KimmichBayern MunichMidfielder Bayern Munich $23.3M€20M
4 Serge GnabryBayern MunichMidfielder Bayern Munich $19.7M£14.7M
5 Manuel NeuerBayern MunichGoalkeeper Bayern Munich $17.4M€15M
6 Alphonso DaviesBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $17.4M€15M
7 Luis DíazBayern MunichForward Bayern Munich $16.3M€14M
8 Michael OliseBayern MunichForward Bayern Munich $15.7M€13.5M
9 Jonathan TahBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $13.9M€12M
10 Minjae KimBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $13.9M€12M
11 Dayot UpamecanoBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $12.7M£9.5M
12 Gregor KobelBorussia DortmundGoalkeeper Borussia Dortmund $11.6M€10M
13 Nico SchlotterbeckBorussia DortmundDefender Borussia Dortmund $11.6M€10M
14 Patrik SchickBayer LeverkusenForward Bayer Leverkusen $11.6M€10M
15 Christopher NkunkuAC MilanForward AC Milan $10.7M€9.2M
16 Konrad LaimerBayern MunichMidfielder Bayern Munich $10.5M€9M
17 Serhou GuirassyBorussia DortmundForward Borussia Dortmund $10.5M€9M
18 Marcel SabitzerBorussia DortmundMidfielder Borussia Dortmund $8.7M€7.5M
19 Niclas FüllkrugWerder BremenForward Werder Bremen $8.6M
20 David RaumRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $8.6M€7.4M
21 Benjamin HenrichsRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $8.6M€7.4M
22 Exequiel PalaciosBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $8.6M€7.4M
23 Josip StanišićBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $7.7M€6.6M
24 Matthias GinterSC FreiburgDefender SC Freiburg $7.2M€6.2M
25 Fábio SilvaBorussia DortmundForward Borussia Dortmund $7M€6M
26 Waldemar AntonBorussia DortmundDefender Borussia Dortmund $7M€6M
27 Felix NmechaBorussia DortmundMidfielder Borussia Dortmund $7M€6M
28 Ritsu DoanEintracht FrankfurtRW Eintracht Frankfurt $6.6M€5.7M
29 Willi OrbánRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $6.5M€5.6M
30 Lukas KlostermannRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $6.5M€5.6M
31 Nathaniel BrownBayern MunichDefender Bayern Munich $6M€5.2M
32 Ismael SaibariBayern MunichForward Bayern Munich $6M€5.2M
33 Emre CanBorussia DortmundMidfielder Borussia Dortmund $6M€5.2M
34 Aleix GarcíaBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $6M€5.2M
35 Julian RyersonBorussia DortmundDefender Borussia Dortmund $5.8M€5M
36 Carney ChukwuemekaBorussia DortmundMidfielder Borussia Dortmund $5.8M€5M
37 Maximilian BeierBorussia DortmundForward Borussia Dortmund $5.8M€5M
38 Miguel GutiérrezBayer LeverkusenDefender Bayer Leverkusen $5.8M€5M
39 Edmond TapsobaBayer LeverkusenDefender Bayer Leverkusen $5.8M€5M
40 Robin KochEintracht FrankfurtDefender Eintracht Frankfurt $5.8M€5M
41 Jonathan BurkardtEintracht FrankfurtForward Eintracht Frankfurt $5.8M€5M
42 Victor BonifaceBayer LeverkusenForward Bayer Leverkusen $5.5M
43 Mark FlekkenBayer LeverkusenGoalkeeper Bayer Leverkusen $5.5M€4.7M
44 Loïc BadéBayer LeverkusenDefender Bayer Leverkusen $5.5M€4.7M
45 Castello LukebaRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $5.5M€4.7M
46 Franck HonoratBorussia MonchengladbachMidfielder Borussia Monchengladbach $5.4M€4.6M
47 Ramy BensebainiBorussia DortmundDefender Borussia Dortmund $5.2M€4.5M
48 Angelo StillerVfB StuttgartMidfielder VfB Stuttgart $5.2M€4.5M
49 Deniz UndavVfB StuttgartForward VfB Stuttgart $5.2M€4.5M
50 Arthur VermeerenRB LeipzigMidfielder RB Leipzig $4.8M
51 Jonas HofmannBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $4.7M€4M
52 Robert AndrichBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $4.7M€4M
53 Christoph BaumgartnerRB LeipzigMidfielder RB Leipzig $4.7M€4M
54 Florian NeuhausBorussia MonchengladbachMidfielder Borussia Monchengladbach $4.7M€4M
55 Andrej KramarićTSG HoffenheimForward TSG Hoffenheim $4.7M€4M
56 Hiroki ItoBayern MunichCB Bayern Munich $4.4M€3.8M
57 Koki MachidaTSG HoffenheimCB TSG Hoffenheim $4.4M€3.8M
58 Ezequiel FernándezBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $4.4M€3.8M
59 Malik TillmanBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $4.4M€3.8M
60 Vladimír CoufalTSG HoffenheimDefender TSG Hoffenheim $4.4M€3.8M
61 Brajan GrudaRB LeipzigForward RB Leipzig $4.4M
62 Conrad HarderRB LeipzigForward RB Leipzig $4.4M€3.7M
63 Michael ZettererEintracht FrankfurtGoalkeeper Eintracht Frankfurt $4.3M€3.7M
64 Mario GötzeEintracht FrankfurtMidfielder Eintracht Frankfurt $4.3M€3.7M
65 Maximilian MittelstädtVfB StuttgartDefender VfB Stuttgart $4.3M€3.7M
66 Ermedin DemirovićVfB StuttgartMidfielder VfB Stuttgart $4.3M€3.7M
67 Robin HackBorussia MonchengladbachMidfielder Borussia Monchengladbach $4.3M€3.7M
68 Rocco ReitzRB LeipzigMidfielder RB Leipzig $4.2M€3.6M
69 Arthur TheateEintracht FrankfurtDefender Eintracht Frankfurt $4.2M€3.6M
70 Oliver BaumannTSG HoffenheimGoalkeeper TSG Hoffenheim $4.2M€3.6M
71 Ellyes SkhiriFC KolnMidfielder FC Koln $4.1M
72 Robin GosensSchalke 04Defender Schalke 04 $4.1M
73 Emmanuel Latte LathUnion BerlinForward Union Berlin $4.1M
74 Konstantinos KaretsasBorussia DortmundMidfielder Borussia Dortmund $4.1M€3.5M
75 Jarell QuansahBayer LeverkusenDefender Bayer Leverkusen $4.1M€3.5M
76 Lucas VázquezBayer LeverkusenDefender Bayer Leverkusen $4.1M€3.5M
77 Afonso MoreiraBayer LeverkusenForward Bayer Leverkusen $4.1M€3.5M
78 Ridle BakuRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $4.1M€3.5M
79 Elye WahiEintracht FrankfurtForward Eintracht Frankfurt $4.1M€3.5M
80 Martin TerrierBayer LeverkusenMidfielder Bayer Leverkusen $4M€3.4M
81 Luca WaldschmidtFC KolnForward FC Koln $3.9M€3.4M
82 Niklas BesteSC FreiburgMidfielder SC Freiburg $3.9M€3.4M
83 Yuito SuzukiSC FreiburgSS SC Freiburg $3.7M€3.2M
84 Patson DakaHamburger SVForward Hamburger SV $3.4M
85 Adam DaghimTSG HoffenheimForward TSG Hoffenheim $3.4M€2.9M
86 Nadiem AmiriMainz 05Midfielder Mainz 05 $3.3M€2.9M
87 Ragnar AcheFC KolnForward FC Koln $3.3M€2.9M
88 Sebastiaan BornauwHamburger SVDefender Hamburger SV $3.3M
89 El Chadaille BitshiabuRB LeipzigDefender RB Leipzig $3.3M€2.8M
90 Nicolas SeiwaldRB LeipzigMidfielder RB Leipzig $3.3M€2.8M
91 Johan BakayokoRB LeipzigForward RB Leipzig $3.3M€2.8M
92 RômuloRB LeipzigForward RB Leipzig $3.3M€2.8M
93 Vincenzo GrifoSC FreiburgMidfielder SC Freiburg $3.3M£2.4M
94 Bilal El KhannoussVfB StuttgartMidfielder VfB Stuttgart $3.3M€2.8M
95 Ozan KabakTSG HoffenheimDefender TSG Hoffenheim $3.3M€2.8M
96 Adam HložekTSG HoffenheimForward TSG Hoffenheim $3.3M€2.8M
97 Jamie LewelingVfB StuttgartForward VfB Stuttgart $3.3M€2.8M
98 Saïd El MalaFC KolnForward FC Koln $3.3M€2.8M
99 Thijs DallingaFC KolnForward FC Koln $3.2M
100 Philipp LienhartSC FreiburgDefender SC Freiburg $3.1M£2.3M