Premier League Managers Salaries Revealed: Who Earns More Than Star Players?
Premier League manager salaries have increased rapidly over the past 20 years, alongside broadcast revenues and the growing importance of top managers. At the top sits Pep Guardiola who is not only the highest-paid manager in the Premier League but also in world football.
His Manchester City contract is worth around £20 million/year in base salary, with additional £5 million/year in team success bonuses. That figure puts Guardiola on similar level contract to that of Erling Haaland who is earning slightly more then Guardiola with his £500,000/year contract.
However after Guardiola manager salaries drop significantly as second highest manager Mikel Arteta, earns 50% less (£10 million/year) in base salary which goes to show how important Guardiola has been for Man City since taking over.
Below is a full breakdown of Premier League manager salaries, highlighting the highest earners, surprise gaps, and how managerial pay compares across the league.
| # | Manager | Salary | Team | Age | Contract Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸 Pep Guardiola | £20m | Man City | 54 | 2027 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸 Mikel Arteta | £10m | Arsenal | 43 | 2027 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰 Thomas Frank | £8m | Brentford | 52 | 2028 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸 Unai Emery | £8m | Aston Villa | 54 | 2029 |
| 5 | 🇳🇱 Arne Slot | £6.6m | Liverpool | 47 | 2027 |
| 6 | 🇵🇹 Ruben Amorim | £6.5m | Man United | 40 | 2027 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 Eddie Howe | £6m | Newcastle | 48 | 2028 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧 David Moyes | £5m | Everton | 62 | 2027 |
| 9 | 🇵🇹 Nuno E. Santo | £4.5m | Wes Ham | 51 | 2027 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹 Enzo Maresca | £4.5m | Chelsea | 45 | 2027 |
| 11 | 🇵🇹 Marco Silva | £4m | Fulham | 48 | 2026 |
| 12 | 🇦🇹 Oliver Glasner | £4m | Crystal Palace | 51 | 2026 |
| 13 | 🇬🇧 Sean Dyche | £3.9m | Nottingham | 54 | 2027 |
| 14 | 🇩🇪 Fabian Hürzeler | £2.5m | Brighton | 32 | 2027 |
| 15 | 🇫🇷 Régis Le Bris | £2m | Sunderland | 50 | 2028 |
| 16 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Farke | £2m | Leeds United | 49 | 2027 |
| 17 | 🇬🇧 Scott Parker | £1.6m | Burnley | 45 | 2027 |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 Rob Edwards | £1.5m | Wolverhampton | 42 | 2028 |
| 19 | 🇪🇸 Andoni Iraola | £1.5m | Bournemouth | 43 | 2028 |
| 20 | 🇬🇧 Keith Andrews | £1.5m | Brentford | 45 | 2028 |
Notable Salary Gaps in the Premier League:
Guardiola vs Haaland
Despite being the highest-paid manager in world football, Pep Guardiola still earns less than Erling Haaland’s £500,000-per-week salary. Which kind of highlights how far elite player wages have pulled away from the touchline. When it comes to manager salaries in Premier League only Guardiola is earning on similar levels to top 5 highest paid players in the league.
Average Manager Salaries: Top 10 vs Bottom 10 Clubs
The gap in managerial pay becomes clear when the league is split in half. Managers at top-10 Premier League clubs earn an average of £5/£6 million/year. Largely down to the fact european places bring alot more revenue and almost every club offer bonuses based on european qualifications.
By contrast, managers at bottom 10 clubs earn between £1.5 to £3m million/year. These clubs (including the newly promoted ones) operate with tighter budgets and offer lower salaries to managers but higher bonuses for european qualification.
This is one of the reason's why a managers who outperforms with lower-table club usually get snatched by one of the top 10 clubs in the league who can offer bigger base salaries.
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