Highest-Paid Football Managers in the World 2024

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Highest-Paid Football Managers in the World 2024

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Key Findings

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Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) leads in Annual Salary (Million EUR) with 40 in 2024.

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Average Annual Salary (Million EUR) in 2024: 15.88 · median: 12.25.

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Gap in 2024: Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) is 7.3× larger than Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen).

About This Dataset

Highest-Paid Football Managers in the World 2024

Football managers ranked by estimated annual salary including performance bonuses in 2024, measured in millions of euros. Diego Simeone of Atlético Madrid is the world's highest-paid football manager — his long-term loyalty and consistent delivery of Champions League football has been rewarded with a contract reportedly exceeding €40 million per year, far above any other coach in the game.

Analysis

Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) (40), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) (23) and Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) (18) take the top three in Annual Salary (Million EUR) in 2024. Values run from 40 at the top to 5.50 at the bottom, a spread of 34.5. First and second are separated by 17, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (20 or more).

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Data Insights

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)

Annual Salary (Million EUR) · 2024

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Annual Salary (Million EUR)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Annual Salary (Million EUR)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Annual Salary (Million EUR) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)	40
🥈	Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)	23
🥉	Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)	18
4	Erik ten Hag (Manchester United)	12.50
5	Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)	12
6	Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)	10
7	Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)	6
8	Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)	5.50

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Simeone Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_ten_Hag Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansi_Flick Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xabi_Alonso Visit ↗

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