2. BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS

Frank Schmidt salary

Q: Who is the highest paid football manager?

Frank Schmidt earns AU$48,000 a week managing 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - AU$2,496,000 a year.

Frank Schmidt earns AU$48,000 a week managing 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - AU$2,496,000 a year. No 2. Bundesliga manager we hold a wage for is paid more, out of 19.

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 · Germany · 2. Bundesliga

WEEKLY AU$48,000

YEARLY AU$2.5m

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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027

The 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 squad is paid AU$390k a week between them.

Wage by season

Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at

2025/26

AU$48k

2024/25

AU$10k

2020/21

AU$12k

2019/20

AU$10k

2018/19

AU$10k

2017/18

AU$10k

2016/17

AU$10k

Wage by season
SEASON	WEEKLY	YEARLY	CLUB	AGE
2025/26	AU$48,000	AU$2.5m	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	51
2024/25	AU$10,176	AU$529k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	51
2020/21	AU$12,096	AU$629k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	47
2019/20	AU$10,176	AU$529k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	45
2018/19	AU$10,176	AU$529k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	44
2017/18	AU$10,176	AU$529k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	43
2016/17	AU$10,176	AU$529k	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	42

Coaching staff at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

The rest of the staff at the club

Coaching staff at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
NAME	ROLE
Holger Sanwald	Director
Roger Prinzen	Head of Youth Development
Bernhard Raab	Assistant Manager First Team
Dieter Jarosch	Assistant Manager First Team
Bernd Weng	GK Coach First Team
Said Lakhal	Fitness Coach First Team
Tobias Häußler	Fitness Coach First Team
Marc Weiss	Physio First Team
Roland Bosch	Physio First Team
Denis Baamann	Scout
Friedemann Wehnhardt	Scout
Marc Schnatterer	Coach U19 Team
Norman Theuerkauf	Coach U19 Team
Alexander Raaf	Loan Manager
Hans-Peter Baamann	Technical Director

Where the backroom money goes at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.

Where the backroom money goes at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
DEPARTMENT	STAFF	YEARLY
Coaching	7	AU$2.1m
Other staff	8	AU$2.8m
All staff	15	AU$4.9m

What these roles pay at 2. Bundesliga clubs

The median weekly wage for each role, across the 5 2. Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.

What these roles pay at 2. Bundesliga clubs
ROLE	STAFF	MEDIAN WEEKLY
Director	5	AU$16,320
Head of Youth Development	5	AU$6,720
Assistant Manager First Team	8	AU$5,088
GK Coach First Team	5	AU$4,800
Fitness Coach First Team	10	AU$2,208
Physio First Team	14	AU$1,726
Scout	32	AU$1,726

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Frank Schmidt earns AU$48,000 a week managing 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - AU$2,496,000 a year.

Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?

No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.