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Greg Vanney salary

Q: Who is the highest paid football manager?

Greg Vanney earns AU$22,680 a week managing LA Galaxy - AU$1,179,360 a year.

Greg Vanney earns AU$22,680 a week managing LA Galaxy - AU$1,179,360 a year. That is the 9 best paid of the 28 Major League Soccer managers we hold a wage for.

LA Galaxy · United States · Major League Soccer

WEEKLY AU$22,680

YEARLY AU$1.2m

AGE51

CONTRACT TO DEC 2027

The LA Galaxy squad is paid AU$853k a week between them.

Wage by season

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

2025/26

AU$23k

2024/25

AU$15k

2020/21

AU$21k

2019/20

AU$12k

2018/19

AU$12k

2017/18

AU$12k

2016/17

AU$12k

Wage by season
SEASON	WEEKLY	YEARLY	CLUB	AGE
2025/26	AU$22,680	AU$1.2m	LA Galaxy	51
2024/25	AU$15,498	AU$806k	LA Galaxy	51
2020/21	AU$20,790	AU$1.1m	LA Galaxy	46
2019/20	AU$11,718	AU$609k	Toronto FC	45
2018/19	AU$11,718	AU$609k	Toronto FC	44
2017/18	AU$11,718	AU$609k	Toronto FC	43
2016/17	AU$11,718	AU$609k	Toronto FC	42

Coaching staff at LA Galaxy

The rest of the staff at the club

Coaching staff at LA Galaxy
NAME	ROLE
Jason Bent	Coach First Team
Nick Theslof	Coach First Team
Kevin Hartman	GK Coach First Team
Jim Liston	Head of Sports Science
Cesar Roldan	Head Physio
Adam Waterson	Fitness Coach First Team
Tom Williams	Fitness Coach First Team
Sam Green	Performance Analyst First Team
Dan Calichman	Assistant Manager First Team
Michael Muñoz	Head of Youth Development

Where the backroom money goes at LA Galaxy

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

Where the backroom money goes at LA Galaxy
DEPARTMENT	STAFF	YEARLY
Coaching	6	AU$1.3m

What these roles pay at Major League Soccer clubs

The median weekly wage for each role, across the 14 Major League Soccer clubs we hold staff for.

What these roles pay at Major League Soccer clubs
ROLE	STAFF	MEDIAN WEEKLY
Coach First Team	9	AU$4,725
GK Coach First Team	6	AU$4,158
Head of Sports Science	6	AU$2,646
Head Physio	6	AU$2,646
Fitness Coach First Team	9	AU$2,079
Performance Analyst First Team	5	AU$1,474

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Greg Vanney earns AU$22,680 a week managing LA Galaxy - AU$1,179,360 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.