Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Lukas Kwasniok salary

Lukas Kwasniok earns AU$37,800 a week managing 1. FC Köln - AU$1,965,600 a year. That is the 12 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.

1. FC Köln · Germany · Bundesliga

WEEKLY AU$37,800
YEARLY AU$2m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2028

The 1. FC Köln squad is paid AU$736k a week between them.

Wage by season

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

2025/26
AU$38k
2024/25
AU$45k
Wage by season
SEASON WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE
2025/26 AU$37,800 AU$2m 1. FC Köln 44
2024/25 AU$45,360 AU$2.4m 1. FC Köln 44

Coaching staff at 1. FC Köln

The 20 best paid of the 26 staff we hold a wage for at the club

Coaching staff at 1. FC Köln
NAME ROLE WEEKLY YEARLY
Tim Steidten Technical Director AU$41,580 AU$2.2m
Thomas Kessler Director AU$32,130 AU$1.7m
Markus Halfmann Head of Youth Development AU$7,371 AU$383k
René Wagner Assistant Manager First Team AU$6,993 AU$364k
Christian Osebold Head Physio AU$6,426 AU$334k
Frank Kaspari Assistant Manager First Team AU$6,237 AU$324k
Denis Huckestein Performance Analyst First Team AU$4,536 AU$236k
Gabor Ruhr Chief Scout AU$4,158 AU$216k
Hannes Dold Performance Analyst First Team AU$4,158 AU$216k
Leif Frach Fitness Coach First Team AU$3,780 AU$197k
Matthias Köbbing Player/GK Coach U19 Team AU$3,591 AU$187k
Max Weuthen Fitness Coach First Team AU$3,591 AU$187k
Niko Romm Fitness Coach First Team AU$3,591 AU$187k
Martin Schulz Scout AU$3,591 AU$187k
Peter Greiber GK Coach First Team AU$3,402 AU$177k
Tobias Vierkötter Scout AU$3,024 AU$157k
Stefan Ruthenbeck Manager U19 Team AU$3,024 AU$157k
Tillmann Bockhorst Fitness Coach First Team AU$3,024 AU$157k
Andreas Wagner Scout AU$2,835 AU$147k
Daniel Schütz Physio First Team AU$2,646 AU$138k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Lukas Kwasniok earns AU$37,800 a week managing 1. FC Köln - AU$1,965,600 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.