SERIE A · MANAGERS

Raffaele Palladino salary

Q: Who is the highest paid football manager?

Raffaele Palladino earns AU$105,840 a week managing Atalanta - AU$5,503,680 a year.

Raffaele Palladino earns AU$105,840 a week managing Atalanta - AU$5,503,680 a year. That is the 8 best paid of the 20 Serie A managers we hold a wage for.

Atalanta · Italy · Serie A

WEEKLY AU$105,840

YEARLY AU$5.5m

AGE41

CONTRACT TO JUN 2027

The Atalanta squad is paid AU$1.8m a week between them.

Wage by season

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

2025/26

AU$106k

2024/25

AU$28k

Wage by season
SEASON	WEEKLY	YEARLY	CLUB	AGE
2025/26	AU$105,840	AU$5.5m	Atalanta	41
2024/25	AU$28,350	AU$1.5m	Atalanta	41

Coaching staff at Atalanta

What the club pays the rest of the staff we hold a wage for

Coaching staff at Atalanta
NAME	ROLE	WEEKLY	YEARLY
Roberto Samaden	Head of Youth Development	AU$12,663	AU$658k
Cristian Raimondi	Coach First Team	AU$12,096	AU$629k
Giancarlo Finardi	Scout	AU$6,048	AU$314k
Gabriele Zamagna	Technical Director	AU$6,048	AU$314k
Stefano Bonaccorso	Scout	AU$4,914	AU$256k
Marcello Ginami	Head Physio	AU$3,591	AU$187k
Raffaello Bonifaccio	Scout	AU$3,213	AU$167k
Gianpaolo Bellini	Scout	AU$2,268	AU$118k
Giovanni Bosi	Manager U20 Team	AU$1,950	AU$101k
Marco Zanchi	Assistant Manager U20 Team	AU$1,701	AU$88k

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Raffaele Palladino earns AU$105,840 a week managing Atalanta - AU$5,503,680 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.