2. BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS

Stefan Leitl salary

Q: Who is the highest paid football manager?

Stefan Leitl earns AU$21,120 a week managing Hertha BSC - AU$1,098,240 a year.

Stefan Leitl earns AU$21,120 a week managing Hertha BSC - AU$1,098,240 a year. That is the 5 best paid of the 19 2. Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.

Hertha BSC · Germany · 2. Bundesliga

WEEKLY AU$21,120

YEARLY AU$1.1m

AGE47

CONTRACT TO JUN 2027

The Hertha BSC squad is paid AU$394k a week between them.

Wage by season

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

2025/26

AU$21k

2024/25

AU$19k

2020/21

AU$7k

2019/20

AU$7k

2018/19

AU$7k

Wage by season
SEASON	WEEKLY	YEARLY	CLUB	AGE
2025/26	AU$21,120	AU$1.1m	Hertha BSC	47
2024/25	AU$19,200	AU$998k	Hertha BSC	47
2020/21	AU$6,912	AU$359k	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	43
2019/20	AU$6,912	AU$359k	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	41
2018/19	AU$6,912	AU$359k	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	40

Coaching staff at Hertha BSC

20 of the 31 staff we hold at the club

Coaching staff at Hertha BSC
NAME	ROLE
Benjamin Weber	Director
Björn Müller	Head of Youth Development
Andre Mijatović	Assistant Manager First Team
Andreas Menger	GK Coach First Team
Hendrik Vieth	Fitness Coach First Team
Henrik Kuchno	Fitness Coach First Team
Etienne Dzwonkowsky	Performance Analyst First Team
Fynn-Cedric Bach	Performance Analyst First Team
Ole Marschall	Performance Analyst First Team
Arnold Brunner	Scout
Christian Kaikis	Scout
Daniel Khoroshukhin	Scout
Gilles Ekoto-Ekoto	Scout
Sven Kretschmer	Chief Scout
Andreas Thom	Coach U19 Team
Dirk Kunert	Coach U19 Team
Frank Vogel	Coach U19 Team
Frederick Syna	Head Physio
Michael Hartmann	Manager U19 Team
Sami Allagui	Technical Director

Where the backroom money goes at Hertha BSC

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

Where the backroom money goes at Hertha BSC
DEPARTMENT	STAFF	YEARLY
Coaching	11	AU$2m
Scouting and analysis	14	AU$1.7m
Other staff	6	AU$2.2m
All staff	31	AU$5.9m

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
Performance Analyst First Team	8	AU$1,741
Scout	32	AU$1,726

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid football manager?

Stefan Leitl earns AU$21,120 a week managing Hertha BSC - AU$1,098,240 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.