Chinese Super League manager salaries
Leonid Slutskiy is the best paid manager in Chinese Super League, on $46,550 a week at Shanghai Shenhua. The median across the 14 we hold a salary for is $20,615 a week.
Manager pay sits outside the squad payroll. The figures on club and league pages are what the players are paid; nothing here is counted in them. We hold a salary for all 14 first-team managers.
Weekly salary, manager by manager
We hold a salary for all 14 first-team managers.
Every manager we hold a salary for
Sortable by name, salary and age — Tap a column heading to re-rank
| MANAGER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | CLUB | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Slutskiy | $46,550 | $2.4m | 54 |  | Russia |
| Kevin Muscat | $42,560 | $2.2m | 51 |  | Australia |
| Jordi Vinyals | $27,265 | $1.4m | 61 | Yunnan Yukun | Spain |
| Nick Montgomery | $26,600 | $1.4m | 43 |  | Scotland |
| Han Peng | $23,940 | $1.2m | 41 |  | China PR |
| John Aloisi | $21,280 | $1.1m | 49 | Chengdu Rongcheng | Australia |
| Benjamín Mora | $20,615 | $1.1m | 46 | Wuhan Three Towns | Mexico |
| Chen Tao | $20,615 | $1.1m | 40 | Shenzhen Peng City | China PR |
| Daniel Ramos | $20,615 | $1.1m | 54 |  | Portugal |
| Zheng Zhi | $20,615 | $1.1m | 44 | Qingdao West Coast | China PR |
| Li Guoxu | $17,955 | $934k | 47 | Dalian Yingbo | China PR |
| Milan Ristić | $17,955 | $934k | 44 | Qingdao Hainiu | Serbia |
| Ross Aloisi | $15,960 | $830k | 52 | Zhejiang FC | Australia |
| Yan Feng | $13,300 | $692k | 43 |  | China PR |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid manager in Chinese Super League?
Leonid Slutskiy of Shanghai Shenhua, on $46,550 a week - $2,420,600 a year.
How much do managers in Chinese Super League earn?
The median of the 14 we hold a salary for is $20,615 a week.
Is a manager's salary part of the club payroll?
No. The payrolls on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.