BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Niko Kovač salary
Niko Kovač earns $98,420 a week managing Borussia Dortmund - $5,117,840 a year. That is the 2 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $98,420
YEARLY $5.1m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The Borussia Dortmund squad is paid $2.3m a week between them.
Salary by season
Every season we hold a salary for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | $98,420 | $5.1m | Borussia Dortmund | 53 |
| 2024/25 | $45,220 | $2.4m | Borussia Dortmund | 53 |
Coaching staff at Borussia Dortmund
20 of the 35 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Kehl | Director |
| Laurent Busser | Chief Scout |
| Thomas Broich | Head of Youth Development |
| Jan Reckert | GK Coach |
| Matthias Kleinsteiber | GK Coach |
| Filip Tapalović | Assistant Manager |
| Robert Kovač | Assistant Manager |
| Kai-Norman Schulz | Head Performance Analyst |
| Dennis Morschel | Fitness Coach |
| Marcelo Martins | Fitness Coach |
| Frank Rutemöller | Performance Analyst |
| Mario Barić | Performance Analyst |
| Serdar Ayar | Performance Analyst |
| Steve Rands | Performance Analyst |
| Mathias Kolodziej | Sports Scientist |
| Bjarne Bürgel | Physio |
| Thorben Voeste | Physio |
| Bastian Schulz | Scout |
| Benjamin Frank | Scout |
| Sebastian Krug | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at Borussia Dortmund
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 16 | $3.8m |
| Coaching | 10 | $3.5m |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | $1.2m |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly salary for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | $41,895 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | $10,241 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | $9,177 |
| GK Coach | 18 | $5,653 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | $5,387 |
| Head Performance Analyst | 8 | $3,857 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | $2,860 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | $2,527 |
| Sports Scientist | 11 | $2,527 |
| Physio | 59 | $1,729 |
| Scout | 148 | $1,218 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Niko Kovač earns $98,420 a week managing Borussia Dortmund - $5,117,840 a year.
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.