BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Ole Werner salary
Ole Werner earns $54,000 a week managing RB Leipzig - $2,808,000 a year. That is the 5 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $54,000
YEARLY $2.8m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The RB Leipzig 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 | $54,000 | $2.8m | RB Leipzig | 37 |
| 2024/25 | $33,750 | $1.8m | RB Leipzig | 37 |
| 2020/21 | $6,480 | $337k | Holstein Kiel | 32 |
| 2019/20 | $5,130 | $267k | Holstein Kiel | 31 |
Coaching staff at RB Leipzig
20 of the 44 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Marcel Schäfer | Director |
| Mario Gómez | Technical Director |
| Elliott Williams | Chief Scout |
| David Wagner | Head of Youth Development |
| Frederik Gößling | GK Coach |
| Patrick Kohlmann | Assistant Manager |
| Tom Cichon | Assistant Manager |
| Nikolaus Schmid | Head Physio |
| Daniel Behlau | Fitness Coach |
| Patrick Eibenberger | Fitness Coach |
| Ruwen Faller | Fitness Coach |
| Matthias Grote | Performance Analyst |
| Victor Bertini | Performance Analyst |
| Sebastian Schuppan | Recruitment Analyst |
| Zsolt Lőw | Recruitment Analyst |
| Mark Palmer | Physio |
| Daniel Baier | Scout |
| Peter Krawietz | Scout |
| Steve Weaver | Coach |
| Jan Zimmermann | Set Piece Coach |
Where the backroom money goes at RB Leipzig
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | $4.1m |
| Coaching | 13 | $4m |
| 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 | $42,525 |
| Technical Director | 13 | $21,600 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | $10,395 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | $9,315 |
| GK Coach | 18 | $5,738 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | $5,468 |
| Head Physio | 10 | $4,590 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | $2,903 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | $2,565 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 19 | $2,295 |
| Physio | 59 | $1,755 |
| Scout | 148 | $1,237 |
| Coach | 30 | $1,218 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Ole Werner earns $54,000 a week managing RB Leipzig - $2,808,000 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.