CHAMPIONSHIP · MANAGERS
Paul Heckingbottom salary
Paul Heckingbottom earns $14,850 a week managing Preston North End - $772,200 a year. That is the 15 best paid of the 24 Championship managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $14,850
YEARLY $772k
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CONTRACT TO -
The Preston North End squad is paid $343k 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 | $14,850 | $772k | Preston North End | 47 |
| 2024/25 | $16,200 | $842k | Preston North End | 47 |
| 2018/19 | $3,780 | $197k | Hibernian | 40 |
| 2017/18 | $3,780 | $197k | Leeds United | 39 |
| 2016/17 | $3,780 | $197k | Barnsley | 38 |
Coaching staff at Preston North End
20 of the 23 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Stuart McCall | Assistant Manager |
| Peter Ridsdale | Director |
| Michael Stringfellow | Technical Director |
| Jason Euell | Coach |
| Peter Murphy | Coach |
| Nick Harrison | Head of Youth Development |
| Mike Pollitt | GK Coach |
| Matt Jackson | Head Physio |
| James Wallace | Chief Scout |
| James Beet | Loan Manager |
| Daniel Atkinson | Head Performance Analyst |
| Andy Liddell | Fitness Coach |
| Michael Kearns | Fitness Coach |
| Ethan Seel | Physio |
| Luke Hemmings | Sports Scientist |
| David Rodgerson | GK Coach |
| Lucy Weir | Physio |
| Ben Smith | Recruitment Analyst |
| Paul Morgan | Physio |
| Tom Reeves | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at Preston North End
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | $866k |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | $457k |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | $377k |
What these roles pay at Championship clubs
The median weekly salary for each role, across the 13 Championship clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Manager | 14 | $8,505 |
| Director | 8 | $6,818 |
| Technical Director | 6 | $4,455 |
| Coach | 22 | $3,915 |
| Head of Youth Development | 12 | $3,645 |
| GK Coach | 14 | $3,240 |
| Head Physio | 11 | $2,970 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | $2,903 |
| Loan Manager | 6 | $1,397 |
| Head Performance Analyst | 12 | $1,364 |
| Fitness Coach | 15 | $1,215 |
| Physio | 29 | $1,188 |
| Sports Scientist | 18 | $1,107 |
| GK Coach | 6 | $1,080 |
| Physio | 10 | $1,080 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 30 | $1,073 |
| Physio | 16 | $1,006 |
| Scout | 44 | $952 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Paul Heckingbottom earns $14,850 a week managing Preston North End - $772,200 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.