BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Urs Fischer salary
Urs Fischer earns $29,260 a week managing 1. FSV Mainz 05 - $1,521,520 a year. That is the 11 best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $29,260
YEARLY $1.5m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FSV Mainz 05 squad is paid $737k 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 | $29,260 | $1.5m | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 59 |
| 2020/21 | $19,950 | $1m | 1. FC Union Berlin | 55 |
| 2019/20 | $17,290 | $899k | 1. FC Union Berlin | 53 |
| 2018/19 | $17,290 | $899k | 1. FC Union Berlin | 52 |
Coaching staff at 1. FSV Mainz 05
20 of the 24 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Christian Heidel | Director |
| Niko Bungert | Technical Director |
| Bernd Legien | Chief Scout |
| Volker Kersting | Head of Youth Development |
| Stephan Kuhnert | GK Coach |
| Markus Hoffmann | Assistant Manager |
| Michael Silberbauer | Assistant Manager |
| Christopher Rohrbeck | Head Physio |
| Sören Hartung | Coach |
| Axel Busenkell | Fitness Coach |
| Jonas Grünewald | Fitness Coach |
| Jannes Ehresmann | Performance Analyst |
| Sebastian Podsiadły | Performance Analyst |
| Sven Herzog | Sports Scientist |
| Nico Hölzel | Physio |
| Stefan Kamilli | Physio |
| Jan Kirchhoff | Manager |
| Aristide Bancé | Scout |
| Johannes Rupprechter | Scout |
| Maximilian Rose | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at 1. FSV Mainz 05
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | $1.7m |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | $756k |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | $560k |
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 |
| Technical Director | 13 | $21,280 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | $10,241 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | $9,177 |
| GK Coach | 18 | $5,653 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | $5,387 |
| Head Physio | 10 | $4,522 |
| Coach | 13 | $3,458 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | $2,860 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | $2,527 |
| Sports Scientist | 11 | $2,527 |
| Physio | 59 | $1,729 |
| Manager | 8 | $1,681 |
| Scout | 148 | $1,218 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Urs Fischer earns $29,260 a week managing 1. FSV Mainz 05 - $1,521,520 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.