2. BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
2. Bundesliga manager salaries
Frank Schmidt is the best paid manager in 2. Bundesliga, on £25,000 a week at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. The median across the 19 we hold a wage for is £7,600 a week.
Manager pay sits outside the squad wage bill. The figures on club and league pages are what the players are paid; nothing here is counted in them. We hold a wage for all 19 first-team managers.
Weekly salary, manager by manager
We hold a wage for all 19 first-team managers.
Every manager we hold a wage for
Sortable by name, wage and age — Tap a column heading to re-rank
| MANAGER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | CLUB | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Schmidt | £25,000 | £1.3m | 51 |  | Germany |
| Dieter Hecking | £22,000 | £1.1m | 60 |  | Germany |
| Alexander Blessin | £17,000 | £884k | 52 |  | Germany |
| Christian Titz | £15,000 | £780k | 54 |  | Germany |
| Stefan Leitl | £11,000 | £572k | 47 |  | Germany |
| Markus Anfang | £9,000 | £468k | 51 |  | Germany |
| Christian Eichner | £8,400 | £437k | 42 |  | Germany |
| Florian Kohfeldt | £8,300 | £432k | 42 |  | Germany |
| Miroslav Klose | £7,900 | £411k | 47 |  | Germany |
| Tim Walter | £7,600 | £395k | 49 |  | Germany |
| Torsten Lieberknecht | £7,600 | £395k | 51 |  | Germany |
| Uwe Rösler | £7,500 | £390k | 56 |  | Germany |
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | £7,000 | £364k | 59 | FC Energie Cottbus | Germany |
| Thomas Stamm | £7,000 | £364k | 42 |  | Switzerland |
| Timo Schultz | £7,000 | £364k | 47 |  | Germany |
| Michél Kniat | £6,900 | £359k | 39 |  | Germany |
| Lars Kornetka | £6,000 | £312k | 47 |  | Germany |
| Heiko Vogel | £5,200 | £270k | 49 |  | Germany |
| Petrik Sander | £944 | £49k | 64 |  | Germany |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid manager in 2. Bundesliga?
Frank Schmidt of 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, on £25,000 a week - £1,300,000 a year.
How much do managers in 2. Bundesliga earn?
The median of the 19 we hold a wage for is £7,600 a week.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.