J1 LEAGUE · MANAGERS
J1 League manager salaries
Arthur Papas is the best paid manager in J1 League, on £16,500 a week at Cerezo Osaka. The median across the 21 we hold a wage for is £9,000 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 21 first-team managers.
Weekly salary, manager by manager
We hold a wage for all 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Papas | £16,500 | £858k | 45 |  | Australia |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | £16,500 | £858k | 51 |  | Spain |
| Maciej Skorża | £13,000 | £676k | 53 | Urawa Reds | Poland |
| Michael Skibbe | £13,000 | £676k | 59 |  | Germany |
| Toru Oniki | £11,000 | £572k | 51 |  | Japan |
| Hiroshi Jofuku | £10,750 | £559k | 64 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Japan |
| Cho Kwi-Jae | £10,250 | £533k | 56 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | South Korea |
| Takayuki Yoshida | £10,250 | £533k | 48 |  | Japan |
| Hideo Oshima | £10,000 | £520k | 45 |  | Japan |
| Bartosch Gaul | £9,000 | £468k | 37 |  | Germany |
| Dani Poyatos | £9,000 | £468k | 51 | Gamba Osaka | Spain |
| Go Kuroda | £9,000 | £468k | 55 | FC Machida Zelvia | Japan |
| Kenta Hasegawa | £9,000 | £468k | 59 |  | Japan |
| Kim Myung-Hwi | £9,000 | £468k | 44 |  | South Korea |
| Shigetoshi Hasebe | £9,000 | £468k | 54 |  | Japan |
| Rikizo Matsuhashi | £8,500 | £442k | 56 | FC Tokyo | Japan |
| Naoki Mori | £8,000 | £416k | 47 | Mito Hollyhock | Japan |
| Takashi Kiyama | £8,000 | £416k | 53 | Fagiano Okayama | Japan |
| Takuya Takagi | £8,000 | £416k | 57 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Japan |
| Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | £8,000 | £416k | 47 | JEF United Chiba | Japan |
| Satoshi Yamaguchi | £2,200 | £114k | 47 |  | Japan |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid manager in J1 League?
Arthur Papas of Cerezo Osaka, on £16,500 a week - £858,000 a year.
How much do managers in J1 League earn?
The median of the 21 we hold a wage for is £9,000 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.