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What a football assistant manager earns

A football assistant manager earns a median £1,100 a week, which is £57,200 a year. That is the middle of the 924 assistant managers we hold a wage for, at 596 clubs. One in ten earns more than £5,470 a week.

It is the eighth best paid of the 19 backroom jobs we hold a page for, and above the £840 median for football club staff as a whole.

MEDIAN WEEKLY £1,100
MEDIAN YEARLY £57,200
PREMIER LEAGUE £2,100
STAFF 924
CLUBS 596

The pay ladder for a football assistant manager

All 924 assistant managers, from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest

Where a football assistant manager's wage falls, weekly and yearly.
WHERE THE WAGE FALLS WEEKLY YEARLY
One in ten earns less than £360 £18,720
One in four earns less than £610 £31,720
The median £1,100 £57,200
One in four earns more than £2,500 £130,000
One in ten earns more than £5,470 £284,440

What a assistant manager earns in each league

The 41 leagues where we hold wages for five or more assistant managers at three or more clubs

A football assistant manager's median wage by league.
# LEAGUE COUNTRY STAFF CLUBS WEEKLY YEARLY
1 La Liga Spain 19 17 £7,200 £374,400
2 Ligue 1 France 37 16 £6,100 £317,200
3 Serie A Italy 23 17 £4,700 £244,400
4 Bundesliga Germany 32 17 £3,300 £171,600
5 La Liga 2 Spain 17 15 £3,100 £161,200
6 Major League Soccer USA 15 15 £2,400 £124,800
7 Premier League England 44 20 £2,100 £109,200
8 2. Bundesliga Germany 36 18 £2,050 £106,600
9 Saudi Pro League Saudi Arabia 16 12 £2,050 £106,600
10 Scottish Premiership Scotland 9 7 £2,000 £104,000
11 Eredivisie Netherlands 43 18 £1,900 £98,800
12 A-League Australia 9 8 £1,900 £98,800
13 Ligue 2 France 30 18 £1,850 £96,200
14 League One England 31 22 £1,800 £93,600
15 Süper Lig Türkiye 11 10 £1,800 £93,600
16 Championship England 45 23 £1,600 £83,200
17 Danish Superliga Denmark 26 13 £1,250 £65,000
18 Serie B Italy 20 13 £1,250 £65,000
19 League Two England 25 22 £1,100 £57,200
20 Austrian Bundesliga Austria 18 11 £1,090 £56,680
21 Primeira Liga Portugal 42 19 £1,030 £53,560
22 Belgian Pro League Belgium 22 16 £920 £47,840
23 Eliteserien Norway 27 16 £810 £42,120
24 National League England 18 16 £760 £39,520
25 Liga MX Mexico 10 7 £690 £35,880
26 Superleague Greece Greece 8 6 £690 £35,880
27 Scottish Championship Scotland 8 8 £690 £35,880
28 Belgian Challenger Pro League Belgium 10 8 £680 £35,360
29 Categoría Primera A Colombia 12 8 £650 £33,800
30 Brasileirão Série A Brazil 21 17 £640 £33,280
31 Croatian First League Croatia 6 4 £630 £32,760
32 Russian Premier League Russia 8 8 £590 £30,680
33 Czech First League Czechia 34 15 £580 £30,160
34 Super Liga Argentina 49 28 £540 £28,080
35 Liga F Spain 14 12 £440 £22,880
36 Veikkausliiga Finland 6 6 £440 £22,880
37 Ekstraklasa Poland 20 11 £410 £21,320
38 Indian Super League India 18 11 £350 £18,200
39 Chinese Super League China 7 6 £350 £18,200
40 Thai League Thailand 8 7 £230 £11,960
41 I-League India 7 6 £170 £8,840

Where a assistant manager is paid most

Median weekly wage by league, the top fifteen

La Liga £7,200 Ligue 1 £6,100 Serie A £4,700 Bundesliga £3,300 La Liga 2 £3,100 Major League Soccer £2,400 Premier League £2,100 2. Bundesliga £2,050 Saudi Pro League £2,050 Scottish Premiership £2,000 Eredivisie £1,900 A-League £1,900 Ligue 2 £1,850 League One £1,800 Süper Lig £1,800

La Liga pays a assistant manager a median £7,200 a week, and the I-League £170, so the same job pays 42.4 times as much at one end of the table as the other. The Premier League is seventh at £2,100, drawn from 44 assistant managers at 20 clubs.

First team against the academy

A assistant manager's median wage by the squad they work with

A football assistant manager's median wage by squad.
SQUAD STAFF CLUBS WEEKLY YEARLY
First team 689 556 £1,600 £83,200
Under-23s 13 13 £760 £39,520
Under-21s 28 28 £870 £45,240
Under-20s 23 23 £380 £19,760
Under-19s 67 66 £700 £36,400
Under-18s 58 58 £690 £35,880
Reserves 46 42 £580 £30,160

A first-team assistant manager earns a median £1,600 a week across 689 of them. One working with the under-18s earns £690, so the first team pays £910 a week more for the same job.

A Premier League assistant manager's wage, season by season

The first-team assistant managers at the clubs in the Premier League today, 2016/17 to 2025/26

The median was £10,300 a week in 2016/17 and £15,000 in 2025/26, up 46% across 10 seasons.

Against every other backroom job

Median weekly wage by role, assistant manager highlighted

Club director £3,150 Set-piece coach £2,800 Technical director £1,900 Head of youth development £1,600 Loan manager £1,550 Chief scout £1,300 Head of sports science £1,300
Assistant manager £1,100
Head performance analyst £890 Head physio £890 Recruitment analyst £850 Scout £840 Youth team manager £820 Performance analyst £800 Coach £780 Goalkeeping coach £780 Sports scientist £760 Fitness coach £740 Physio £740
Chief doctor £720
Club doctor £630

Assistant manager ranks eighth of the 21 roles on the chart. It pays £260 a week more than the median member of a club backroom.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a football assistant manager earn?

A median £1,100 a week, which is £57,200 a year. That is the middle of the 924 assistant managers we hold a wage for, at 596 clubs.

How much does a Premier League assistant manager earn?

A median £2,100 a week, which is £109,200 a year, across the 44 assistant managers we hold a wage for at 20 Premier League clubs.

What do the best-paid assistant managers earn?

One in ten earns more than £5,470 a week, which is £284,440 a year. One in four earns more than £2,500 a week.

Which league pays a assistant manager the most?

La Liga, at a median £7,200 a week across 19 assistant managers. The lowest of the 41 leagues we can pool is the I-League, at £170.

Does a first-team assistant manager earn more than an academy one?

Yes. A first-team assistant manager earns a median £1,600 a week, and one working with the under-18s earns £690.

Is a assistant manager paid more than other football club staff?

Yes. A assistant manager earns a median £1,100 a week against £840 for backroom staff as a whole, which makes it the eighth best paid of the 19 roles we hold a page for.

Where to next

Every backroom job we hold a page for, by department

Coaching

Medical and sports science

Scouting and analysis

Management and administration

Football club staff salaries puts every role, department and league on one page. The managers are on pages of their own.