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What a football set-piece coach earns

Q: How much does a football set-piece coach earn?

A median £2,800 a week, which is £145,600 a year. That is the middle of the 34 set-piece coaches we hold a wage for, at 34 clubs.

Q: How much does a Premier League set-piece coach earn?

A median £5,300 a week, which is £275,600 a year, across the 10 set-piece coaches we hold a wage for at 10 Premier League clubs.

Q: Is a set-piece coach paid more than other football club staff?

Yes. A set-piece coach earns a median £2,800 a week against £840 for backroom staff as a whole, which makes it the second best paid of the 19 roles we hold a page for.

A football set-piece coach earns a median £2,800 a week, which is £145,600 a year. That is the middle of the 34 set-piece coaches we hold a wage for, at 34 clubs.

It is the second 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 £2,800

MEDIAN YEARLY £145,600

PREMIER LEAGUE £5,300

STAFF 34

CLUBS 34

The pay ladder for a football set-piece coach

All 34 set-piece coaches, from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest

Where a football set-piece coach's wage falls, weekly and yearly.
WHERE THE WAGE FALLS	WEEKLY	YEARLY
One in four earns less than	£830	£43,160
The median	£2,800	£145,600
One in four earns more than	£4,800	£249,600

What a set-piece coach earns in each league

The 1 league where we hold wages for five or more set-piece coaches at three or more clubs

A football set-piece coach's median wage by league.
#	LEAGUE	COUNTRY	STAFF	CLUBS	WEEKLY	YEARLY
1	Premier League	England	10	10	£5,300	£275,600

A Premier League set-piece coach's wage, season by season

The first-team set-piece coaches at the clubs in the Premier League today, 2023/24 to 2025/26

£5,500

£5,800

The median was £5,500 a week in 2023/24 and £5,800 in 2025/26, up 5% across 3 seasons.

Against every other backroom job

Median weekly wage by role, set-piece coach 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

Set-piece coach ranks second of the 21 roles on the chart. It pays £1,960 a week more than the median member of a club backroom.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a football set-piece coach earn?

A median £2,800 a week, which is £145,600 a year. That is the middle of the 34 set-piece coaches we hold a wage for, at 34 clubs.

How much does a Premier League set-piece coach earn?

A median £5,300 a week, which is £275,600 a year, across the 10 set-piece coaches we hold a wage for at 10 Premier League clubs.

Is a set-piece coach paid more than other football club staff?

Yes. A set-piece coach earns a median £2,800 a week against £840 for backroom staff as a whole, which makes it the second 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

Set-piece coach £2,800 a week
Assistant manager £1,100 a week
Youth team manager £820 a week
Coach £780 a week
Goalkeeping coach £780 a week
Fitness coach £740 a week

Medical and sports science

Head of sports science £1,300 a week
Head physio £890 a week
Sports scientist £760 a week
Physio £740 a week

Scouting and analysis

Chief scout £1,300 a week
Head performance analyst £890 a week
Recruitment analyst £850 a week
Scout £840 a week
Performance analyst £800 a week

Management and administration

Club director £3,150 a week
Technical director £1,900 a week
Head of youth development £1,600 a week
Loan manager £1,550 a week

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