What a football technical director earns
A football technical director earns a median £1,900 a week, which is £98,800 a year. That is the middle of the 216 technical directors we hold a wage for, at 216 clubs. One in ten earns more than £12,000 a week.
It is the third best paid of the 19 backroom jobs we hold a page for, and above the £840 median for football club staff as a whole.
The pay ladder for a football technical director
All 216 technical directors, from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest
| WHERE THE WAGE FALLS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| One in ten earns less than | £500 | £26,000 |
| One in four earns less than | £780 | £40,560 |
| The median | £1,900 | £98,800 |
| One in four earns more than | £4,330 | £225,160 |
| One in ten earns more than | £12,000 | £624,000 |
What a technical director earns in each league
The 14 leagues where we hold wages for five or more technical directors at three or more clubs
| # | LEAGUE | COUNTRY | STAFF | CLUBS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bundesliga | Germany | 15 | 15 | £14,000 | £728,000 |
| 2 | Premier League | England | 11 | 11 | £9,000 | £468,000 |
| 3 | La Liga | Spain | 6 | 6 | £8,850 | £460,200 |
| 4 | Serie A | Italy | 6 | 6 | £8,850 | £460,200 |
| 5 | Eredivisie | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | £4,000 | £208,000 |
| 6 | Championship | England | 11 | 11 | £3,500 | £182,000 |
| 7 | 2. Bundesliga | Germany | 12 | 12 | £3,150 | £163,800 |
| 8 | Major League Soccer | USA | 10 | 10 | £3,000 | £156,000 |
| 9 | Serie B | Italy | 5 | 5 | £2,600 | £135,200 |
| 10 | Belgian Pro League | Belgium | 5 | 5 | £2,000 | £104,000 |
| 11 | Super Liga | Argentina | 7 | 7 | £1,040 | £54,080 |
| 12 | Primeira Liga | Portugal | 19 | 19 | £890 | £46,280 |
| 13 | Eliteserien | Norway | 8 | 8 | £680 | £35,360 |
| 14 | Czech First League | Czechia | 13 | 13 | £570 | £29,640 |
Where a technical director is paid most
Median weekly wage by league
The Bundesliga pays a technical director a median £14,000 a week, and the Czech First League £570, so the same job pays 24.6 times as much at one end of the table as the other. The Premier League is second at £9,000, drawn from 11 technical directors at 11 clubs.
A Premier League technical director's wage, season by season
The technical directors at the clubs in the Premier League today, 2019/20 to 2025/26
The median was £9,500 a week in 2019/20 and £9,000 in 2025/26, down 5% across 7 seasons.
Against every other backroom job
Median weekly wage by role, technical director highlighted
Technical director ranks third of the 21 roles on the chart. It pays £1,060 a week more than the median member of a club backroom.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a football technical director earn?
A median £1,900 a week, which is £98,800 a year. That is the middle of the 216 technical directors we hold a wage for, at 216 clubs.
How much does a Premier League technical director earn?
A median £9,000 a week, which is £468,000 a year, across the 11 technical directors we hold a wage for at 11 Premier League clubs.
What do the best-paid technical directors earn?
One in ten earns more than £12,000 a week, which is £624,000 a year. One in four earns more than £4,330 a week.
Which league pays a technical director the most?
The Bundesliga, at a median £14,000 a week across 15 technical directors. The lowest of the 14 leagues we can pool is the Czech First League, at £570.
Is a technical director paid more than other football club staff?
Yes. A technical director earns a median £1,900 a week against £840 for backroom staff as a whole, which makes it the third 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
- Club director
- Technical director
- Head of youth development
- Loan manager
Football club staff salaries puts every role, department and league on one page. The managers are on pages of their own.