What a football youth team manager earns
A football youth team manager earns a median £820 a week, which is £42,640 a year. That is the middle of the 438 youth team managers we hold a wage for, at 342 clubs. One in ten earns more than £2,700 a week.
It is the 13th best paid of the 19 backroom jobs we hold a page for, and below the £840 median for football club staff as a whole.
The pay ladder for a football youth team manager
All 438 youth team managers, from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest
| WHERE THE WAGE FALLS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| One in ten earns less than | £350 | £18,200 |
| One in four earns less than | £580 | £30,160 |
| The median | £820 | £42,640 |
| One in four earns more than | £1,600 | £83,200 |
| One in ten earns more than | £2,700 | £140,400 |
What a youth team manager earns in each league
The 26 leagues where we hold wages for five or more youth team managers at three or more clubs
| # | LEAGUE | COUNTRY | STAFF | CLUBS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligue 1 | France | 15 | 11 | £3,400 | £176,800 |
| 2 | La Liga 2 | Spain | 9 | 9 | £2,500 | £130,000 |
| 3 | Premier League | England | 37 | 20 | £2,200 | £114,400 |
| 4 | Eredivisie | Netherlands | 11 | 10 | £1,900 | £98,800 |
| 5 | La Liga | Spain | 6 | 6 | £1,750 | £91,000 |
| 6 | Serie A | Italy | 15 | 11 | £1,400 | £72,800 |
| 7 | Bundesliga | Germany | 10 | 10 | £1,260 | £65,520 |
| 8 | 2. Bundesliga | Germany | 8 | 8 | £1,190 | £61,880 |
| 9 | Belgian Pro League | Belgium | 12 | 11 | £1,160 | £60,320 |
| 10 | Championship | England | 37 | 22 | £1,000 | £52,000 |
| 11 | J1 League | Japan | 18 | 11 | £1,000 | £52,000 |
| 12 | Brasileirão Série A | Brazil | 7 | 7 | £1,000 | £52,000 |
| 13 | Serie B | Italy | 15 | 10 | £910 | £47,320 |
| 14 | Ligue 2 | France | 11 | 9 | £900 | £46,800 |
| 15 | League One | England | 33 | 23 | £780 | £40,560 |
| 16 | League Two | England | 19 | 16 | £780 | £40,560 |
| 17 | Super Liga | Argentina | 23 | 18 | £730 | £37,960 |
| 18 | Primeira Liga | Portugal | 28 | 17 | £720 | £37,440 |
| 19 | Scottish Premiership | Scotland | 7 | 6 | £670 | £34,840 |
| 20 | National League | England | 11 | 11 | £530 | £27,560 |
| 21 | Belgian Challenger Pro League | Belgium | 8 | 7 | £530 | £27,560 |
| 22 | Eliteserien | Norway | 14 | 12 | £500 | £26,000 |
| 23 | Czech First League | Czechia | 8 | 8 | £490 | £25,480 |
| 24 | Danish Superliga | Denmark | 11 | 8 | £400 | £20,800 |
| 25 | Categoría Primera A | Colombia | 5 | 5 | £340 | £17,680 |
| 26 | Ekstraklasa | Poland | 8 | 7 | £330 | £17,160 |
Where a youth team manager is paid most
Median weekly wage by league, the top fifteen
Ligue 1 pays a youth team manager a median £3,400 a week, and the Ekstraklasa £330, so the same job pays 10.3 times as much at one end of the table as the other. The Premier League is third at £2,200, drawn from 37 youth team managers at 20 clubs.
A youth team manager's wage by squad
A youth team manager's median wage by the squad they work with
| SQUAD | STAFF | CLUBS | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-23s | 13 | 13 | £1,100 | £57,200 |
| Under-21s | 54 | 54 | £1,450 | £75,400 |
| Under-20s | 41 | 41 | £800 | £41,600 |
| Under-19s | 123 | 122 | £720 | £37,440 |
| Under-18s | 149 | 141 | £800 | £41,600 |
| Reserves | 58 | 58 | £740 | £38,480 |
A Premier League youth team manager's wage, season by season
The youth team managers at the clubs in the Premier League today, 2016/17 to 2025/26
The median was £2,650 a week in 2016/17 and £2,200 in 2025/26, down 17% across 7 seasons.
Against every other backroom job
Median weekly wage by role, youth team manager highlighted
Youth team manager ranks 13th of the 21 roles on the chart. It pays £20 a week less than the median member of a club backroom.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a football youth team manager earn?
A median £820 a week, which is £42,640 a year. That is the middle of the 438 youth team managers we hold a wage for, at 342 clubs.
How much does a Premier League youth team manager earn?
A median £2,200 a week, which is £114,400 a year, across the 37 youth team managers we hold a wage for at 20 Premier League clubs.
What do the best-paid youth team managers earn?
One in ten earns more than £2,700 a week, which is £140,400 a year. One in four earns more than £1,600 a week.
Which league pays a youth team manager the most?
Ligue 1, at a median £3,400 a week across 15 youth team managers. The lowest of the 26 leagues we can pool is the Ekstraklasa, at £330.
Is a youth team manager paid more than other football club staff?
No. A youth team manager earns a median £820 a week against £840 for backroom staff as a whole, which makes it the 13th 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
- Assistant manager
- Youth team manager
- Coach
- Goalkeeping coach
- Fitness coach
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.