BUNDESLIGA · MANAGERS
Ole Werner salary
Ole Werner earns £40,000 a week managing RB Leipzig - £2,080,000 a year. That is the 5th best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £40,000
YEARLY £2.1m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The RB Leipzig squad is paid £1.7m a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | £40,000 | £2.1m | RB Leipzig | 37 |
| 2024/25 | £25,000 | £1.3m | RB Leipzig | 37 |
| 2020/21 | £4,800 | £250k | Holstein Kiel | 32 |
| 2019/20 | £3,800 | £198k | Holstein Kiel | 31 |
Coaching staff at RB Leipzig
20 of the 44 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Marcel Schäfer | Director |
| Mario Gómez | Technical Director |
| Elliott Williams | Chief Scout |
| David Wagner | Head of Youth Development |
| Frederik Gößling | GK Coach |
| Patrick Kohlmann | Assistant Manager |
| Tom Cichon | Assistant Manager |
| Nikolaus Schmid | Head Physio |
| Daniel Behlau | Fitness Coach |
| Patrick Eibenberger | Fitness Coach |
| Ruwen Faller | Fitness Coach |
| Matthias Grote | Performance Analyst |
| Victor Bertini | Performance Analyst |
| Sebastian Schuppan | Recruitment Analyst |
| Zsolt Lőw | Recruitment Analyst |
| Mark Palmer | Physio |
| Daniel Baier | Scout |
| Peter Krawietz | Scout |
| Steve Weaver | Coach |
| Jan Zimmermann | Set Piece Coach |
Where the backroom money goes at RB Leipzig
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | £3.0m |
| Coaching | 13 | £2.9m |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | £889k |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | £31,500 |
| Technical Director | 13 | £16,000 |
| Chief Scout | 10 | £7,700 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | £6,900 |
| GK Coach | 18 | £4,250 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | £4,050 |
| Head Physio | 10 | £3,400 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | £2,150 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | £1,900 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 19 | £1,700 |
| Physio | 59 | £1,300 |
| Scout | 148 | £916 |
| Coach | 30 | £902 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Ole Werner earns £40,000 a week managing RB Leipzig - £2,080,000 a year.
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.