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Urs Fischer salary
Urs Fischer earns £22,000 a week managing 1. FSV Mainz 05 - £1,144,000 a year. That is the 11th best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £22,000
YEARLY £1.1m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FSV Mainz 05 squad is paid £554k 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 | £22,000 | £1.1m | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 59 |
| 2020/21 | £15,000 | £780k | 1. FC Union Berlin | 55 |
| 2019/20 | £13,000 | £676k | 1. FC Union Berlin | 53 |
| 2018/19 | £13,000 | £676k | 1. FC Union Berlin | 52 |
Coaching staff at 1. FSV Mainz 05
20 of the 24 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Christian Heidel | Director |
| Niko Bungert | Technical Director |
| Bernd Legien | Chief Scout |
| Volker Kersting | Head of Youth Development |
| Stephan Kuhnert | GK Coach |
| Markus Hoffmann | Assistant Manager |
| Michael Silberbauer | Assistant Manager |
| Christopher Rohrbeck | Head Physio |
| Sören Hartung | Coach |
| Axel Busenkell | Fitness Coach |
| Jonas Grünewald | Fitness Coach |
| Jannes Ehresmann | Performance Analyst |
| Sebastian Podsiadły | Performance Analyst |
| Sven Herzog | Sports Scientist |
| Nico Hölzel | Physio |
| Stefan Kamilli | Physio |
| Jan Kirchhoff | Manager |
| Aristide Bancé | Scout |
| Johannes Rupprechter | Scout |
| Maximilian Rose | Scout |
Where the backroom money goes at 1. FSV Mainz 05
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | £1.3m |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | £568k |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | £421k |
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 |
| Coach | 13 | £2,600 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | £2,150 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | £1,900 |
| Sports Scientist | 11 | £1,900 |
| Physio | 59 | £1,300 |
| Manager | 8 | £1,264 |
| Scout | 148 | £916 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Urs Fischer earns £22,000 a week managing 1. FSV Mainz 05 - £1,144,000 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.