The top 10 highest paid football managers in the English Premier League
Football and big money go hand in hand with players being paid incredible sums and fans forking out record prices for tickets. And the managers don’t do too badly either! With the help of Genting Casino, we’ve taken a look at exactly how much they are pocketing for their high pressure jobs. 1. Pep Guardiola MANCHESTER CITY £19,500,000
The Premier League manager with the highest salary is Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, with an estimated annual salary of £19.5 million for the 2023/2024 season. The former Spanish footballer has been leading Manchester City since 2016. Pep Guardiola is the Premier League’s most successful manager, taking the top spot for all but two of the factors Genting Casino looked at. The brains behind Man City’s continued success ranks first for his 45 individual awards and 38 cup wins. He also has the highest proportion of wins over his current tenure at the Manchester club, winning 74 per cent of his games and his career overall at 72.7 per cent.
2. Jurgen Klopp LIVERPOOL £15,000,000
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp takes second spot on the list with an estimated annual salary of £15 million for the 2023/2024 season. The German manager has been leading Liverpool since 2015. In second place is Jurgen Klopp. Scoring highly across the board, the Liverpool manager is the longest-serving currently in the Premier League with eight years at the helm, taking first place for the factor. He’s also one of the most decorated managers in the EPL, ranking in the top three for cup wins with 20 and taking second place for individual awards with 28. Klopp also places third for his estimated wages, earning an estimated £15 million this season.
3. Mauricio Pochettino CHELSEA £10,000,000
4. Erik ten Hag MANCHESTER UNITED £9,000,000
Erik ten Hag scores highly for several factors, especially in his proportion of wins, being victorious in 64.1 per cent of his matches at the head of Manchester United and 63.8 per cent across his whole managerial career, taking second place for this factor. He also ranks in the top five highest-paid managers, reportedly earning £9 million this season.
5. Mikel Arteta ARSENAL £8,300,000
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta shares the title of third most successful EPL manager, ranking highly for the proportion of wins across his career, taking third place for the factor at 57.4 per cent. He also ranks in the top five for his proportion of wins at Arsenal (59.2 per cent) and salary, earning an estimated £8.3 million this season.
6. Eddie Howe NEWCASTLE UNITED
£5,000,000
7. Roy Hodgson CRYSTAL PALACE £4,500,000 8. Unai Emery ASTON VILLA £4,000,000 9. Sean Dyche EVERTON £3,500,000 10. Ange Postecoglou TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Despite current troubles, surprisingly, Man United’s Erik ten Hag and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta both rank joint third as the most successful managers in the EPL.