Being a Premier League manager is surely one of the coolest jobs in the world.
But it’s not always plane sailing for the bosses strolling up and down the touchline every weekend – with so much as stake and the margins so fine, the cost of failure can be enormous.
Just take a look at the sheer number of Premier League managers who have been sacked so far this season.
And so given constant pressure the bosses operate under, it is no surprise they are paid handsomely for their work.
But exactly how much do the permanent managers in the Premier League? Let’s take a look a the highest earning gaffers in the competition.
Who are the best paid managers in the Premier League?
According to The Sun, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is the highest paid manager in the Premier League with a salary of £19 million.
The Spanish tactician has won four Premier League titles with The Citizens since joining the club in 2016, and victory over Arsenal in this season’s title race for the Mancunians will see them win the trophy for the third season in a row.
Guardiola will stay with City until at least 2025 having signed a new contract earlier in the 2022/23 season.
Jurgen Klopp is the second best paid manager in the competition, with the German’s payslip at Liverpool seeing him take home a reported £16 million a year.
Klopp’s only Premier League title to date is from their dominant 2019/20 season, with the Reds cliniching 99 points and 32 wins from their 38 fixtures.
The 55 year-old, who joined in 2015, signed a new contract with Liverpool in April 2022 which saw him commit his future at the club until 2026.
Erik ten Hag, who has impressed in his first season in charge at Old Trafford, is rewarded with £9 million for his efforts on the red side of Manchester.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, meanwhile, will be paid just over £8 million this season for attempting to guide Arsenal to their first league title since 2003/04.
Highest earning Premier League permanent managers
- Pep Guardiola – £19 million
- Jurgen Klopp – £16 million
- Erik ten Hag – £9 million
- Mikel Arteta – £8.3 million
- David Moyes – £5 million
- Sean Dyche – £5 million
- Marco Silva – £4.5 million
- Eddie Howe – £4 million
- Thomas Frank – £1.5 million
- Steve Cooper £1.5 million
- Unai Emery – Unknown
- Julen Lopetegui – Unknown
- Roberto De Zerbi – Unknown
- Gary O’Neil – Unknown
The 41 year-old’s work in north London has reportedly caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid, who are said to be considering him as a possible replacement for Carlo Ancelotti.
At the other end of the scale, Thomas Frank and Steve Cooper are paid around £1.5 million per year at Brentford and Nottingham Forest respectively.
On top of their base salary, managers will in truth earn much more when performance-related bonuses are added.
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