Highest paid soccer coaches in the world: Al Hilal’s Inzaghi tops list

The top 10 highest paid soccer coaches in the world today earn nearly £150m per year combined between them, with the top earner accounting for over £22m of that!

Indeed, their wages are higher than some of the best footballers in the world, showing just how important their job is in getting their players to perform to the best of their abilities on the pitch.

There are some top managers currently out of work as well, who would be expected to earn close to the salaries being quoted if they were in a job.Nonetheless, here are the top 10 reportedly highest paid soccer coaches in the world at the moment…

Highest paid soccer coaches in the world: The top 10

10. Carlo Ancelotti (Brazil) – £8.1m

It is certainly not a surprise to see Carlo Ancelotti make the list, given that he managed arguably the biggest club in world football in Real Madrid.

The Italian guided Los Blancos to the La Liga and UCL title in the 2023/24 season, and has now won the latter five times as a head coach, three times with Madrid and twice with AC Milan.

Ancelotti has also won league titles in England with Chelsea, in France with Paris Saint-Germain and in Germany with Bayern Munich, making him one of the most successful and well-respected managers of all time.

He has since left Madrid to coach the Brazil national team for the World Cup, and is joint with Roma's Gian Piero Gasperini (£8.1m) in this list.

9. Matthias Jaissle (Al Ahli) – £9.6m

Matthias Jaissle currently manages Al Ahli, and is highly regarded in his native Germany, and managed Austrian heavyweights RB Salzburg before taking the plunge into Saudi football.

The German boss guided Al Ahli to a fifth-placed finish in the Saudi Pro League in the 2024/25, and finished third in the league this term.

8. Luciano Spalletti (Juventus) – £9.7m

Luciano Spalletti was appointed by Juventus in October with the aim of qualifying for the Champions League, but the Old Lady unfortunately failed to do that.

He won the Serie A with Napoli in 2022/23, and also titles in Russia with Zenit St. Petersburg.

7. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) – £10m

Mikel Arteta earned himself a bumper new contract with the work that he has done to transform Arsenal back into genuine title contenders.

The Gunners came close in the last three Premier League seasons, having been runners-up for a third successive campaign, but broke the curse and finally lifted the trophy after 22 years in 2025/26.

6. Andoni Iraola (Liverpool) – £10m

Andoni Iraola has been selected as the man to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool after a successful period with Bournemouth.

Despite losing key players last summer, the Spaniard guided the Cherries to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League, which qualified them for European football for the first time in their history as they will be playing in the Europa League next season.

5. Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain) – £10.3m

Luis Enrique breaks into the top five after guiding PSG to back-to-back Champions League titles.

His new-look squad won an unprecedented treble in the 2024/25 campaign, having previously won a European treble with Barcelona.

Enrique masterminded a comeback from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Tottenham late on in the UEFA Super Cup after normal time, and subsequently won the penalty shootout to clinch yet another piece of silverware with the Parisians.

4. Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid) – £10.4m

Jose Mourinho has returned to Real Madrid after a previously successful spell at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He has managed some other top clubs including Chelsea, Inter Milan and Manchester United, and won so many major trophies in his career that puts him up there with the greatest managers of all time.

3. Xabi Alonso (Chelsea) – £11.5m

Xabi Alonso is the new manager at Chelsea having gone through Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior in the 2024/25 campaign.

Alonso's managerial spell at Real Madrid did not work out, but he impressively guided Bayer Leverkusen to a first-ever Bundesliga title ahead of German giants Bayern Munich, and will be hoping to implement his blueprint of the Blues quickly.

2. Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) – £20.3m

Diego Simeone is regarded as an absolute legend at Atletico Madrid, and so it is not a surprise to see him second in this list.

Indeed, he earns a whopping £20.3m a year in Madrid, more than some of the managers on this list combined!

The Argentine has won plenty of domestic silverware at Atletico, but the one trophy that still eludes him is the Champions League, despite coming close in multiple finals.

Nonetheless, he has still won the Europa League twice, and also prized two LaLiga titles away from both Barcelona and city rivals Real.

1. Simone Inzaghi (Al Hilal) – £22.5m

Simone Inzaghi left his role at Inter Milan to become the head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

He guided Inter to their second Champions League final in three seasons in the 2024/25 campaign, and came runners-up to Napoli in the Serie A title race.

Al Hilal just missed out on the Saudi Pro League title last season, finishing two points behind champions Al Nassr.