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Managers
The salary for Premier League managers is steadily increasing since Chelsea paid £5.4 million a year for Mourinho. Long gone are the days of top Premier League managers getting less than a million a year for managing millionaire players.
Current going rate is around £3 million for a top Premier League manager though your smaller clubs and recently promoted ex Championship ones can often be found paying circa £1 million or less for their managers.
| Name | Club | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Arsene Wenger | Arsenal | £4.5 million |
| Sam Allardyce | Blackburn | £2 million |
| Gary Megson | Bolton | £700,000 |
| Guus Hiddink | Chelsea | £6.14 million |
| David Moyes | Everton | £3 million |
| Phil Brown | Hull City | £500,000 |
| Rafael Benitez | Liverpool | £5 million |
| Mark Hughes | Manchester City | £3 million |
| Alex Ferguson | Manchester United | £3 million |
| Alan Shearer | Newcastle | £1 million |
| Steve Bruce | Wigan | £1.6 million |
| Fabio Capello | Engand | £4.5 million |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | Republic Of Ireland | £1.5 million |
Backroom Staff
Since the cull of Mourinho and his Portuguese staff at Chelsea most of these below have now gone but we’ve left their salaries in as a guide given that backroom staff information is hard to come by.
| Name | Club | Role | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Arnesen | Chelsea | Director of Football | £2 million |
| Steve Clarke | Chelsea | Assistant Manager | £300,000 |
| Baltemar Brito | Chelsea | First Team Coach | £400,000 |
| Rui Faria | Chelsea | Fitness Coach | £600,000 |
| Silvinho Louro | Chelsea | Goalkeeper Coach | £400,000 |
| Andre Villas | Chelsea | Scout | £250,000 |
| Rainer Bonhoff | Chelsea | Scout | £100,000 |
| Iain Dowie | Newcastle United | Assistant Manager | £300,000 |
| Paul Ferris | Newcastle United | Head of Player Fitness | £300,000 |
| Jeff Vetere | Newcastle United | Technical Co-ordinator | £160,000 |
| Marco Tardelli | Republic of Ireland | Assistant Manager | £500,000 |
FA Officials
Not much Sky TV football money is finding its way into FA salaries. Quite poorly paid for such a large multi-million pound industry. In fact the chairman, Lord Triesman, receives less than Chelsea pay their coaches.
| Name | Role | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Triesman | Chairman | £300,000 |
| Keith Hackett | General Manager - Referees | £70,000 |
| ano | Premier League Referee | circa £70,000 |
Newcastle Players
| Name | Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Joey Barton | £3 million |
| Nicky Butt | £4 million |
| Fabricio Coloccini | £2.5 million |
| Steve Harper | £1.25 million |
| Obafemi Martins | £3 million |
| Michael Owen | £5.4 million |
| Alan Smith | £2.5 million |
| Steven Taylor | £1.75 million |
| Mark Viduka | £3.75 million |
Goalkeepers
If you want to make your fortune don’t be a goalkeeper. The lowest paid position in the team and such is the lack of interest in them that it’s hard to find any information on what their earnings are.
| Name | Club | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Jussi Jauskelainen | Bolton | £2 million |
| Ben Foster | Manchester United | £1 million |
| David James | Portsmouth | £2.5 million |
| Craig Gordon | Sunderland | £2 million |
Defenders
Your top defenders at the top clubs are getting a decent sum but probably no more than the manager. If your not an international then your only going to pull between £1 and £2 million a year if your lucky.
| Name | Club | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Bacary Sagna | Arsenal | £1.25 million |
| Zat Knight | Aston Villa | £1.25 million |
| Ashley Cole | Chelsea | £3 million |
| John Terry | Chelsea | £6.75 million |
| Joleon Lescott | Everton | £1.75 million |
| Daniel Agger | Liverpool | £1.75 million |
| Jamie Carragher | Liverpool | £4 million |
| Wayne Bridge | Manchester City | £4.5 million |
| Richard Dunne | Manchester City | £2.5 million |
| Nedum Onuoha | Manchester City | £1 million |
| Micah Richards | Manchester City | £2.75 million |
| Wes Brown | Manchester United | £3 million |
| Patrice Evra | Manchester United | £2.75 million |
| Rio Ferdinand | Manchester United | £6 million |
| Sylvan Distan | Portsmouth | £2.5 million |
| Sol Campbell | Portsmouth | £2.5 million |
| Ledley King | Tottenham | £3 million |
| Jonathan Woodgate | Tottenham | £3.25 million |
| Alan Hutton | Tottenham | £1.6 million |
| Matthew Upson | West Ham | £3.25 million |
| Lucas Neill | West Ham | £3 million |
| Titus Bramble | Wigan | £1.5 million |
Midfield
If you’re the right age i.e. late 20’s and can score goals then your in the big money with the strikers. So Gerard and Ballack are up their on £6 million a year. Otherwise your probably earning more than the Manager but not up there with the strikers.
| Name | Club | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theo Walcott | Arsenal | £3 million |
| Gareth Barry | Aston Villa | £2.3 million |
| Ashley Young | Aston Villa | £2.5 million |
| Michael Ballack | Chelsea | £6 million |
| Joe Cole | Chelsea | £4 million |
| Deco | Chelsea | £5 million |
| Michael Essien | Chelsea | £4 million |
| Frank Lampard | Chelsea | £7 million |
| Steven Gerard | Liverpool | £6 million |
| Yossi Benayoun | Liverpool | £2.25 million |
| Elano | Manchester City | £2.75 million |
| Michael Johnson | Manchester City | £2.75 million |
| Robinho | Manchester City | £6 million |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | £6 million |
| Pedro Mendes | Portsmouth | £1.5 million |
| Sean Davis | Portsmouth | £1.5 million |
| Papa Bouba Diop | Portsmouth | £1.5 million |
| Kieran Richardson | Sunderland | £2.25 million |
| Scott Parker | West Ham | £3.6 million |
| Kieran Dyer | West Ham | £4 million |
Strikers
Obviously this is where the big money is to be had. The stars of the team and the ones everyone wants to pay big money for. Many think with the latest sponsorship deal for the Premier League that the £200,000 a week player is not far away.
| Name | Club | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanual Adebayor | Arsenal | £2 million |
| Robin van Persie | Arsenal | £4 million |
| John Carew | Aston Villa | £2.6 million |
| Benni McCarthy | Blackburn | £2 million |
| Roque Santa Cruz | Blackburn | £2.5 million |
| Nicolas Anelka | Chelsea | £3 million |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | £3.5 million |
| Ryan Babel | Liverpool | £2 million |
| Fernando Torres | Liverpool | £4 million |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | £4.5 million |
| Carlos Tevez | Manchester United | £4.5 million |
| Tuncay Sanli | Middlesbrough | £3 million |
| Mido | Middlesbrough | £2 million |
| Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | £2.5 million |
| Michael Chopra | Sunderland | £1.5 million |
| Darren Bent | Tottenham | £2.25 million |
| Jermain Defoe | Tottenham | £3 million |
| Dean Ashton | West Ham | £2.5 million |
Club Pay League
A good guide to how well the club is managed. Sadly Newcastle paid 5th highest salaries but ended the season in the bottom half of the league. Also shows that Sunderland paid the lowest salaries and had the worst team. Some teams also operate a salary ceiling for individual players: Portsmouth £2.5 million, Tottenham £3 million.
| Club | Total Wages Paid 2005/6 |
|---|---|
| Chelsea | £114,002,000 |
| Manchester United | £85,389,000 |
| Arsenal | £82,965,000 |
| Liverpool | £68,868,000 |
| Newcastle United | £52,183,000 |
| Tottenham | £40,656,000 |
| Aston Villa | £38,255,000 |
| Everton | £36,966,000 |
| Manchester City | £34,341,000 |
| Charlton | £34,222,000 |
| Blackburn | £33,373,000 |
| West Ham | £31,228,000 |
| Fulham | £30,102,000 |
| Bolton | £28,533,000 |
| Birmingham | £26,797,000 |
| Portsmouth | £24,802,000 |
| Wigan | £20,562,000 |
| West Brom | £20,361,000 |
| Sunderland | £17,353,000 |
| Middlesbrough | refused to supply |