Carlo Ancelotti earns most as national team manager per Bild figures

Carlo Ancelotti sits atop the global coaching pay scale with a reported annual salary of €10 million as Brazil’s national team manager, according to financial figures published by BILD. The newly released compilation outlines the estimated compensation packages of national team managers worldwide, highlighting a stark financial divide between elite global positions and European federations.

Global Coaching Salaries Led by Carlo Ancelotti in Brazil

Ancelotti’s reported €10 million annual package places the Italian manager comfortably ahead of his closest peers in international football management. Immediately behind him in the global rankings is Jürgen Klopp, who took over as Germany’s national team manager in August on a contract running through mid-2030. According to BILD, Klopp agreed to a substantial pay reduction compared to his previous club-level earnings as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer, settling on an estimated €7 million per year.

Rounding out the top three is Mauricio Pochettino. Voetbalzone reported that the Argentine coach receives €6.8 million annually to lead the United States men’s national team. Thomas Tuchel follows closely in fourth place with a reported €6 million yearly salary as England’s manager, while Spain’s Luis de la Fuente occupies the fifth spot at €5 million per year following his successes with the European and world champions.

Carlo Ancelotti earns most as national team manager per Bild figures — Photo: Voetbalzone

Mark van Bommel’s Unconfirmed Salary with the Red Devils

While the top tier commands multi-million euro figures, Belgium manager Mark van Bommel operates under a different financial model, with his exact compensation remaining undisclosed by the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB). Industry estimates place his annual salary at approximately 1,7 million euro, though this figure lacks official confirmation.

That estimated package leaves the Belgian boss well outside BILD’s top ten rankings. If the 1,7 million euro estimate holds accurate, Ancelotti earns nearly six times the amount attributed to the Belgian national team coach, representing a yearly difference of roughly 8,3 million euro. Van Bommel manages the Rode Duivels alongside an extensive technical staff that includes Boudewijn Zenden, Maarten Martens, and Reinier Robbemond.

Xavi Hernández and Other European National Team Packages

Other European federations maintain substantial investments in their coaching staffs. Xavi Hernández, who was appointed as the head coach of the Netherlands national team on August 12, receives an estimated €3 million per year from the KNVB, placing him eighth on the BILD list.

Further down the global rankings, Portugal’s Jorge Jesus earns approximately €4 million annually, good for sixth place, while France’s Zinédine Zidane collects an estimated €3.6 million to rank seventh. Lionel Scaloni of Argentina sits ninth with €2.3 million, and Austria’s Ralf Rangnick rounds out the top ten at €2 million per year. In the broader UEFA Nations League context, Voetbal International highlighted that Greece manager Ivan Jovanović earns roughly 900.000 euro annually, while Serbia boss Veljko Paunović brings in over 600.000 euro.