How Much Do 2026 World Cup Coaches Earn? Ancelotti Reigns Supreme, Calzona Out-Earned Belgium's Coach

Topping the list is Italian coaching veteran Carlo Ancelotti, at the helm of Brazil, with an annual salary of 10 million euros. He's followed by Julian Nagelsmann (Germany, 7 million), Mauricio Pochettino (USA, 6 million), and Thomas Tuchel (England, 5.8 million).

Surprisingly, the fifth highest-paid coach for the 2026 World Cup is Italian Fabio Cannavaro, managing Uzbekistan, with an annual wage of 4 million euros. Spain's Roberto Martínez, coaching Portugal, earns the same amount.

The Uzbek head coach commands a higher salary than the managers of title contenders France's Didier Deschamps (3.8 million) and Spain's Luis de la Fuente (2 million). De la Fuente ranks 15th, while Lionel Scaloni (2.3 million), coach of reigning world champions Argentina, is just one spot higher.

Had Slovakia qualified for the final tournament, Italian coach Francesco Calzona, with an annual income of 840,000 euros, would have been among the top 30 highest-paid. He even earned more than Belgium's French tactician Rudi Garcia (700,000). Calzona's successor, Vladimír Weiss Sr., has an annual salary of 480,000 euros.

According to available sources, the lowest-paid coach in the entire championship is Bubista, head of the Cape Verde bench, with an annual income of 110,000 euros. Ancelotti earns Bubista's annual salary every four days.

The salaries of some coaches are not publicly available, so the ranking is incomplete. The information source is the respected sports finance platform, Finance Football.

1. Carlo Ancelotti (Brazil) – 10 million

2. Julian Nagelsmann (Germany) – 7 million

3. Mauricio Pochettino (USA) – 6 million

4. Thomas Tuchel (England) – 5.8 million

5. Fabio Cannavaro (Uzbekistan) – 4 million

5. Roberto Martínez (Portugal) – 4 million

7. Didier Deschamps (France) – 3.8 million

8. Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) – 3 million

8. Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay) – 3 million

10. Julen Lopetegui (Qatar) – 2.5 million

10. Javier Aguirre (Mexico) – 2.5 million

10. Jesse Marsch (Canada) – 2.5 million

10. Gustavo Alfaro (Paraguay) – 2.5 million

14. Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) – 2.3 million

15. Luis de la Fuente (Spain) – 2 million

15. Hong Myung-bo (South Korea) – 2 million

15. Néstor Lorenzo (Colombia) – 2 million

15. Sebastián Beccacece (Ecuador) – 2 million

19. Murat Yakin (Switzerland) – 1.6 million

20. Ralf Rangnick (Austria) – 1.5 million

20. Zlatko Dalić (Croatia) – 1.5 million

22. Georgios Donis (Saudi Arabia) – 1 million

23. Hajime Moriyasu (Japan) – 950,000

24. Pape Thiaw (Senegal) – 880,000

25. Ståle Solbakken (Norway) – 850,000

26. Rudi Garcia (Belgium) – 700,000

27. Steve Clarke (Scotland) – 530,000

28. Sabri Lamouchi (Tunisia) - 340,000