It’s not just footballers who have been raking it in with mega contracts in recent seasons – managers have been negotiating some handsome deals, too.
The highest-earning manager on our list manages to take home almost twice as much in a single day (£50,000) as the average UK worker does in an entire year.
Football managers even make as much as the Neymars, Messis, and Ronaldos of the world.
Using data from The Guardian, The Telegraph, Sky Sports, talkSPORT, China Daily, and Chronicle Live, Business Insider has put together a list of the 15 highest-earning managers in the world of international and club football.
Here they are, ranked by annual salary in ascending order.
15: Rafael Benítez — Newcastle United
Annual wage: £4 million.
Record at Newcastle United: 39 wins, 15 draws, and 18 losses (54% win rate).
Honours at Newcastle United: 2016-2017 EFL Championship title.
Source: Chronicle Live.
14: Unai Emery — Paris Saint-Germain
Annual wage: £4.3 million per year
Record at Paris Saint-Germain: 53 wins, 10 draws, and 6 losses (76% win rate).
Honours at Paris Saint-Germain: 2016-2017 Coupe de France and 2016-2017 Coupe de la Ligue.
Source: talkSPORT.
13: Zinedine Zidane — Real Madrid
Annual wage: £4.6 million.
Record at Real Madrid: 75 wins, 18 draws, and 8 losses (74% win rate).
Honours at Real Madrid: 2015-2016 Champions League, 2016-2017 Champions League, and the 2016-2017 La Liga title.
Source: The Telegraph.
12: Diego Simeone — Atlético Madrid
Annual wage: £5.1 million
Record at Atlético Madrid: 203 wins, 72 draws, and 55 losses (61% win rate).
Honours at Atlético Madrid: 2011-2012 Europa League, 2012-2013 Copa del Rey, and 2013-2014 La Liga title.
Source: The Telegraph.
11: Mauricio Pochettino — Tottenham Hotspur
Annual wage: £5.46 million per year
Record at Tottenham Hotspur: 96 wins, 41 draws, and 38 losses (54% win rate).
Honours at Tottenham Hotspur: None.
Source: talkSPORT.
10: Ronald Koeman — Everton
Annual wage: £6 million per year
Record at Everton: 24 wins, 14 draws, and 18 losses (42% win rate).
Honours at Everton: None.
Source: talkSPORT.
9: Antonio Conte — Chelsea
Annual wage: £6.5 million per year
Record at Chelsea: 44 wins, 6 draws, and 10 losses (73% win rate).
Honours at Chelsea: 2016-2017 Premier League title.
Source: talkSPORT.
8: Jürgen Klopp — Liverpool
Annual wage: £7 million per year.
Record at Liverpool: 56 wins, 34 draws, and 23 losses (49% win rate).
Honours at Liverpool: None.
Source: The Telegraph.
7: Arsène Wenger — Arsenal
Annual wage: £8.9 million per year.
Record at Arsenal: 56 wins, 34 draws, and 23 losses (49% win rate).
Honours at Arsenal: 1997-1998 Premier League title, 2001-2002 Premier League title, 2003-2004 Premier League title, and 7 FA Cups.
Source: The Telegraph.
6: Fabio Capello — Jiangsu Suning
Annual wage: £8.98 million per year.
Record at Jiangsu Suning: 2 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses (28% win rate).
Honours at Jiangsu Suning: None.
Source: China Daily.
5: André Villas-Boas — Shanghai SIPG
Annual wage: £11 million per year.
Record at Shanghai SIPG: 25 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses (64% win rate).
Honours at Shanghai SIPG: None.
Source: The Guardian.
4: Carlo Ancelotti — Bayern Munich
Annual wage: £12.6 million per year.
Record at Bayern Munich: 42 wins, 9 draws, and 9 losses (70% win rate).
Honours at Bayern Munich: 2016-2017 Bundesliga.
Source: The Telegraph.
3: José Mourinho — Manchester United
Annual wage: £15 million per year.
Record at Manchester United: 47 wins, 20 draws, and 10 losses (61% win rate).
Honours at Manchester United: 2016-2017 UEFA Europa League and 2016-2017 EFL Cup.
Source: The Guardian.
2: Pep Guardiola — Manchester City
Annual wage: £15.3 million per year.
Record at Manchester City: 44 wins, 14 draws, and 10 losses (64% win rate).
Honours at Manchester City: None.
Source: The Telegraph.
1: Marcello Lippi — China national football team
Annual wage: £18 million per year.
Record at China: 4 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses (44% win rate).
Honours at China: None.
Source: Sky Sports.