On the road to success: How much Niko Kovac earns at BVB | OneFootball

His record in Dortmund is impressive. Since Niko Kovač (54) took the helm at BVB, the Black and Yellows have been almost unbeatable. The successes are paying off for the Bundesliga coach — not least financially.

Across all competitions, Kovač has now overseen 34 matches at Borussia. Only six games were lost in this period. In contrast, there have been 21 wins. Since the 4–0 drubbing in the Champions League against FC Barcelona on April 9, 2025, only Real Madrid have beaten Dortmund. In the Club World Cup quarterfinals, the “Royal Whites” managed a 3–2 win. On the plus side are 15 wins and five draws.

According to information from Sports Illustrated, Kovač secured performance-based bonus payments in his contract with BVB. For qualifying for the Champions League, the Berlin-born coach is said to have received a bonus of just over 750,000 euros.

The Dortmund head coach’s base salary is reportedly around four million euros per year. Last season, Kovač is said to have earned almost half a million euros less. According to SI, the BVB coach is currently among the best-paid managers in the Bundesliga. His predecessor Nuri Şahin (37), now working in Turkey’s Süper Lig for Basaksehir, supposedly received only 2.5 million euros annually.

Top salary in Wolfsburg

When Kovač was still in charge at VfL Wolfsburg (2022–2024), he apparently earned as much as 4.5 million euros per annum. That is still well below the earnings of Vincent Kompany (39), whom Bayern Munich is reportedly paying seven million euros a year.

Early Saturday evening (October 18, 6:30 p.m.), the two coaches will meet in the classic of German football. With a win, Kovač would not only extend his streak of success but also make another bonus payment at the end of the season more likely — perhaps even for the German championship.

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