Mauricio Pochettino earned over $5 million in first seven months as US soccer coach
Mauricio Pochettino earned just over $5 million during his first seven months as coach of the US national team, according to the US Soccer Federation’s tax filing.
Pochettino was announced as Gregg Berhalter’s replacement on September 10, 2024, and received $5,016,917 in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025, according to the tax return released on Thursday. Pochettino’s salary for the period was listed at $2,516,917, and he was given a $2.5 million bonus.
Berhalter, fired in July 2024 after a first-round elimination at the Copa America, was just 10 months into his second stint as coach. He earned $1,774,981 in the fiscal year, which included $699,148 in salary, a $325,000 bonus and a $750,833 severance payment.
US women’s coach Emma Hayes earned $1,469,557 that included $744,557 in salary, a $700,000 bonus and $25,000 in other compensation. CEO JT Batson earned $898,787 of which $658,787 was listed as salary and $240,000 as bonus. Sporting director Matt Crocker was listed at $990,792: $658,787 in salary, $179,100 in bonus and $152,905 in a relocation payment.
Twila Kilgore, an assistant to former women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski, earned $435,209 that included $136,042 in salary, a $235,000 in bonus and $64,167 in severance pay. Kilgore became interim head coach following Andonovski’s resignation in August 2023 and held the role until Hayes started the following May. Kilgore left in September 2024.
Several women’s national team players were listed as among the USSF’s highest-paid employees during a fiscal year in which the women’s team won its fifth Olympic gold medal.
Emily Sonnett, Emily Fox and Naomi Girma were each listed at USD 852,112 in salary, Lindsey Heaps at $849,461 and Casey Murphy at USD 822,032, and each earned a USD 36,000 bonus.
The USSF paid USD 2,881,792 to Soccer United Marketing, an affiliate of Major League Soccer, for sponsorship agreements and USD 13,395,175 to the law firm Latham & Watkins. It also paid USD 2,125,209 to the governing body of Brazilian soccer as an international event coordinator, USD 2.095 million to both Wasserman Media Group for marketing and media and to the US Women’s National Team Players Association for a supportive partnership.
Revenue of USD 268.05 million was up from USD 196.8 million in the prior fiscal year, while expenses rose to USD 260.1 million from USD 190.9 million.
