Highest Paid GM In The History Of Sports

Bill Belichick is the highest-paid general manager in sports. Coach Bill has summed up an earnings of $20 million per the Boston. Belichick is the head coach and GM of the New England Patriots. 

Belichick is a proud manager who won six trophies while performing the duties of the head coach and two trophies as a defensive coach for the NY Giants. 

Belichick is considered a student of the game, with his intricacies and profound tactics that have often bewildered his opponent. He was instrumental in the Patriots' franchise dynasty with Tom Brady.

Bill received the NFL Coach of the Year award three times in his career. He was an inspirational figure to the players and fans during his time with the Patriots. 

He also holds the record for most playoff wins as a head coach and most divisional championship wins. 

Pete Carroll is among the highest paid GM in NFL, his annual salary is $15 million. Carroll is an executive vice president and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. 

After assuming the position of executive vice president, he was also effectively the general manager of the club thus John Schneider (GM) served on an advisory role to Carroll. 

In the 2013 season, he led Seahawks to the Super Bowl and won the cup after heavily defeating Colorado Denver Broncos and winning by 35 points. It was one of the most-watched shows peaking the viewers of 115.3 million. 

Carroll has one of the best achievements in American football including his 34-game winning streak as the head coach of USC from 2003-04. 

Pete is considered one of the top college coaches, he was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame after his accomplishments.

Pat Riley is one of the highest-paid GMs in the NBA with a salary of $11 million per year during his tenure in the Miami Heat. He currently serves as the president of the same club. 

Riley was referred to as "The Godfather" for his significant presence in the Heat's history. He won five NBA championships as a head coach, and four with Los Angeles Lakers. 

As a player-coach and executive, he appeared in 25% of NBA finals and is also honored with the "Coach of the Year" three times in his career. In retrospect, he played in the position of shooting guard. 

Riley is also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. He is the recipient of NBA Executive of the Year. As a player, he was part of the San Diego Rockets, LA Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. 

RC Buford was the NBA general manager of the San Antonio Spurs, he is the CEO of the club since 2019. Buford is the two-time winner of the Executive of the Year award. 

The 63-year-old GM has the record of 5x NBA championships from 1999-2014. Initially, he joined Spurs as an assistant Coach for Larry Brown's staff.

After bouncing back from the Clippers, he was promoted to the position of assistant general manager in 1999 and named GM in 2002. In his time with Spurs, he was able to accomplish five NBA championship titles.

Before, joining the Spurs, he was part of the Jayhawks staff who became the winner of the 1988 NCAA championship. 

On the other hand, he had a short career as a player, he played college basketball for Oklahoma State and Texas A&M in his time. 

Bob Myers was one of the highest-earning NBA general managers from the Golden State Warriors. Myers's salary was $8 million, he stepped down from his position in June 2023. 

After joining the State Warriors as an assistant general manager in 2011, he was expected to become an apprentice under Larry Riley for a few years but was promoted to the position only after twelve months.

In his first year as GM, he made key acquisitions and brought one of the strongest drafts that made a bigger imprint in the Warriors' post-season history in 36 years. In Warriors' 2014-15 season he was honored with "NBA Executive of the Year."

Also, 2015 marked the season for the Warriors to win the NBA championship ring. His key decision help develop one of the best eras of NBA from 2014-2022 period. 

Dave Roberts is one of the highest-paid GMs in baseball history with a salary of $6.5 million annually. Roberts is a popular athlete who played as a catcher in his MLB career. 

Roberts is the first Asian-American athlete to lead a team in World Series final in 2018 and 2020. He won the world series with the Dodgers in 2020. 

Dave became the World champion with Red Sox in 2004, he was popular for stealing bases and was awarded for this achievement in the series. 

Moving on, he was a first base coach for San Diego Padres while starting out in his coaching career. He became the Dodgers coach in the 2015 season. 

Roberts again led the team to the world series in 2018 but faced another consecutive defeat only winning it all in 2020. 

Bruce Bochy is the popular highest paid gm in baseball, he earns $8 million yearly. Bochy is a retired player and baseball manager, he is currently with Rangers (2023). 

Bochy came close to winning the World Series with Padres in his playing career but got defeated by the Yankees. Besides, he is a three-time series champion with the San Francisco Giants.

Bruce received the title of NL Manager of the Year after winning the series. He has won 900 games with two different teams in his MLB tenure. 

The Rangers' manager started out by managing minor league teams and winning the Texas League title. His experience and passion for the game led him to make wise choices to win the career-defining title alongside the Giants. 

Ken Holland is highest paid GM in NHL, he is paid roughly $5 million, Holland signed a contract of $25 million for five years with the Edmonton Oilers. He is also the current president of the organization. 

Holland is a Hall of Fame player who played for the Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings in the position of Goaltender. He was inducted into the NHL Hall in 2020. 

Ken became the Detriot Red Wings manager in 1997 and won Stanely Cup with the Detriot for four times. He first won the cup as assistant general manager and goal-tending coach. 

Later, he accomplished the feat as the general manager of the team from 1998, 2002, and 2008. Ken achieved the reputation of becoming one of the most successful managers in NHL history. 

Notably, Holland is inducted into Binghamton Hall of Fame in 1998 in New York.  

Brian Cashman is one of the highest-paid MLB GM an annual salary of $5 million. In 1998, he joined the Yankees as senior vice president and GM with a contract of $300,000. 

In his tenure, the Yankees were successful in winning 114 games in the 1998 season. His success followed after he made the decision to acquire Roger Clemens and David Justice, which helped him win the 2000 World Series. 

In 2005, he signed a $1.3 million contract with the Yankees, over the course of three years. Moreover, after winning the 2009 World Series, the Yankees faced hardships in making it into the Series again. 

Cashman signed a 5-year contract with the Yankees for $25 million as General Manager in 2022. 

In the 2021 season, he won American League East and also in the ALS championship they were defeated by Huston Astros despite their outstanding performance.  

Joe Sakic is one of the highest paid NHL general managers, he receives a salary of $5 million. The former NHL player became the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche in 2013. 

Sakic led Avalanch to Stanely Cup victory in 2022. He won the General Manager of the Year Award the same year. After serving for nearly a decade, he was promoted to the president of hockey operations later. 

Joe had one of the most illustrative careers as a center, he took his team to the titles in 1996 and 2001. He received the MVP award in 2001. In his long hockey career, he only played with Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche.