FIFA president Gianni Infantino's salary has quadrupled in a decade

FT Desk

Since Gianni Infantino was named FIFA's new president back in 2016, his earnings have quadrupled.

Upon initially receiving the job, Infantino received a base salary of $1.5 million but he was also eligible for a number of allowances and bonuses.

According to a tax declaration for the 2024, he earned $6.13m, as reported by Lemonde:

A breakdown of the salary reads:

- $2.954 million base salary

- $1.874 million in bonuses

- $1.148 million in "other reportable compensation"

- $155,000 in "retirement and other deferred compensation"

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Sepp Blatter was Infantino's predecessor as president from 1998 to 2015. In his last year in the job, he received a salary of $3.6m. Blatter was also subject to bonuses and reportedly received one worth 11 million Swiss francs in 2010.

He forced to leave FIFA in 2015 due to a widespread corruption scandal. He has escaped criminal charges, but still faces a civil action case.

FIFA have been exempt from paying tax in the United States since 1994 as it is registered as a non-profit organisation. The 'Form 990' tax declaration from 2024 sent to the Internal Revenue Service stated that $33.2m was paid to executives in that year.

"As part of FIFA's statutory commitment to transparency, the annual compensation paid to the key members of FIFA senior management is published every year," FIFA told Le Monde.

"FIFA contributes to the social charges, pension fund, accident insurance and other contractual employee benefits for the president, as mentioned in the FIFA Annual Report. These benefits are reported to the US authorities in line with reporting requirements. The annual compensation, as well as other contractual benefits, are decided by the FIFA compensation subcommittee."

Infantino received a bonus of 827,000 Swiss francs following the 2018 World Cup in Russia and 1.65m Swiss francs following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.