How much money does Gianni Infantino make at FIFA? Breaking down president's salary after reports of secret payments

Ever since the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this past summer, the heat has been on Gianni Infantino’s position as FIFA president.

The whirlwind began when Infantino was caught attempting to sell shares of the World Cup to private equity investors, which sent fans and fellow executives into a frenzy.

This scandal resulted in Infantino’s position being called into question, and created a tense atmosphere in the lead-up to the upcoming FIFA presidential elections to come next spring.

Now, Infantino has once again been placed in the spotlight after he was reportedly found being paid extra compensation in addition to what FIFA disclosed publicly in its 2026 annual report, leading questions as to what else he could be receiving out of the public eye.

FIFA has committed to publishing president Gianni Infantino’s salary each year in its annual report, declaring his compensation in the company’s yearly release.

For the 2025 calendar year, Infantino was paid 4.8 million Swiss Francs (CHF), or $5.76 million in gross salary, according to FIFA’s annual compensation report. This is broken down into 2.6 million CHF in base salary, and 2.2 million CHF in bonuses.

According to a report by Martyn Ziegler of The Times, who also broke the story about FIFA’s attempts to sell World Cup shares last month, Gianni Infantino was paid additionally on top of his disclosed salary by FIFA.

The report cites 2024 U.S. tax filings by FIFAwhich show that Infantino was given $1.76 million by FWC2026, the company FIFA set up to run the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States this past summer. U.S.-based non-profits must fill out IRS form 990, on which FIFA disclosed to the U.S. government payments by FWC2026 to Infantino as well as FIFA General Secretary Matias Graffstrom, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, and a number of other executives involved in the tournament’s production.

This salary came on top of his regularly reported compensation, and was not publicly disclosed in FIFA’s financial filings in their annual report.

However, this report was officially retracted on October 20 by The Times who conceded that FIFA’s report did not disclose this additional income because Swiss reporting rules do not count expense and reimbursement payments as compensation. They also acknowledged that claims regarding a Miami property purchase were false.