Highest Paid College Football Coaches & Salaries - USA TODAY
Ever wondered who the highest paid coach in college football is? Find out today with USA TODAY's complete salary data.
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USA Today has published its latest set of data on college football head coach salaries
| Rank | Name | School | Salary | Buyout |
| 1 | Nick Saban | Alabama | $11,407,000 | $44,800,000 |
| 2 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | $10,884,775 | $64,000,000 |
| 3 | Kirby Smart | Georgia | $10,705,600 | $92,625,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Day | Ohio State | $10,271,250 | $46,222,292 |
| 5 | Mel Tucker | Michigan State | $10,015,350 | --- |
| 6 | Brian Kelly | LSU | $9,975,000 | $70,018,333 |
| 7 | Jimbo Fisher | Texas A&M | $9,150,000 | $77,562,500 |
| 8 | Mark Stoops | Kentucky | $9,013,600 | $51,187,500 |
| 9 | Josh Heupel | Tennessee | $9,000,000 | $46,500,000 |
| 9 | Lake Kiffin | Mississippi | $9,000,000 | --- |
| 11 | James Franklin | Penn State | $8,500,000 | $64,666,667 |
| 12 | Jim Harbaugh | Michigan | $8,254,600 | $27,236,892 |
| 13 | Luke Fickell | Wisconsin | $7,625,000 | $39,680,000 |
| 13 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | $7,625,000 | $24,976,563 |
| 15 | Mike Norvell | Florida State | $7,300,000 | $42,209,583 |
| 16 | Billy Napier | Florida | $7,270,000 | $32,384,716 |
| 17 | Brent Venables | Oklahoma | $7,100,000 | $30,583,333 |
| 18 | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | $7,000,000 | $37,000,000 |
| 19 | Dan Lanning | Oregon | $6,624,999 | $44,333,333 |
| 20 | Hugh Freeze | Auburn | $6,500,000 | $25,187,500 |
| 20 | Bret Bielema | Illinois | $6,500,000 | $35,750,000 |
| 22 | Sam Pittman | Arkansas | $6,357,500 | --- |
| 23 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah | $6,325,000 | $12,250,000 |
| 24 | Shane Beamer | South Carolina | $6,125,000 | $18,255,521 |
| 25 | Eliah Drinkwitz | Missouri | $6,000,000 | $20,437,500 |
| 25 | P.J. Fleck | Minnesota | $6,000,000 | $23,725,000 |
| 27 | Chip Kelly | UCLA | $5,979,167 | $8,787,917 |
| 28 | Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | $5,875,817 | --- |
| 29 | Lance Leipold | Kansas | $5,750,000 | $27,346,667 |
| 30 | Steve Sarkisian | Texas | $5,600,000 | $12,26,667 |
| 31 | Jeff Brohm | Louisville | $5,550,000 | $31,416,667 |
| 32 | Deion Sanders | Colorado | $5,500,000 | $18,343,750 |
| 32 | Matt Rhule | Nebraska | $5,500,000 | $62,062,500 |
| 33 | Mike Locksley | Maryland | $5,500,000 | $16,547,917 |
| 35 | Dave Doeren | North Carolina State | $5,024,390 | $10,307,926 |
| 36 | Mack Brown | North Carolina | $5,000,000 | $2,812,500 |
| 37 | Jonathan Smith | Oregon State | $4,850,000 | $17,525,625 |
| 38 | Chris Klieman | Kansas State | $4,750,000 | $29,625,000 |
| 39 | Tom Allen | Indiana | $4,510,000 | $20,400,000 |
| 40 | Justin Wilcox | California | $4,400,000 | $20,725,000 |
| 41 | Dana Holgorsen | Houston | $4,300,000 | $14,838,333 |
| 42 | Dave Clawson | Wake Forest | $4,284,656 | --- |
| 43 | Tony Elliott | Virginia | $4,250,000 | $19,475,000 |
| 44 | Kalen DeBoer | Washington | $4,200,000 | $23,200,120 |
| 45 | Joey McGuire | Texas Tech | $4,104,960 | $15,862,063 |
| 46 | Dino Babers | Syracuse | $4,063,138 | --- |
| 47 | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | $4,005,537 | $15,250,000 |
| 48 | Neal Brown | West Virginia | $4,005,000 | $13,033,333 |
| 49 | Ryan Walters | Purdue | $4,000,000 | $12,625,000 |
| 49 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | $4,000,000 | $13,068,750 |
| 49 | Brent Pry | Virginia Tech | $4,000,000 | $12,650,000 |
| 52 | Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | $3,850,000 | $15,800,000 |
| 53 | Scott Satterfield | Cincinnati | $3,535,000 | $19,291,667 |
| 54 | Jedd Fisch | Arizona | $3,250,000 | $9,135,000 |
| 55 | Jeff Hafley | Boston College | $3,120,012 | --- |
| 56 | Clark Lea | Vanderbilt | $3,051,881 | --- |
| 57 | Dave Aranda | Baylor | $3,021,003 | --- |
| 58 | Zach Arnett | Mississippi State | $3,000,000 | --- |
| 59 | Willie Fritz | Tulane | $2,842,000 | --- |
| 60 | Brent Key | Georgia Tech | $2,800,000 | $7,213,333 |
| 61 | Jake Dickert | Washington State | $2,700,000 | $3,712,500 |
| 62 | Jeff Traylor | Texas-San Antonio | $2,550,000 | $14,165,000 |
| 63 | Alex Golesh | South Florida | $2,500,000 | --- |
| 64 | Mike Houston | East Carolina | $2,355,804 | $4,347,000 |
| 65 | Craig Bohl | Wyoming | $2,337,000 | $1,841,667 |
| 66 | Guz Malzahn | Central Florida | $2,300,000 | $3,593,750 |
| 66 | Brent Brennan | San Jose State | $2,300,000 | $4,316,667 |
| 68 | Ryan Silverfield | Memphis | $1,900,000 | $2,465,000 |
| 69 | Jim Mora | Connecticut | $1,800,000 | $3,700,000 |
| 70 | Barry Odom | UNLV | $1,785,000 | $5,184,375 |
| 71 | Andy Avalos | Boise State | $1,750,000 | $3,262,043 |
| 72 | Jay Norvell | Colorado State | $1,700,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 73 | Brian Newberry | Navy | $1,600,000 | --- |
| 74 | Jeff Tedford | Fresno State | $1,550,000 | $4,639,583 |
| 75 | Blake Anderson | Utah State | $1,375,000 | $4,585,936 |
| 76 | Trent Dilfer | Alabama-Birmingham | $1,300,000 | $5,416,667 |
| 76 | Eric Morris | North Texas | $1,300,000 | $3,030,000 |
| 78 | Brady Hoke | San Diego State | $1,273,100 | $4,861,942 |
| 79 | Jason Candle | Toledo | $1,125,000 | $900,000 |
| 80 | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | $1,025,420 | $2,000,000 |
| 81 | Rich Rodriguez | Jacksonville State | $1,000,000 | $4,066,667 |
| 81 | Biff Poggi | Charlotte | $1,000,000 | $2,041,667 |
| 81 | Jon Sumrall | Troy | $1,000,000 | $3,316,667 |
| 81 | Tim Beck | Coastal Carolina | $1,000,000 | $4,083,333 |
| 85 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | $950,000 | $2,368,750 |
| 85 | Ken Wilson | Nevada | $950,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 87 | Mike Bloomgren | Rice | $926,208 | --- |
| 88 | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State | $925,020 | $3,000,000 |
| 89 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | $922,800 | $4,000,000 |
| 90 | Rick Stockstill | Middle Tennessee State | $910,504 | $4,988,699 |
| 91 | Lance Taylor | Western Michigan | $850,000 | $3,123,750 |
| 92 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | $831,669 | $1,922,772 |
| 93 | Dana Dimel | Texas-El Paso | $829,000 | $667,292 |
| 94 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | $825,000 | $1,541,667 |
| 95 | Will Hall | Southern Mississippi | $824,000 | $1,716,667 |
| 96 | Don Brown | Massachusetts | $816,000 | $2,216,000 |
| 97 | Shawn Elliott | Georgia State | $811,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 98 | Kane Wommack | South Alabama | $810,000 | $2,502,188 |
| 99 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | $800,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 100 | Charles Huff | Marshall | $755,500 | $881,417 |
| 101 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana-Lafayette | $755,000 | $1,304,250 |
| 102 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | $752,000 | $1,844,000 |
| 103 | Mike MacIntyre | Florida International | $705,000 | $1,515,625 |
| 104 | Tom Herman | Florida Atlantic | $700,000 | $2,858,333 |
| 104 | Danny Gonzales | New Mexico | $700,000 | $400,000 |
| 106 | Maurice Linguist | Buffalo | $684,500 | $1,493,875 |
| 107 | Mike Neu | Ball State | $680,000 | $750,000 |
| 108 | Curt Cignetti | James Madison | $677,311 | $3,046,773 |
| 109 | Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | $677,045 | $1,518,200 |
| 110 | Tim Albin | Ohio | $651,500 | $1,858,556 |
| 111 | Joe Moorhead | Akron | $620,000 | $1,301,563 |
| 112 | Timmy Chang | Hawaii | $600,006 | $856,552 |
| 113 | Jerry Kill | New Mexico State | $600,000 | $2,650,000 |
| 113 | K.C. Keeler | Sam Houston State | $600,000 | $1,791,681 |
| 115 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | $590,000 | $800,000 |
| 116 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | $575,300 | $750,000 |
| 117 | Scot Loeffler | Bowling Green | $560,000 | $1,131,000 |
| 118 | Kenni Burns | Kent State | $527,100 | $1,514,688 |
| 119 | Terry Bowden | Louisiana-Monroe | $435,400 | $182,700 |
| -- | Kevin Wilson | Tulsa | -- | -- |
| -- | Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame | -- | -- |
| -- | Mike Elko | Duke | -- | -- |
| -- | Jeff Monken | Army | -- | -- |
| -- | Stan Drayton | Temple | -- | -- |
| -- | Mario Cristobal | Miami (FL) | -- | -- |
| -- | Troy Taylor | Stanford | -- | -- |
| -- | Kalani Sitake | BYU | -- | -- |
| -- | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | -- | -- |
| -- | David Braun | Northwestern | -- | -- |
| -- | Sonny Dykes | TCU | -- | -- |
| -- | Rhett Lashlee | Southern Methodist | -- | -- |
| -- | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | -- | -- |
