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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1. Nick Saban, Alabama - $9,753,221
2. Ed Orgeron, LSU - $9,012,917
3. David Shaw, Stanford - $8,924,683
4. Dabo Swinney, Clemson - $8,370,775
5. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma - $7,672,710
6. Dan Mullen, Florida - $7,570,000
7. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M - $7,500,000
8. Kirby Smart, Georgia - $7,133,600
9. Ryan Day, Ohio State - $6,614,693
10. Gary Patterson, TCU - $6,103,543
11. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern - $5,748,179
12. Chip Kelly, UCLA - $5,600,000
13. Mel Tucker, Michigan State - $5,566,303
14. Steve Sarkisian, Texas - $5,450,000
15. Mark Stoops, Kentucky - $5,263,600
16. Kyle Whittingham, Utah - $5,200,000
17. Scott Frost, Nebraska - $5,000,000
17. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa - $5,000,000
17. Bryan Harsin, Auburn - $5,000,000
17. Mike Leach, Mississippi State - $5,000,000
21. Lane Kiffin, Mississippi - $4,841,937
22. Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh - $4,816,806
23. Clay Helton, USC - $4,813,832
24. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota - $4,420,000
25. Jeff Brohm, Purdue - $4,417,774
26. Mario Cristobal, Oregon - $4,402,917
27. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin - $4,362,750
28. Tom Allen, Indiana - $4,260,000
29. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia - $4,251,500
30. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State - $4,203,125
31. Bret Bielema, Illinois - $4,200,000
32. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan - $4,030,901
33. Dana Holgorsen, Houston - $4,000,000
33. Greg Schiano, Rutgers - $4,000,000
33. Josh Heupel, Tennessee - $4,000,000
33. Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri - $4,000,000
33. Matt Campbell, Iowa State - $4,000,000
38. Herm Edwards, Arizona State - $3,886,500
39. Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech - $3,825,000
40. Mike Norvell, Florida State - $3,750,000
41. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest - $3,611,071
42. Dino Babers, Syracuse - $3,504,958
43. Justin Wilcox, California - $3,444,996
44. Mack Brown, North Carolina - $3,431,250
45. Luke Fickell, Cincinnati - 3,400,000
46. Karl Dorrell, Colorado - $3,240,000
47. Dave Doeren, North Carolina State - $3,180,000
48. Scott Satterfield, Louisville - $3,087,500
49. Jimmy Lake, Washington - $3,040,972
50. Matt Wells, Texas Tech - $3,034,083
51. Nick Rolovich, Washington State - $3,000,000
52. Neal Brown, West Virginia - $2,997,500
53. David Cutcliffe, Duke - $2,957,001
54. Sam Pittman, Arkansas - $2,925,000
55. Chris Klieman, Kansas State - $2,915,292
56. Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech - $2,883,115
57. Lance Leipold, Kansas - $2,800,000
58. Shane Beamer, South Carolina - $2,750,000
59. Jedd Fisch, Arizona - $2,683,449
60. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame - $2,670,213
61. Mike Locksley, Maryland - $2,538,100
62. Jonathan Smith, Oregon State - $2,444,000
63. Gus Malzahn, Central Florida - $2,320,000
64. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy - $2,316,000
65. Jeff Scott, South Florida - $2,220,000
66. Rod Carey, Temple - $2,099,908
67. Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette - $2,000,000
68. Willie Fritz, Tulane - $1,939,000
69. Seth Littrell, North Texas - $1,900,000
70. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa - $1,798,643
71. Bill Clark, Alabama-Birmingham - $1,653,000
72. Ryan Silverfield, Memphis - $1,623,331
73. Craig Bohl, Wyoming - $1,594,508
74. Steve Addazio, Colorado State - $1,550,000
75. Mike Houston, East Carolina - $1,535,667
76. Brent Brennan, San Jose State- $1,500,000
76. Andy Avalos, Boise State - $1,500,000
76. Marcus Arroyo, UNLV - $1,500,000
79. Kalen DeBoer, Fresno State - $1,350,000
80. Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist - $1,307,094
81. Randy Edsall, Connecticut - $1,256,000
82. Jason Candle, Toledo - $1,177,350
83. Hugh Freeze, Liberty - $1,138,306
84. Butch Davis, Florida International - $1,093,956
85. Brady Hoke, San Diego State - $1,050,000
86. Blake Anderson, Utah State - $1,000,000
87. Mike Bloomgren, Rice - $934,171
88. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State - $910,504
89. Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina - $871,250
90. Jim McElwain, Central Michigan - $840,000
91. Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio - $830,000
92. Butch Jones, Arkansas State - $825,000
93. Todd Graham, Hawaii - $800,000
93. Will Hall, Southern Mississippi - $800,000
93. Jake Spavital, Texas State - $800,000
96. Will Healy, Charlotte - $793,901
97. Shawn Elliott, Georgia State - $779,000
97. Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech - $779,000
99. Shawn Clark, Appalachian State - $775,000
99. Willie Taggart, Florida Atlantic - $775,000
101. Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion - $762,296
102. Charles Huff, Marshall - $755,500
103. Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky - $751,470
104. Chip Lindsey, Troy - $750,000
105. Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso - $748,966
106. Tim Lester, Western Michigan - $709,700
107. Kane Wommack, South Alabama - $700,000
107. Danny Gonzales, New Mexico - $700,000
109. Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern - $680,000
110. Maurice Linguist, Buffalo - $675,000
111. Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois - $630,609
112. Walt Bell, Massachusetts - $628,750
113. Jay Norvell, Nevada - $619,250
114. Chuck Martin, Miami (OH) - $541,667
115. Tim Albin, Ohio - $535,000
116. Mike Neu, Ball State - $534,867
117. Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan - $515,000
118. Sean Lewis, Kent State - $510,000
119. Tom Arth, Akron - $496,083
120. Scott Loeffler, Bowling Green - $475,000
121. Doug Martin, New Mexico State - $437,000
122. Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe - $430,000
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Jeff Monken, Army
James Franklin, Penn State
Kalani Sitake, BYU
Manny Diaz, Miami (FL)
Jeff Hafley, Boston College
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
Dave Aranda, Baylor
Clark Lea, Vanderbilt
