Rank
Coach
School
Conference
Salary
1
Pete Carroll
USC
Pac-10
$4,400,000
2
Charlie Weis
Notre Dame
Ind.
$4,200,000
3
Nick Saban
Alabama
SEC
$3,900,000
4
Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
Big 12
$3,800,000
5
Les Miles
LSU
SEC
$3,800,000
6
Jim Tressel
Ohio State
Big Ten
$3,500,000
7
Urban Meyer
Florida
SEC
$3,400,000
8
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa
Big Ten
$3,030,000
9
Mack Brown
Texas
Big 12
$2,910,000
10
Bobby Petrino
Arkansas
SEC
$2,900,000
11
Mark Richt
Georgia
SEC
$2,900,000
12
Rich Rodriguez
Michigan
Big Ten
$2,500,000
12
Bobby Bowden
Florida State
ACC
$2,500,000
12
Gary Pinkel
Missouri
Big 12
$2,500,000
12
Houston Nutt
Ole Miss
SEC
$2,500,000
16
Mark Mangino
Kansas
Big 12
$2,300,000
16
Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech
ACC
$2,300,000
18
Greg Schiano
Rutgers
Big East
$2,250,000
19
Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech
ACC
$2,100,000
19
Butch Davis
North Carolina
ACC
$2,100,000
21
June Jones
SMU
C-USA
$2,000,000
21
Lane Kiffin
Tennessee
SEC
$2,000,000
21
Gene Chizik
Auburn
SEC
$2,000,000
24
Al Groh
Virginia
ACC
$1,875,000
25
Bo Pelini
Nebraska
Big 12
$1,851,000
26
Jeff Tedford
California
Pac-10
$1,850,000
26
Steve Sarkisian
Washington
Pac 10
$1,850,000
28
Mike Sherman
Texas A&M;Big 12
$1,800,000
28
Art Briles
Baylor
Big 12
$1,800,000
28
Steve Spurrier
South Carolina
SEC
$1,800,000
28
Mark Dantonio
Michigan State
Big Ten
$1,800,000
32
Ralph Friedgen
Maryland
ACC
$1,750,000
32
Mike Leach
Texas Tech
Big 12
$1,750,000
34
Chip Kelly
Oregon
Pac-10
$1,500,000
34
Joe Paterno
Penn State
Big Ten
$1,500,000
34
Randy Edsall
Connecticut
Big East
$1,500,000
34
David Cutcliffe
Duke
ACC
$1,500,000
34
Randy Shannon
Miami
ACC
$1,500,000
34
Jim Leavitt
USF
Big East
$1,500,000
40
Steve Kragthorpe
Louisville
Big East
$1,450,000
41
Bret Bielema
Wisconsin
Big Ten
$1,400,000
42
Ron Zook
Illinois
Big Ten
$1,350,000
43
Dave Wannstedt
Pitt
Big East
$1,300,000
43
Gary Patterson
TCU
MWC
$1,300,000
45
Danny Hope
Purdue
Big Ten
$1,250,000
45
Rick Neuheisel
UCLA
Pac-10
$1,250,000
45
Pat Hill
Fresno State
WAC
$1,250,000
45
Rich Brooks
Kentucky
SEC
$1,250,00
49
Brian Kelly
Cincinnati
Big East
$1,200,000
49
Jim Grobe
Wake Forest
ACC
$1,200,000
49
Dan Mullen
Mississippi State
SEC
$1,200,000
52
Skip Holtz
East Carolina
C-USA
$1,160,000
53
George O’Leary
UCF
C-USA
$1,150,000
53
Paul Rhoads
Iowa State
Big 12
$1,150,000
55
Dennis Erickson
Arizona State
Pac-10
$1,100,000
55
Todd Graham
Tulsa
C-USA
$1,100,000
55
Tom O’Brien
N.C.
ACC
$1,100,000
55
Greg McMackin
Hawaii
WAC
$1,100,000
55
Dan Hawkins
Colorado
Big 12
$1,100,000
55
Mike Riley
Oregon State
Pac-10
$1,100,000
55
Bill Snyder
Kansas State
Big 12
$1,100,000
55
Doug Marrone
Syracuse
Big East
$1,100,000
55
Bobby Johnson
Vanderbilt
SEC
$1,100,000
64
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State
Big 12
$1,050,000
65
Mike Stoops
Arizona
Pac-10
$1,025,000
66
Frank Spaziani
Boston College
ACC
$1,000,000
66
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
ACC
$1,000,000
66
Tim Brewster
Minnesota
Big Ten
$1,000,000
66
Jim Harbaugh
Stanford
Pac-10
$1,000,000
70
Tommy West
Memphis
C-USA
$950,000
71
Chris Peterson
Boise State
WAC
$900,000
72
Bill Stewart
West Virginia
Big East
$800,000
72
Larry Fedora
Southern Miss
C-USA
$800,000
72
Steve Fairchild
Colorado State
MWC
$800,000
72
Brady Hoke
San Diego State
MWC
$800,000
76
Dave Christensen
Wyoming
MWC
$750,000
76
Ken Niumatalolo
Navy
Ind.
$750,000
76
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
Big Ten
$750,000
76
Mike Locksley
New Mexico
MWC
$750,000
80
Kevin Sumlin
Houston
C-USA
$700,000
80
Kyle Whittingham
Utah
MWC
$700,000
82
Bronco Mendenhall
BYU
MWC
$650,000
82
Stan Brock
Army
Ind.
$650,000
82
Bill Lynch
Indiana
Big Ten
$650,000
85
Paul Wulff
Washington State
Pac-10
$600,000
85
Bob Toledo
Tulane
C-USA
$600,000
85
Troy Calhoun
Air Force
MWC
$600,000
88
Al Golden
Temple
MAC
$575,000
89
Mark Snyder
Marshall
C-USA
$500,000
90
Mike Price
UTEP
C-USA
$475,000
91
Dick Tomey
San Jose State
WAC
$460,000
92
Mike Sanford
UNLV
MWC
$450,000
92
Tim Beckman
Toledo
MAC
$450,000
94
David Bailiff
Rice
CUSA 2
$400,000
94
Frank Solich
Ohio
MAC
$400,000
94
Derek Dooley
La. Tech
WAC
$400,000
94
Gary Anderson
Utah State
WAC
$400,000
94
DeWayne Walker
New Mexico State
WAC
$400,000
99
Mario Cristobal
FIU
Sun Belt
$390,000
100
Chris Ault
Nevada
WAC
$375,000
100
Howard Schnellenberger
FAU
Sun Belt
$375,000
101
Neil Callaway
UAB
C-USA
$360,000
102
Jerry Kill
Northern Illinois
MAC
$300,000
102
Larry Blakeney
Troy
Sun Belt
$300,000
102
Rick Stockstill
Middle Tennessee
Sun Belt
$300,000
102
Dave Clawson
Bowling Green
MAC
$300,000
107
Butch Jones
Central Michigan
MAC
$275,000
107
Bill Cubit
Western Michigan
MAC
$275,000
107
Todd Dodge
North Texas
Sun Belt
$275,000
110
Turner Gill
Buffalo
MAC
$265,000
111
Stan Parrish
Ball State
MAC
$250,000
111
Robb Akey
Idaho
WAC
$250,000
111
Ron English
Eastern Michigan
MAC
$250,000
114
J.D. Brookhart
Akron
MAC
$245,000
115
Charlie Weatherbie
La.-Monroe
Sun Belt
$205,000
116
Ricky Bustle
La.-Lafayette
Sun Belt
$200,000
117
Steve Roberts
Arkansas State
Sun Belt
$200,000
117
David Elson
Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
$200,000
117
Mike Haywood
Miami (OH)
MAC
$200,000
120
Doug Martin
Kent State
MAC
$170,000
