NCAA Football Coach Salaries in Real-time

On average, college football coaches are the highest paid coaches of all at the college level. The average pay for college football coaches exceeds $2 million but their “bonuses” tend to pay significantly more.

There are 71 head coaches that earn more than $1 million per season. According to Newsday, the average compensation for the 108 NCAA I football coaches is $1.75 million–an increase of 75 percent since 2007.

The SEC commands the top of the list with Nik Saban, Kevin Sumlin, Les Miles, and Hugh Freeze earning a combined $20.7 million. The SEC owns the list with 11 of the top 20 highest paid coaches at the college level.

Average Salary by Division

• The average SEC head coach earns $4.3 million.
• The average Big 12 head coach earns $3.4 million
• The average Big Ten’s head coach earns $3.1 million
• The average ACC head coach earns $2.7 million
• The average Pac-12 head coach earns $2.7 million

The numbers below represent head coach salaries in real-time. The average American’s salary, according to government sources, can be found ascending in real-time in the right sidebar of this page. Numbers have been provided to show the gap between the two.

Do you think that head coaches are paid too much? How could the money be better spent at universities or is it well spent? Leave comments below.

During the time you’ve been on this page, Nick Saban has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Jim Harbaugh has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Bob Stoops has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Kevin Sumlin has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Charlie Strong has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Urban Meyer has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Les Miles has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, James Franklin has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Steve Spurrier has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Gary Patterson has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Gus Malzahn has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Chris Petersen has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Jimbo Fisher has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Mike Gundy has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Gary Pinkel has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Mark Richt has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Rich Rodriguez has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Jim Mora has earned

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During the time you’ve been on this page, Bret Bielema has earned

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*Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor [OPM.gov]

Sources:

USA Today

SBNation