Athletics money
Highest-paid head coaches, men's teams
Average institutional salary per full-time-equivalent head coach of men's teams. Football and basketball pull the average up.
$3,486,642
#1 · University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN
$85,328
Median
of 1,054 schools, all divisions
40.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$2,613,305
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · University of Tennessee, Knoxvilleevery school
The spread across 1,054 schools; the median is $85,328.
How it is measured
Institutional salary only (no outside income, bonuses or media deals), averaged over full-time-equivalent head coaches of men’s teams.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Average head-coach salary | Women's teams HC pay | Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN | $3,486,642 | $434k | $285M | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR | $3,332,039 | $492k | $189M | |
| 3 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | $3,295,604 | $338k | $162M | |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | $3,238,941 | $369k | $171M | |
| 5 | University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA | $3,015,598 | $420k | $227M | |
| 6 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | $2,821,306 | $741k | $277M | |
| 7 | Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL | $2,765,089 | $350k | $196M | |
| 8 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | $2,721,101 | $334k | $165M | |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | $2,675,729 | $462k | $151M | |
| 10 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | $2,613,305 | $241k | $230M | |
| 11 | Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA | $2,603,291 | $722k | $220M | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | $2,505,115 | $434k | $146M | |
| 13 | Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX | $2,502,228 | $357k | $144M | |
| 14 | University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO | $2,496,857 | $318k | $181M | |
| 15 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | $2,454,316 | $423k | $199M | |
| 16 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | $2,396,234 | $203k | $100M | |
| 17 | University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY | $2,382,085 | $402k | $187M | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX | $2,230,816 | $502k | $228M | |
| 19 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $2,176,877 | $433k | $234M | |
| 20 | Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Manhattan, KS | $2,125,133 | $262k | $101M | |
| 21 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | $2,119,718 | $394k | $193M | |
| 22 | Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX | $2,113,696 | $278k | $156M | |
| 23 | Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX | $2,103,188 | $332k | $128M | |
| 24 | Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Ames, IA | $2,094,761 | $346k | $104M | |
| 25 | Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC | $2,073,573 | $267k | $186M | |
| 26 | University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA | $2,071,527 | $356k | $151M | |
| 27 | Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS | $1,947,956 | $337k | $157M | |
| 28 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | $1,931,627 | $484k | $175M | |
| 29 | Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Stillwater, OK | $1,909,334 | $391k | $154M | |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX | $1,896,163 | $231k | $150M | |
| 31 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference · Lincoln, NE | $1,859,053 | $390k | $198M | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | $1,741,951 | $442k | $181M | |
| 33 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | $1,672,969 | $422k | $129M | |
| 34 | Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN | $1,628,734 | $309k | $159M | |
| 35 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | $1,611,627 | $344k | $135M | |
| 36 | Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ | $1,605,206 | $261k | $149M | |
| 37 | University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,599,515 | $370k | $230M | |
| 38 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $1,588,019 | $322k | $175M | |
| 39 | University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK | $1,579,762 | $597k | $234M | |
| 40 | University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY | $1,539,286 | $330k | $155M | |
| 41 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | $1,501,017 | $246k | $172M | |
| 42 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $1,455,458 | $334k | $173M | |
| 43 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | $1,447,466 | $236k | $109M | |
| 44 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | $1,409,942 | $312k | $295M | |
| 45 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | $1,371,698 | $287k | $181M | |
| 46 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN | $1,369,528 | $261k | $147M | |
| 47 | University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT | $1,341,924 | $204k | $119M | |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | $1,331,575 | $294k | $232M | |
| 49 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | $1,322,254 | $376k | $129M | |
| 50 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | $1,309,962 | $326k | $245M | |
| 51 | University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS | $1,307,532 | $313k | $160M | |
| 52 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | $1,271,410 | $257k | $115M | |
| 53 | University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT | $1,266,426 | $521k | $97M | |
| 54 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | $1,259,186 | $264k | $133M | |
| 55 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | $1,252,960 | $304k | $222M | |
| 56 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | $1,226,225 | $303k | $104M | |
| 57 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | $1,223,730 | $268k | $161M | |
| 58 | Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA | $1,194,686 | $304k | $140M | |
| 59 | University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA | $1,183,771 | $289k | $151M | |
| 60 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA | $1,164,529 | $223k | $149M | |
| 61 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | $1,160,827 | $263k | $137M | |
| 62 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | $1,138,767 | $336k | $132M | |
| 63 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | $1,076,735 | $177k | $62M | |
| 64 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | $1,061,976 | $147k | $66M | |
| 65 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | $1,004,713 | $303k | $181M | |
| 66 | Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO | $1,002,700 | $152k | $56M | |
| 67 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | $974,230 | $266k | $90M | |
| 68 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | $918,231 | $318k | $100M | |
| 69 | East Carolina University Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC | $916,910 | $147k | $65M | |
| 70 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | $899,759 | $195k | $142M | |
| 71 | University of Memphis Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN | $886,048 | $175k | $66M | |
| 72 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | $872,650 | $198k | $45M | |
| 73 | Boise State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID | $869,038 | $152k | $70M | |
| 74 | Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA | $855,364 | $245k | $69M | |
| 75 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | $841,355 | $184k | $59M | |
| 76 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | $822,611 | $252k | $173M | |
| 77 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC | $811,678 | $496k | $203M | |
| 78 | Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE | $774,172 | $159k | $41M | |
| 79 | University of North Texas Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX | $773,174 | $154k | $58M | |
| 80 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | $766,495 | $159k | $59M | |
| 81 | St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY | $737,046 | $184k | $77M | |
| 82 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | $731,378 | $177k | $50M | |
| 83 | Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Logan, UT | $722,244 | $157k | $48M | |
| 84 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | $660,778 | $211k | $122M | |
| 85 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference · Amherst, MA | $633,618 | $146k | $58M | |
| 86 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | $607,780 | $298k | $193M | |
| 87 | Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · South Orange, NJ | $606,034 | $148k | $33M | |
| 88 | University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV | $551,954 | $147k | $53M | |
| 89 | Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA | $547,202 | $203k | $40M | |
| 90 | University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI | $537,565 | $129k | $42M | |
| 91 | Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX | $529,979 | $139k | $52M | |
| 92 | Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA | $520,253 | $148k | $71M | |
| 93 | University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Dayton, OH | $518,674 | $157k | $44M | |
| 94 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL | $510,534 | $91k | $41M | |
| 95 | Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO | $508,423 | $156k | $30M | |
| 96 | Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN | $498,675 | $115k | $36M | |
| 97 | University of Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX | $493,385 | $105k | $32M | |
| 98 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | $486,322 | $252k | $48M | |
| 99 | Wichita State University Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS | $483,455 | $151k | $35M | |
| 100 | McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA | $478,723 | $88k | $19M |
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