Athletics money
Highest-paid head coaches, women's teams
Average institutional salary per full-time-equivalent head coach of women's teams.
$740,765
#1 · University of Texas at Austin
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX
$126,575
Median
of 360 schools, Division I
5.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$442,370
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · University of Texas at Austinevery school
The spread across 360 schools; the median is $126,575.
How it is measured
Institutional salary only, averaged over full-time-equivalent head coaches of women’s teams.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Average head-coach salary | Men's teams HC pay | Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | $740,765 | $2.8M | $277M | |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA | $721,506 | $2.6M | $220M | |
| 3 | University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK | $597,378 | $1.6M | $234M | |
| 4 | University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT | $520,700 | $1.3M | $97M | |
| 5 | Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX | $502,258 | $2.2M | $228M | |
| 6 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC | $495,880 | $812k | $203M | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR | $492,290 | $3.3M | $189M | |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | $484,229 | $1.9M | $175M | |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | $462,346 | $2.7M | $151M | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | $442,370 | $1.7M | $181M | |
| 11 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | $434,174 | $2.5M | $146M | |
| 12 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN | $433,735 | $3.5M | $285M | |
| 13 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $432,637 | $2.2M | $234M | |
| 14 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | $422,729 | $2.5M | $199M | |
| 15 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | $422,409 | $1.7M | $129M | |
| 16 | University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA | $419,967 | $3M | $227M | |
| 17 | University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY | $401,950 | $2.4M | $187M | |
| 18 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | $393,699 | $2.1M | $193M | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Stillwater, OK | $390,676 | $1.9M | $154M | |
| 20 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference · Lincoln, NE | $390,464 | $1.9M | $198M | |
| 21 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | $375,854 | $1.3M | $129M | |
| 22 | University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL | $370,083 | $1.6M | $230M | |
| 23 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | $369,148 | $3.2M | $171M | |
| 24 | Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX | $357,403 | $2.5M | $144M | |
| 25 | University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA | $355,879 | $2.1M | $151M | |
| 26 | Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL | $350,347 | $2.8M | $196M | |
| 27 | Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Ames, IA | $345,877 | $2.1M | $104M | |
| 28 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | $344,415 | $1.6M | $135M | |
| 29 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | $338,129 | $3.3M | $162M | |
| 30 | Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS | $337,209 | $1.9M | $157M | |
| 31 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | $335,610 | $1.1M | $132M | |
| 32 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | $334,382 | $2.7M | $165M | |
| 33 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $333,588 | $1.5M | $173M | |
| 34 | Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX | $332,145 | $2.1M | $128M | |
| 35 | University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY | $330,050 | $1.5M | $155M | |
| 36 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | $325,903 | $1.3M | $245M | |
| 37 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $322,439 | $1.6M | $175M | |
| 38 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | $318,473 | $918k | $100M | |
| 39 | University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO | $317,959 | $2.5M | $181M | |
| 40 | University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS | $312,574 | $1.3M | $160M | |
| 41 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | $311,905 | $1.4M | $295M | |
| 42 | Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN | $308,865 | $1.6M | $159M | |
| 43 | Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA | $304,447 | $1.2M | $140M | |
| 44 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | $303,915 | $1.3M | $222M | |
| 45 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | $303,317 | $1.2M | $104M | |
| 46 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | $303,128 | $1M | $181M | |
| 47 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | $298,231 | $608k | $193M | |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | $294,081 | $1.3M | $232M | |
| 49 | University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA | $289,369 | $1.2M | $151M | |
| 50 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | $287,134 | $1.4M | $181M | |
| 51 | Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX | $278,072 | $2.1M | $156M | |
| 52 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | $268,009 | $1.2M | $161M | |
| 53 | Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC | $267,448 | $2.1M | $186M | |
| 54 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | $266,102 | $974k | $90M | |
| 55 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | $263,573 | $1.3M | $133M | |
| 56 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | $262,782 | $1.2M | $137M | |
| 57 | Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Manhattan, KS | $262,083 | $2.1M | $101M | |
| 58 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN | $260,815 | $1.4M | $147M | |
| 59 | Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ | $260,714 | $1.6M | $149M | |
| 60 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | $257,429 | $1.3M | $115M | |
| 61 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | $252,395 | $486k | $48M | |
| 62 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | $252,306 | $823k | $173M | |
| 63 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | $246,215 | $1.5M | $172M | |
| 64 | Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA | $244,693 | $855k | $69M | |
| 65 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | $240,673 | $2.6M | $230M | |
| 66 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | $235,863 | $1.4M | $109M | |
| 67 | Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX | $231,483 | $1.9M | $150M | |
| 68 | West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV | $227,861 | $258k | $117M | |
| 69 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA | $222,534 | $1.2M | $149M | |
| 70 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | $211,302 | $661k | $122M | |
| 71 | University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA | $209,521 | $462k | $28M | |
| 72 | California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | $206,828 | $296k | $38M | |
| 73 | University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT | $204,221 | $1.3M | $119M | |
| 74 | Gonzaga University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA | $203,425 | $547k | $40M | |
| 75 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | $202,708 | $2.4M | $100M | |
| 76 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | $197,687 | $873k | $45M | |
| 77 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | $194,967 | $900k | $142M | |
| 78 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | $191,743 | $241k | $50M | |
| 79 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | $189,705 | $370k | $70M | |
| 80 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | $188,398 | $207k | $119M | |
| 81 | Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA | $188,266 | $272k | $43M | |
| 82 | St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY | $183,974 | $737k | $77M | |
| 83 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | $183,784 | $841k | $59M | |
| 84 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | $177,213 | $1.1M | $62M | |
| 85 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | $176,779 | $731k | $50M | |
| 86 | University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference · San Diego, CA | $175,243 | $254k | $37M | |
| 87 | University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | $174,800 | $428k | $51M | |
| 88 | University of Memphis Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN | $174,678 | $886k | $66M | |
| 89 | Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY | $173,856 | $356k | $48M | |
| 90 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | $173,756 | $210k | $48M | |
| 91 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | $172,182 | $241k | $43M | |
| 92 | University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX | $172,062 | $183k | $19M | |
| 93 | Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL | $169,384 | $428k | $40M | |
| 94 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | $168,670 | $465k | $41M | |
| 95 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | $166,664 | $469k | $68M | |
| 96 | Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Bowling Green, OH | $166,458 | $376k | $35M | |
| 97 | North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC | $166,060 | $309k | $19M | |
| 98 | Montana State University-Bozeman Division I · Big Sky Conference · Bozeman, MT | $165,742 | $314k | $33M | |
| 99 | Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA | $165,276 | $453k | $32M | |
| 100 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | $163,923 | $232k | $59M |
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