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USA Today has a coach salary database
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:18 am
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:18 am
I found this the other day and was curious how teams stacked up on total salary paid to the entire coaching staff, not just the head coach. I thought I would share for those other nerds like me.
These figures are from January so they aren't 100% up to date. For example, it has Pete Golding at $2.1 M and he got a raise over the summer that put him at $2.6 M, which is now the highest paid assistant coach. But it's still cool to see the total salary figure for each school.
My takeaways:
Damn, Georgia pays a lot for their coaches.
Kentucky is paying a ton to be in last place in the SEC.
Florida and Auburn lag way behind in "Big 6" team salaries and these are their highest paid staffs in program history. (But Malzahn did make more than Freeze does now)
I am very surprised to see A&M on the lower end of this chart.
Vanderbilt's assistant salary pool is undisclosed.
These figures are from January so they aren't 100% up to date. For example, it has Pete Golding at $2.1 M and he got a raise over the summer that put him at $2.6 M, which is now the highest paid assistant coach. But it's still cool to see the total salary figure for each school.
My takeaways:
Damn, Georgia pays a lot for their coaches.
Kentucky is paying a ton to be in last place in the SEC.
Florida and Auburn lag way behind in "Big 6" team salaries and these are their highest paid staffs in program history. (But Malzahn did make more than Freeze does now)
I am very surprised to see A&M on the lower end of this chart.
Vanderbilt's assistant salary pool is undisclosed.
This post was edited on 10/17/25 at 9:22 am
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Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:20 am to Landmass
Saban is back? Hell yeah!
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:20 am to Landmass
Alabama's coach is Saban?
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:21 am to AHM21
It was a copy paste error.
EDIT: I fixed the error.
EDIT: I fixed the error.
This post was edited on 10/17/25 at 9:23 am
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:21 am to Landmass
That stoops contract is so bad.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:23 am to AlextheBodacious
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That stoops contract is so bad.
It really is. You can thank A&M for that, I guess.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:23 am to AlextheBodacious
I didn't realize Auburn was so poor. They are getting what they pay for, honestly.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:24 am to Bham Bammer
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I didn't realize Auburn was so poor. They are getting what they pay for, honestly.
But it's "one of the best jobs"
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:25 am to Landmass
Maybe lagging behind but it was still an overpay
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:27 am to jxgator33
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Maybe lagging behind but it was still an overpay
Don't get me wrong. I'm not for overpaying for something that isn't earned (see Kentucky). I was just curious where everyone stood on the assistant salary pools.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:29 am to Landmass
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It really is. You can thank A&M for that, I guess.
It was signed before A&M.
It’s a terrible contract. Just like the lifetime contract that was created for Cal. Barnhart is catching a lot of heat, rightfully, for both of those. We just lucked out with Arkansas taking Cal or it would’ve been worse.
ETA: It’s also worth noting when it was good with Stoops it was fantastic by Kentucky FB standards. So I don’t want give the impression fans aren’t grateful. But, this season and the last have fallen off (for a lot of reasons). Dude’s ego is too big to allow an OC to function like an adult.
This post was edited on 10/17/25 at 9:34 am
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:31 am to Landmass
Mark Stoops …. 9 million
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:39 am to Landmass
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I am very surprised to see A&M on the lower end of this chart.
Gun shy after the Jimbo fleecing
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:39 am to BluegrassBelle
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It was signed before A&M.
Has Stoops gotten a contract extension since the A&M debacle?
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:40 am to Wellborn
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Gun shy after the Jimbo fleecing
You got Bjorked.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:41 am to Landmass
Elko will definitely get a raise this year if he keeps this team doing what it’s doing
A complete program build and mostly new players, after only 1 year it’s looking ok
A complete program build and mostly new players, after only 1 year it’s looking ok
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:43 am to Landmass
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Stoops gotten a contract extension since the A&M debacle?
Technically maybe?
Unless it changed iirc he gets an extra year every time he gets 7 wins.
He got 7 the year A&M attempted to poach and then returned him
But no, no big extension by AD after A&M
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:48 am to Landmass
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I am very surprised to see A&M on the lower end of this chart.
Elko's contract is more of a bonus based contract. The better the team does, the more he makes.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:50 am to Landmass
Texas wasting money.
Like always.
Like always.
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:53 am to Buster83
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Elko's contract is more of a bonus based contract. The better the team does, the more he makes.
Yeah, that is how we have Kiffin's contract as well, and to be honest, that makes a lot more sense than just throwing it all in base salary. For example, Kiffin has targets that if he hits, can give him an additional $2.6 million.
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