RankCoachSchoolConferenceSalary
1Pete CarrollUSCPac-10$4,400,000
2Charlie WeisNotre DameInd.$4,200,000
3Nick SabanAlabamaSEC$3,900,000
4Bob StoopsOklahomaBig 12$3,800,000
5Les MilesLSUSEC$3,800,000
6Jim TresselOhio StateBig Ten$3,500,000
7Urban MeyerFloridaSEC $3,400,000
8Kirk FerentzIowaBig Ten$3,030,000
9Mack BrownTexasBig 12$2,910,000
10Bobby PetrinoArkansasSEC$2,900,000
11Mark RichtGeorgiaSEC$2,900,000
12Rich RodriguezMichiganBig Ten$2,500,000
12Bobby BowdenFlorida StateACC$2,500,000
12Gary PinkelMissouriBig 12$2,500,000
12Houston NuttOle MissSEC $2,500,000
16Mark ManginoKansasBig 12$2,300,000
16Paul JohnsonGeorgia TechACC$2,300,000
18Greg SchianoRutgersBig East$2,250,000
19Frank BeamerVirginia TechACC$2,100,000
19Butch DavisNorth CarolinaACC $2,100,000
21June JonesSMUC-USA$2,000,000
21Lane KiffinTennesseeSEC$2,000,000
21Gene ChizikAuburnSEC$2,000,000
24Al GrohVirginiaACC$1,875,000
25Bo PeliniNebraskaBig 12$1,851,000
26Jeff TedfordCaliforniaPac-10$1,850,000
26Steve SarkisianWashingtonPac 10$1,850,000
28Mike ShermanTexas A&MBig 12$1,800,000
28Art BrilesBaylorBig 12$1,800,000
28Steve SpurrierSouth CarolinaSEC$1,800,000
28Mark DantonioMichigan StateBig Ten$1,800,000
32Ralph FriedgenMarylandACC$1,750,000
32Mike LeachTexas TechBig 12$1,750,000
34Chip KellyOregonPac-10$1,500,000
34Joe PaternoPenn StateBig Ten$1,500,000
34Randy EdsallConnecticutBig East$1,500,000
34David CutcliffeDukeACC$1,500,000
34Randy ShannonMiamiACC$1,500,000
34Jim LeavittUSFBig East$1,500,000
40Steve KragthorpeLouisvilleBig East$1,450,000
41Bret BielemaWisconsinBig Ten$1,400,000
42Ron ZookIllinoisBig Ten$1,350,000
43Dave WannstedtPittBig East$1,300,000
43Gary PattersonTCUMWC$1,300,000
45Danny HopePurdueBig Ten$1,250,000
45Rick NeuheiselUCLAPac-10$1,250,000
45Pat HillFresno StateWAC$1,250,000
45Rich BrooksKentuckySEC$1,250,00
49Brian KellyCincinnatiBig East$1,200,000
49Jim GrobeWake ForestACC$1,200,000
49Dan MullenMississippi StateSEC$1,200,000
52Skip HoltzEast CarolinaC-USA$1,160,000
53George O'LearyUCFC-USA$1,150,000
53Paul RhoadsIowa StateBig 12$1,150,000
55Dennis EricksonArizona StatePac-10$1,100,000
55Todd GrahamTulsaC-USA$1,100,000
55Tom O'BrienN.C.ACC$1,100,000
55Greg McMackinHawaiiWAC$1,100,000
55Dan HawkinsColoradoBig 12$1,100,000
55Mike RileyOregon StatePac-10$1,100,000
55Bill SnyderKansas StateBig 12$1,100,000
55Doug MarroneSyracuseBig East$1,100,000
55Bobby JohnsonVanderbiltSEC$1,100,000
64Mike GundyOklahoma StateBig 12$1,050,000
65Mike StoopsArizonaPac-10$1,025,000
66Frank SpazianiBoston College ACC $1,000,000
66Dabo SwinneyClemsonACC$1,000,000
66Tim BrewsterMinnesotaBig Ten$1,000,000
66Jim HarbaughStanfordPac-10$1,000,000
70Tommy WestMemphisC-USA$950,000
71Chris PetersonBoise StateWAC$900,000
72Bill StewartWest VirginiaBig East$800,000
72Larry FedoraSouthern MissC-USA$800,000
72Steve FairchildColorado StateMWC $800,000
72Brady HokeSan Diego StateMWC$800,000
76Dave ChristensenWyomingMWC$750,000
76Ken NiumataloloNavyInd.$750,000
76Pat FitzgeraldNorthwesternBig Ten$750,000
76Mike LocksleyNew MexicoMWC$750,000
80Kevin SumlinHoustonC-USA$700,000
80Kyle WhittinghamUtahMWC$700,000
82Bronco MendenhallBYUMWC$650,000
82Stan BrockArmyInd.$650,000
82Bill LynchIndianaBig Ten$650,000
85Paul WulffWashington StatePac-10$600,000
85Bob ToledoTulaneC-USA$600,000
85Troy CalhounAir ForceMWC$600,000
88Al GoldenTempleMAC$575,000
89Mark SnyderMarshallC-USA$500,000
90Mike PriceUTEPC-USA$475,000
91Dick TomeySan Jose StateWAC$460,000
92Mike SanfordUNLVMWC$450,000
92Tim BeckmanToledoMAC$450,000
94David BailiffRice CUSA 2$400,000
94Frank SolichOhioMAC$400,000
94Derek DooleyLa. TechWAC$400,000
94Gary AndersonUtah StateWAC$400,000
94DeWayne WalkerNew Mexico StateWAC$400,000
99Mario CristobalFIUSun Belt$390,000
100Chris AultNevadaWAC$375,000
100Howard SchnellenbergerFAUSun Belt$375,000
101Neil CallawayUABC-USA$360,000
102Jerry KillNorthern IllinoisMAC$300,000
102Larry BlakeneyTroySun Belt$300,000
102Rick StockstillMiddle TennesseeSun Belt$300,000
102Dave ClawsonBowling GreenMAC$300,000
107Butch JonesCentral MichiganMAC$275,000
107Bill CubitWestern MichiganMAC$275,000
107Todd DodgeNorth TexasSun Belt$275,000
110Turner GillBuffaloMAC$265,000
111Stan ParrishBall StateMAC$250,000
111Robb AkeyIdahoWAC$250,000
111Ron EnglishEastern MichiganMAC$250,000
114J.D. BrookhartAkronMAC$245,000
115Charlie WeatherbieLa.-MonroeSun Belt$205,000
116Ricky BustleLa.-LafayetteSun Belt$200,000
117Steve RobertsArkansas StateSun Belt$200,000
117David ElsonWestern KentuckySun Belt$200,000
117Mike HaywoodMiami (OH)MAC $200,000
120Doug MartinKent StateMAC$170,000