Thursday, November 7, 2013

Big Salaries for a Big Business

Yesterday, USA Today released their list of the highest-paid college football coaches for 2013.  At the top of this year's list is Alabama head coach Nick Saban, whose current annual compensation totals $5,545,852, an increase of $69,114 from last year.  Texas's Mack Brown comes in at a very close second with a salary of $5,453,750.  Arkansas' Bret Bielema is in third with $5,158,863, a very high number for a first-year coach.  Tennessee's Butch Jones and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops occupy the #4 and #5 places on this list, respectively.  It is important to note that many of the coaches on this list are some of the highest-paid public employees in the United States.  Yet their salaries come from revenues generated from their colleges' athletic departments, not from university budgets.  However, the unprecedented rise in coaches' salaries raises the question of why there is little or no debate over this subject at a time when an increasing number of Americans can barely afford to make ends meet.   Where does your team coach's salary rank on this list?  Any comments are welcome.   The original list can be found on USA Today's website. 



NCAA FBS Coaches Salaries

RANKSCHOOLCONFHEAD COACHSCHOOL PAYOTHER PAYTOTAL PAYMAX BONUSSTAFF PAY
1
Alabama
SEC
Nick Saban
$5,395,852$150,000$5,545,852$700,000--
2
Texas
Big 12
Mack Brown
$5,392,500$61,250$5,453,750$850,000--
3
Arkansas
SEC
Bret Bielema
$5,158,863--$5,158,863$700,000--
4
Tennessee
SEC
Butch Jones
$4,860,000$0$4,860,000$1,000,000--
5
Oklahoma
Big 12
Bob Stoops
$4,741,667$31,500$4,773,167$819,500--
6
Ohio State
Big Ten
Urban Meyer
$4,608,000$0$4,608,000$550,000--
7
LSU
SEC
Les Miles
$4,300,000$159,363$4,459,363$700,000--
8
Michigan
Big Ten
Brady Hoke
$4,154,000$0$4,154,000$550,000--
9
Iowa
Big Ten
Kirk Ferentz
$3,985,000$0$3,985,000$1,750,000--
10
Louisville
AAC
Charlie Strong
$3,700,000$38,500$3,738,500$808,333--
11
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Mike Gundy
$3,450,000--$3,450,000$550,000--
12
South Carolina
SEC
Steve Spurrier
$3,300,000$22,500$3,322,500$1,550,000--
13
Georgia
SEC
Mark Richt
$3,200,000$114,000$3,314,000$1,000,000--
14
Penn State
Big Ten
Bill O'Brien
$3,282,779--$3,282,779$200,000--
15
Cincinnati
AAC
Tommy Tuberville
$3,143,000$0$3,143,000$465,000--
16
Texas Christian
Big 12
Gary Patterson
$3,120,760--$3,120,760----
17
Texas A&M
SEC
Kevin Sumlin
$3,100,000$300$3,100,300$750,000--
18
Nebraska
Big Ten
Bo Pelini
$2,975,000--$2,975,000$1,000,000--
19
Kansas State
Big 12
Bill Snyder
$2,800,000$3,000$2,803,000$580,000--
20
Missouri
SEC
Gary Pinkel
$2,800,000$200$2,800,200$850,000--
21
Florida State
ACC
Jimbo Fisher
$2,750,000$0$2,750,000$675,000--
22
Florida
SEC
Will Muschamp
$2,724,500$10,000$2,734,500$454,000--
23
Mississippi State
SEC
Dan Mullen
$2,700,000$0$2,700,000$650,000--
24
West Virginia
Big 12
Dana Holgorsen
$2,630,000$0$2,630,000$600,000--
25
Southern California
PAC-12
Lane Kiffin
$2,594,091--$2,594,091----
26
Washington
PAC-12
Steve Sarkisian
$2,575,000$0$2,575,000$1,525,000--
27
North Carolina State
ACC
Dave Doeren
$2,550,000$5,000$2,555,000$1,000,000--
28
Clemson
ACC
Dabo Swinney
$2,540,024$10,000$2,550,024$775,000--
29
Virginia Tech
ACC
Frank Beamer
$2,491,616$50,000$2,541,616$382,500--
30
Georgia Tech
ACC
Paul Johnson
$2,513,000$2,500$2,515,500$1,025,000--
31
Kansas
Big 12
Charlie Weis
$2,500,000$3,727$2,503,727$615,000--
32
Auburn
SEC
Gus Malzahn
$2,440,000--$2,440,000$1,250,000--
33
Utah
PAC-12
Kyle Whittingham
$2,427,100--$2,427,100$740,000--
34
Baylor
Big 12
Art Briles
$2,426,360--$2,426,360----
35
Colorado
PAC-12
Mike MacIntyre
$2,403,500--$2,403,500$1,500,000--
36
California
PAC-12
Sonny Dykes
$2,394,000--$2,394,000$304,000--
37
Arizona State
PAC-12
Todd Graham
$2,300,000$3,020$2,303,020$3,159,000--
38
UCLA
PAC-12
Jim Mora
$2,300,000$0$2,300,000$750,000--
39
Wake Forest
ACC
Jim Grobe
$2,251,635--$2,251,635----
40
Washington State
PAC-12
Mike Leach
$2,250,000$0$2,250,000$625,000--
41
Northwestern
Big Ten
Pat Fitzgerald
$2,221,153--$2,221,153----
42
Virginia
ACC
Mike London
$2,173,200$16,503$2,189,703$715,000--
43
Purdue
Big Ten
Darrell Hazell
$2,160,833--$2,160,833$1,095,000--
44
Boise State
Mt. West
Chris Petersen
$2,148,000$3,500$2,151,500$290,000--
45
Arizona
PAC-12
Rich Rodriguez
$1,850,000$300,000$2,150,000$610,000--
46
Miami
ACC
Al Golden
$2,148,107--$2,148,107----
47
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Gary Andersen
$2,035,823$85,000$2,120,823$440,000--
48
Maryland
ACC
Randy Edsall
$2,021,440$4,000$2,025,440$950,000--
49
Mississippi
SEC
Hugh Freeze
$2,000,000$5,500$2,005,500$1,575,000--
50
Kentucky
SEC
Mark Stoops
$2,001,250--$2,001,250$1,475,000--
51
Michigan State
Big Ten
Mark Dantonio
$1,959,744$0$1,959,744$650,000--
52
Southern Methodist
AAC
June Jones
$1,911,511--$1,911,511----
53
Texas Tech
Big 12
Kliff Kingsbury
$1,855,000$300$1,855,300$600,000--
54
Vanderbilt
SEC
James Franklin
$1,842,771--$1,842,771----
55
South Florida
AAC
Willie Taggart
$1,807,745--$1,807,745$650,000--
56
Oregon
PAC-12
Mark Helfrich
$1,800,000--$1,800,000$1,035,000--
57
Duke
ACC
David Cutcliffe
$1,792,285--$1,792,285----
58
North Carolina
ACC
Larry Fedora
$1,730,000--$1,730,000$345,835--
59
Iowa State
Big 12
Paul Rhoads
$1,700,000$12,282$1,712,282$950,000--
60
Illinois
Big Ten
Tim Beckman
$1,700,000$0$1,700,000$80,000--
61
Connecticut
AAC
Paul Pasqualoni
$1,700,000--$1,700,000$116,666--
62
Central Florida
AAC
George O'Leary
$1,534,728$0$1,534,728$600,000--
63 Ind.
Ken Niumatalolo
$1,514,240$0$1,514,240----
64
Oregon State
PAC-12
Mike Riley
$1,417,843--$1,417,843$360,000--
65
Colorado State
Mt. West
Jim McElwain
$1,350,000--$1,350,000$150,000--
66
Indiana
Big Ten
Kevin Wilson
$1,291,220--$1,291,220$780,000--
67
Minnesota
Big Ten
Jerry Kill
$1,200,000--$1,200,000$875,000--
68
Wyoming
Mt. West
Dave Christensen
$1,200,000--$1,200,000$25,000--
69
East Carolina
CUSA
Ruffin McNeill
$1,150,000$0$1,150,000$380,000--
70
Notre Dame
Ind.
Brian Kelly
$1,088,179--$1,088,179----
71
Memphis
AAC
Justin Fuente
$956,779$0$956,779$625,000--
72
Air Force
Mt. West
Troy Calhoun
$882,000$21,100$903,100$247,500--
73
Houston
AAC
Tony Levine
$900,000$2,100$902,100$340,000--
74
Rutgers
AAC
Kyle Flood
$850,000$10,000$860,000$350,000--
75
Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
Bobby Petrino
$855,600--$855,600$355,000--
76
Louisiana-Lafayette
Sun Belt
Mark Hudspeth
$800,000$3,000$803,000$105,000--
77
San Diego State
Mt. West
Rocky Long
$800,000$0$800,000$855,000--
78
New Mexico
Mt. West
Bob Davie
$763,600$0$763,600$330,000--
79
Arkansas State
Sun Belt
Bryan Harsin
$724,597--$724,597$245,000--
80
Middle Tennessee State
CUSA
Rick Stockstill
$701,504$2,500$704,004$157,809--
81
Southern Mississippi
CUSA
Todd Monken
$700,000$1,200$701,200$133,333--
82
Fresno State
Mt. West
Tim DeRuyter
$650,000$5,000$655,000$1,685,000--
83
Rice
CUSA
David Bailiff
$646,386--$646,386----
84
Marshall
CUSA
Doc Holliday
$607,070$14,250$621,320$80,000--
85
Hawaii
Mt. West
Norm Chow
$550,000$70,000$620,000$880,000--
86
Tulsa
CUSA
Bill Blankenship
$619,549--$619,549----
87
Alabama at Birmingham
CUSA
Garrick McGee
$550,000$0$550,000$330,000--
88
North Texas
CUSA
Dan McCarney
$545,000$300$545,300$85,000--
89
Nevada
Mt. West
Brian Polian
$525,000--$525,000$250,000--
90
San Jose State
Mt. West
Ron Caragher
$525,000--$525,000$195,000--
91
Ohio
MAC
Frank Solich
$502,400$11,500$513,900$299,350--
92
Louisiana Tech
CUSA
Skip Holtz
$500,000$10,000$510,000$295,000--
93
Georgia State
Sun Belt
Trent Miles
$510,000--$510,000$304,500--
94
Nevada-Las Vegas
Mt. West
Bobby Hauck
$500,000$3,749$503,749$140,000--
95
Utah State
Mt. West
Matt Wells
$500,000$2,500$502,500$735,000--
96
Florida International
CUSA
Ron Turner
$500,000--$500,000$120,000--
97
Texas-El Paso
CUSA
Sean Kugler
$500,000--$500,000$449,999--
98
Florida Atlantic
CUSA
Carl Pelini
$496,124$1,100$497,224$317,500--
99
Troy
Sun Belt
Larry Blakeney
$480,000$1,000$481,000$67,500--
100
Toledo
MAC
Matt Campbell
$455,000$2,500$457,500$400,000--
101
Old Dominion
Ind.
Bobby Wilder
$450,000$0$450,000$0--
102
Massachusetts
MAC
Charley Molnar
$417,730$1,200$418,930$162,500--
103
Army
Ind.
Rich Ellerson
$401,500$0$401,500$550,000--
104
Bowling Green
MAC
Dave Clawson
$400,000$1,000$401,000$109,000--
105
Idaho
Ind.
Paul Petrino
$400,011$0$400,011$152,000--
106
Miami Ohio
MAC
Don Treadwell
$400,000$0$400,000$393,660--
107
Akron
MAC
Terry Bowden
$400,000$0$400,000$205,000--
108
Ball State
MAC
Pete Lembo
$396,000$3,000$399,000$265,000--
109
Western Michigan
MAC
P.J. Fleck
$392,500--$392,500$236,000--
110
South Alabama
Sun Belt
Joey Jones
$358,450$26,000$384,450$38,871--
111
Kent State
MAC
Paul Haynes
$382,500--$382,500$261,000--
112
Northern Illinois
MAC
Roderick Carey
$375,000$1,000$376,000$205,000--
113
New Mexico State
Ind.
Doug Martin
$375,000--$375,000$185,000--
114
Eastern Michigan
MAC
Ron English
$374,937$0$374,937$90,000--
115
Texas State
Sun Belt
Dennis Franchione
$366,075$7,300$373,375$132,500--
116
Central Michigan
MAC
Dan Enos
$360,000$600$360,600$224,000--
117
Texas-San Antonio
CUSA
Larry Coker
$350,000$1,150$351,150$30,000--
118
Buffalo
MAC
Jeff Quinn
$325,000--$325,000$335,000--
119
Louisiana-Monroe
Sun Belt
Todd Berry
$288,268--$288,268$42,500--
120
Boston College
ACC
Steve Addazio
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121
Pittsburgh
ACC
Paul Chryst
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122
Brigham Young
Ind.
Bronco Mendenhall
----------
123
Temple
AAC
Matt Rhule
----------
124
Syracuse
ACC
Scott Shafer
----------
125
Stanford
PAC-12
David Shaw
----------
126
Tulane
CUSA
Curtis Johnson
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To see the methodology behind this data, click here.

Coaches' records are going into 2013 season, as displayed in NCAA Career Statistics database at ncaa.org.

"Record at school" data for Kansas State's Bill Snyder, Oregon State's Mike Riley and Texas State's Dennis Franchione are based on their current tenures at the schools.

CREDITS
By Steve Berkowitz, Jodi Upton, Christopher Schnaars and Sean Dougherty of USA TODAY; Stephanie Klein.

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