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CFB COACHES SALARIES - UPDATED AUGUST 25, 2022

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CFB COACHES SALARIES

 WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES I-A
# 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 10

Nick Saban

Alabama

Lincoln Riley
 USC

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Mel Tucker

Michigan State

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

Brian Kelly

LSU

Ryan Day

Ohio State

James Franklin

Penn State

Mario Cristobal

Miami
# Coach School Conference Compensation
1 Nick Saban Alabama SEC $12,000,000
2 Lincoln Riley USC Pac-12 $10,000,000
3 Dabo Swinney Clemson ACC $10,000,000
4 Kirby Smart Georgia SEC $10,000,000
5 Mel Tucker Michigan State Big Ten $9,500,000
6 Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M SEC $9,000,000
7 Brian Kelly LSU SEC $9,000,000
8 Ryan Day Ohio State Big Ten $9,000,000
9 James Franklin Penn State Big Ten $8,000,000
10 Mario Cristobal Miami ACC $7,500,000
11 Marcus Freeman Notre Dame Ind $7,500,000
12 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State Big 12 $7,000,000
13 Mark Stoops Kentucky SEC $7,000,000
14 Kyle Whittingham Utah Pac-12 $7,000,000
15 Billy Napier Florida SEC $7,000,000
16 David Shaw Stanford Pac-12 $7,000,000
17 Jeff Brohm Purdue Big Ten $7,000,000
18 Steve Sarkisian Texas Big 12 $7,000,000
19 Brent Venables Oklahoma Big 12 $7,000,000
20 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Big Ten $6,500,000
21 Sonny Dykes TCU Big 12 $6,000,000
22 Jim Harbaugh Michigan Big Ten $6,000,000
23 Lane Kiffin Mississippi SEC $7,500,000
24 Bryan Harsin Auburn SEC $6,000,000
25 Chip Kelly UCLA Pac-12 $6,000,000
26 Kirk Ferentz Iowa Big Ten $6,000,000
27 Dave Aranda Baylor Big 12 $6,000,000
28 Sam Pittman Arkansas SEC $6,000,000
29 Dave Doeren NC State ACC $5,000,000
30 Josh Heupel Tennessee Big 12 $5,000,000
31 Scott Frost Nebraska Big Ten $5,000,000
32 Kalen DeBoer Washington Pac-12 $5,000,000
33 Luke Fickell Cincinnati AAC $5,000,000
34 Eliah Drinkwitz Missouri SEC $5,000,000
35 Mack Brown North Carolina ACC $5,000,000
36 Mike Leach Mississippi State SEC $5,000,000
37 P. J. Fleck Minnesota Big Ten $5,000,000
38 Greg Schiano Rutgers Big Ten $5,000,000
39 Mike Norvell Florida State ACC $5,000,000
40 Dan Lanning Oregon Pac-12 $5,000,000
41 Paul Chryst Wisconsin Big Ten $5,000,000
42 Dana Holgorsen Houston AAC $5,000,000
43 Matt Campbell Iowa State Big 12 $5,000,000
44 Chris Klieman Kansas State Big 12 $4,500,000
45 Tom Allen Indiana Big Ten $4,000,000
46 Gus Malzahn UCF AAC $4,000,000
47 Bret Bielema Illinois Big Ten $4,000,000
48 Tony Elliott Virginia ACC $4,000,000
49 Hugh Freeze Liberty Ind $4,000,000
50 Mike Locksley Maryland ACC $4,000,000
51 Dave Clawson Wake Forest ACC $4,000,000
52 Brent Pry Virginia Tech ACC $4,000,000
53 Scott Satterfield Louisville ACC $4,000,000
54 Neal Brown West Virginia Big 12 $4,000,000
55 Herm Edwards Arizona State Pac-12 $4,000,000
56 Pat Narduzzi Pitt ACC $4,000,000
57 Joey McGuire Texas Tech Big 12 $3,600,000
58 Justin Wilcox California Pac-12 $3,500,000
59 Karl Dorrell Colorado Pac 12 $3,500,000
60 Dino Babers Syracuse ACC $3,500,000
61 Geoff Collins Georgia Tech ACC $3,400,000
62 Rhett Lashlee SMU AAC $3,000,000
63 Troy Calhoun Air Force MWC $3,000,000
64 Jonathan Smith Oregon State Pac-12 $3,000,000
65 Mike Elko Duke ACC $3,000,000
66 Ken Niumatalolo Navy AAC $3,000,000
67 Jake Dickert Washington State Pac-12 $3,000,000
68 Jeff Hafley Boston College ACC $3,000,000
69 Shane Beamer South Carolina SEC $3,000,000
70 Jay Norvell Colorado State MWC $3,000,000
71 Lance Leipold Kansas Big 12 $3,000,000
72 Jedd Fisch Arizona Pac-12 $2,500,000
73 Stan Drayton Temple AAC $2,500,000
74 Jeff Scott South Florida AAC $2,500,000
75 Clark Lea Vanderbilt SEC $2,500,000
76 Ryan Silverfield Memphis AAC $2,000,000
77 Brady Hoke San Diego State MWC $2,000,000
78 Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina Sun Belt $2,000,000
79 Andy Avalos Boise State MWC $2,000,000
80 Jeff Monken Army Ind $2,000,000
81 Jeff Tedford Fresno State  MWC $2,000,000
82 Kalani Sitake BYU Ind $2,000,000
83 Seth Littrell North Texas CUSA $2,000,000
84 Willie Fritz Tulane AAC $2,000,000
85 Philip Montgomery Tulsa AAC $2,000,000
86 Jim McElwain Central Michigan MAC $1,800,000
87 Craig Bohl Wyoming MWC $1,750,000
88 Jason Candle Toledo MAC $1,750,000
89 Jeff Traylor Texas San Antonio CUSA $1,500,000
90 Bryant Vincent UAB CUSA $1,500,000
91 Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee CUSA $1,500,000
92 Marcus Arroyo UNLV MWC $1,500,000
93 Mike MacIntyre Florida International CUSA $1,500,000
94 Mike Bloomgren Rice CUSA $1,500,000
95 Jim Mora Connecticut AAC $1,500,000
96 Mike Houston East Carolina CUSA $1,500,000
97 Danny Gonzales New Mexico MWC $1,500,000
98 Tyson Helton Western Kentucky CUSA $1,500,000
99 William Taggart Florida Atlantic SEC $1,500,000
100 Shawn Clark Appalachian State SEC $1,500,000
101 Maurice Linguist Buffalo MAC $1,000,000
102 Butch Jones Arkansas State Sun Belt $1,000,000
103 Timmy Chang Hawaii MWC $1,000,000
104 Shawn Elliott Georgia State Sun Belt $1,000,000
105 Ken Wilson Nevada MWC $1,000,000
106 Jon Sumrall Troy Sun Belt $1,000,000
107 Will Hall Southern Mississippi CUSA $1,000,000
108 Charles Huff Marshall CUSA $1,000,000
109 Will Healy Charlotte CUSA $1,000,000
110 Blake Anderson Utah State Sun Belt $1,000,000
111 Tim Lester Western Michigan MAC $1,000,000
112 Clay Helton Georgia Southern Sun Belt $1,000,000
113 Sonny Crumbie La. Tech CUSA $1,000,000
114 Tim Albin Ohio MAC $1,000,000
115 Joe Moorhead Akron MAC $1,000,000
116 Curt Cignetti James Madison Sun Belt $1,000,000
117 Brent Brennan San Jose State MWC $1,000,000
118 Mike Neu Ball State  MAC $800,000
119 Chris Creighton Eastern Michigan MAC $800,000
120 Sean Lewis Kent State MAC $800,000
121 Jake Spavital Texas State Sun Belt $800,000
122 Dana Dimel Texas El Paso CUSA $800,000
123 Thomas Hammock Northern Illinois MAC $800,000
124 Chuck Martin Miami (Ohio) MAC $800,000
125 Michael Desormeaux Louisiana Sun Belt $750,000
126 Don Brown Massachusetts Ind $750,000
127 Ricky Rahne Old Dominion CUSA $750,000
128 Jerry Kill New Mexico State Ind $700,000
129 Kane Wommack South Alabama Sun Belt $700,000
130 Terry Bowden La. Monroe Sun Belt $600,000
131 Scott Loeffler Bowling Green MAC $600,000
         
         
    Average FBS Salary   $3,582,061