2026 College Baseball Coaching Salaries

01Leader

Kirby SmartGeorgia · NCAA-FB

Salary

Curt CignettiIndiana · NCAA-FB

Lane KiffinLSU · NCAA-FB

Rank

Coach

01
Kirby SmartAge 50
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$13.3MSource ↗
02
Curt CignettiAge 65
PosHC
School
AgentThayer EvansCoaches Rep
Salary$13M
03
Lane KiffinAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$13M
04
Ryan DayAge 47
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$12.6MSource ↗
05
Kalen DeBoerAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$12.5M
06
Lincoln RileyAge 43
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$11.5MSource ↗
07
Dabo SwinneyAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentRuss CampbellPatrick StrongBalch Sports
Salary$11.4MSource ↗
08
Steve SarkisianAge 52
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$11.1M
09
Mike ElkoAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10.8M
10
Dan LanningAge 40
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$10.4MSource ↗
11
Mike NorvellAge 45
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$10.3M
12
Eli DrinkwitzAge 43
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10.3M
13
Marcus FreemanAge 40
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$10M
14
Deion SandersAge 59
PosHC
School
AgentTabetha PlummerRepresent International Sports
Salary$10M
15
Bill BelichickAge 74
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$10M
16
Shane BeamerAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$9.2MSource ↗
17
Josh HeupelAge 48
PosHC
School
AgentRick SmithPriority Sports Group
Salary$9M
18
Brent VenablesAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$8.7M
19
Matt RhuleAge 51
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$8.5M
20
Michael MaloneAge 55
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$8.3MSource ↗
21
Mario CristobalAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$8.3MSource ↗
22
Bret BielemaAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$8.2MSource ↗
23
Matt CampbellAge 46
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$8MSource ↗
24
Kyle WhittinghamAge 66
PosHC
School
AgentRyan TollnerBruce TollnerRep 1 Sports
Salary$8M
25
P.J. FleckAge 45
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$7.9M
26
Luke FickellAge 53
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$7.8MSource ↗
27
Jedd FischAge 50
PosHC
School
AgentDoug HendricksonWasserman Sports
Salary$7.7M
28
Jon SumrallAge 44
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$7.5M
29
Kenny DillinghamAge 36
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$7.4MSource ↗
30
Pat NarduzziAge 60
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$7.3M
31
Kirk FerentzAge 71
PosHC
School
AgentNeil CornrichNC Sports
Salary$7.2MSource ↗
32
Sonny DykesAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAthletes First
Salary$7MSource ↗
33
Pete GoldingAge 42
PosHC
School
AgentEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.8M
34
Alex GoleshAge 42
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$6.8M
35
Greg SchianoAge 60
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$6.8M
36
Ryan SilverfieldAge 46
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.7MSource ↗
37
Lance LeipoldAge 61
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$6.7MSource ↗
38
Brent KeyAge 48
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.5M
39
Joey McGuireAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentTrace ArmstrongAlex HammondAthletes First
Salary$6.5M
40
Mike LocksleyAge 56
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$6.4M
41
Dave DoerenAge 54
PosHC
School
AgentJordan BazantWilliam Morris
Salary$6.2MSource ↗
42
Barry OdomAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$6MSource ↗
43
James FranklinAge 54
PosHC
School
AgentJimmy SextonCAA
Salary$6M
44
Jeff BrohmAge 55
PosHC
School
AgentShawn FreibertGlobal Sports Management Group
Salary$6MSource ↗
45
Jamey ChadwellAge 49
PosHC
School
AgentClint DowdleWME Sports
Salary$5.9MSource ↗
46
Will SteinAge 37
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$5.5M
47
Pat FitzgeraldAge 51
PosHC
School
Agent—
Salary$5M
48
Dave ArandaAge 50
PosHC
School
AgentPatrick StrongBalch Sports
Salary$4.7MSource ↗
49
Willie FritzAge 66
PosHC
School
AgentBryan HarlanExcel Sports Management
Salary$4.5M
50
Jeff Lebby
PosHC
School
AgentEd MarynowitzCAA
Salary$4.5M