2026 College Football Coaching Salaries

Coach

Current Position School Agent Salary

Lane Kiffin Age:50/Alma Mater:Fresno State1998
$13,000,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
LSU
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Curt Cignetti Age:64
$11,200,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Indiana
Agent:
Coaches Rep
Thayer Evans
Shane Beamer Age:48/Alma Mater:Virginia Tech1999
$9,150,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
South Carolina
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Deion Sanders Age:58/Alma Mater:Talladega College2020
$8,975,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Colorado
Agent:
Represent International Sports
Tabetha Plummer
Bret Bielema Age:56/Alma Mater:Iowa1992
$8,200,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Illinois
Agent:
NC Sports
Neil Cornrich
Matt Campbell Age:46/Alma Mater:Mount Union2002
$8,000,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Penn State
Marcus Freeman Age:40/Alma Mater:Ohio State2007
$7,421,201
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Notre Dame
Agent:
WME Sports
Clint Dowdle
Kirk Ferentz Age:70/Alma Mater:Connecticut1978
$7,175,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Iowa
Agent:
NC Sports
Neil Cornrich
Mike Elko Age:48/Alma Mater:Pennsylvania1999
$7,000,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Texas A&M
Agent:
WME Sports
Clint Dowdle
Greg Schiano Age:59/Alma Mater:Bucknell1988
$6,750,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Rutgers
Ryan Silverfield Age:45/Alma Mater:Hampden-Sydney2003
$6,700,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Arkansas
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Ed Marynowitz
Mike Locksley Age:56/Alma Mater:Towson1991
$6,100,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Maryland
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Ed Marynowitz
James Franklin Age:54/Alma Mater:East Stroudsburg1994
$6,000,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Virginia Tech
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Clark Lea Age:44/Alma Mater:Vanderbilt2004
$3,711,137
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Vanderbilt
Agent:
CAA
Jimmy Sexton
Jimmy Rogers Age:39/Alma Mater:South Dakota State
$3,000,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Iowa State
Jim Knowles Age:60/Alma Mater:Cornell1987
$2,000,000
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Coordinator
School
Tennessee
Kirk Ciarrocca Age:60/Alma Mater:Temple1990
$1,950,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Offensive Coordinator
School
Rutgers
Travis Johansen/Alma Mater:Concordia University2007
$1,300,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Coordinator
School
Rutgers
Rob Aurich/Alma Mater:Minnesota Duluth2010
$1,100,000
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Coordinator
School
Nebraska
Matt Entz
$1,100,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Fresno State
Josh Heupel Age:47/Alma Mater:Oklahoma2001
$900,000
Cur. Pos.
Head Coach
School
Tennessee
Agent:
Priority Sports Group
Rick Smith
Glenn Thomas
$824,000
Cur. Pos.
Co-Offensive Coordinator
School
Nebraska
Dave Brock Age:58/Alma Mater:Salisbury University1994
$800,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Wide Receivers Coach
School
Rutgers
Geep Wade
$700,000
Cur. Pos.
Offensive Line Coach
School
Nebraska
Addison Williams/Alma Mater:South Carolina
$650,000
Cur. Pos.
Secondary Coach
School
Nebraska
Damiere Shaw Age:31/Alma Mater:Temple2016
$600,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Running Backs Coach
School
Rutgers
Marcus Satterfield Age:49/Alma Mater:East Tennessee State1999
$550,000
Cur. Pos.
Tight Ends Coach
School
Nebraska
Jim Turner Age:61/Alma Mater:Boston College1988
$500,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Offensive Line Coach
School
Rutgers
Daikiel Shorts Age:31/Alma Mater:West Virginia2016
$450,000
Cur. Pos.
Wide Receivers Coach
School
Nebraska
Roy Manning Age:44
$430,000
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Ends Coach
School
Nebraska
Jamar Mozee/Alma Mater:Oklahoma
$425,000
Cur. Pos.
Assistant Head Coach
School
Nebraska
Phil Snow Age:70/Alma Mater:California State University-East Bay1978
$416,000
Cur. Pos.
Associate Head Coach
School
Nebraska
Joe Woodley/Alma Mater:Iowa State2004
$400,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Ends Coach
School
Rutgers
Dennis Dottin-Carter Age:45/Alma Mater:Maine2006
$400,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Line Coach
School
Rutgers
Phil Simpson/Alma Mater:Temple2007
$375,000
Cur. Pos.
Outside Linebackers Coach
School
Nebraska
Scott Vallone Age:35/Alma Mater:Rutgers2012
$325,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Tight Ends Coach
School
Rutgers
Charlie Noonan Age:37/Alma Mater:Rutgers2010
$275,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Nickels
School
Rutgers
Eddie Allen Age:45/Alma Mater:New Haven2003
$275,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Special Teams Coordinator
School
Rutgers
Corey Brown
$250,000
Cur. Pos.
Defensive Line Coach
School
Nebraska
Adam Cox Age:33/Alma Mater:Iowa2014
$250,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Safeties Coach
School
Rutgers
Eric Finney Age:32/Alma Mater:Illinois2015
$250,000
Source
Cur. Pos.
Cornerbacks Coach
School
Rutgers
Lonnie Teasley
$100,000
Cur. Pos.
Running Game Coordinator
School
Nebraska