Matt Rhule's coaching staff will be paid $5.97 million in 2023
The final contract details were released for Matt Rhule’s coaching staff by the University of Nebraska on Wednesday.
Tight end’s coach Bob Wager is on a three-year agreement and will be paid $315,000 in 2023.
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Wager was the lone assistant coach contract that had not been released by NU.
In total, Rhule’s coaching staff counting strength and conditioning coach Corey Campbell will be paid $5.97 million in 2023. $5.52 million of Rhule’s $7 million staff pool was used for the 10 on-field coaching hires.
Under Scott Frost in 2022, the total payout to the 11 contracted assistant coaches was $5.45 million – $5.05 million without the strength coach’s salary included.
The initial terms of Rhule’s contract allow up to $7 million annually for his 10 full-time assistant coaches. The strength coach is not included in the $7 million pool, a University spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. It’s expected that the leftover money will now be used for some of the hires Rhule has made on his support staff.
Before this year, no coordinator at Nebraska made more than $875,000. Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield and defensive coordinator Tony White will make over $1 million in 2023.
Secondary coach Evan Cooper also has the highest non-coordinator salary in NU school history at $670,000. The previous high was wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph, who made $600,000 last season.
Nebraska assistant coach salary breakdown
| NAME | POSITION | ANNUAL COMPENSATION |
| Marcus Satterfield | Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach | $1,400,000 |
| Tony White | Defensive Coordinator | $1,000,000 |
| Evan Cooper | Defensive Pass Game Coordinator and Secondary Coach | $670,000 |
| Ed Foley | Special Teams Coordinator | $550,000 |
| Corey Campbell | Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach | $450,000 |
| Terrance Knighton | Defensive Line Coach | $400,000 |
| Donovan Raiola | Offensive Line Coach | $325,000 |
| Bob Wager | Tight Ends Coach | $315,000 |
| EJ Barthel | Running Backs Coach | $285,000 |
| Rob Dvoracek | Linebackers Coach | $285,000 |
| Garrett McGuire | Wide Receivers Coach | $285,000 |
