At the top of the database, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, whose annual compensation is some $9 million, up $2 million from the 2015 season. In contrast, New Mexico State’s Doug Martin — last at No. 119 on the list — has a total pay package of about $376,000. At that rate, Martin would have to work roughly 24 seasons to make what Harbaugh will be paid in 2016.
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Nine coaches’ salaries were not listed because they are employed by private schools that aren’t required to make their pay packages public and choose not to.
Of the 119 that are listed, four from the SEC are among the top 10, led by Alabama’s Nick Saban at $6.94 million, second only to Harbaugh’s compensation.
And while Martin, whose Aggies team plays in the Sun Belt, is the lowest-paid coach on the list, six of the bottom 10 salaries are paid to coaches in the Mid-American Conference.
Top 10
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan: $9,004,000
Nick Saban, Alabama: $6,939,395
Urban Meyer, Ohio State: $6,003,000
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma: $5,550,000
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State: $5,250,000
Charlie Strong, Texas: $5,200,000
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M: $5,000,000
Gus Malzahn, Auburn: $4,725,000
Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss: $4,700,000
James Franklin, Penn State: $4,500,000
Bottom 10
Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan: $434,840
Mike Neu, Ball State: $428,500
Paul Petrino, Idaho: $417,104
Terry Bowden, Akron: $412,500
Mike Jinks, Bowling Green: $410,000
Paul Haynes, Kent State: $406,912
Lance Leipold, Buffalo: $405,500
Nick Rolovich, Hawaii: $400,008
Matt Viator, Louisiana-Monroe: $390,000
Doug Martin, New Mexico State: $376,044
