Coach Salaries: 138 FBS

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Sacramento State

Alonzo Carter (57)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $350,000

MAC Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 138

North Dakota State

Tim Polasek (46)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $450,000

Mountain West Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 137

Kent State

Mark Carney (45)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $450,000

MAC Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 136

Delaware

Ryan Carty (42)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $600,000

USA Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 135

Akron

Joe Moorhead (52)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $620,000

MAC Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 134

Central Michigan

Matt Drinkall (43)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $640,000

MAC Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 133

New Mexico

Tony Sanchez (51)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $650,000

Mountain West Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 132

Northern Illinois

Thomas Hammock (44)

HC Since: 2019

Salary: $650,000

Mountain West Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 131

Ball State

Mike Uremovich (49)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $700,000

MAC Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 130

Bowling Green

Eddie George (52)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $700,000

MAC Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 129

Eastern Michigan

Chris Creighton (56)

HC Since: 2014

Salary: $700,000

MAC Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 128

Missouri State

Casey Woods (42)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $725,000

USA Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 127

Sam Houston

Phil Longo (57)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $750,000

USA Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 126

ULM

Bryant Vincent (50)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $750,000

Sun Belt Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 125

Louisiana

Michael Desormeaux (40)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $775,000

Sun Belt Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 124

Buffalo

Pete Lembo (55)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $790,000

MAC Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 123

Hawaii

Timmy Chang (44)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $800,000

Mountain West Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 122

Ohio

John Hauser (45)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $800,000

MAC Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 121

Texas State

G.J. Kinne (37)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $800,000

PAC 12 Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 120

Tulane

Will Hall (45)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $825,000

American Rank: 14

FBS Salary Rank: 119

Arkansas State

Butch Jones (58)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $835,000

Sun Belt Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 118

FIU

Willie Simmons (45)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $850,000

USA Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 117

Southern Miss

Blake Anderson (56)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $850,000

Sun Belt Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 116

Middle Tennessee

Derek Mason (56)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $925,000

USA Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 115

South Alabama

Major Applewhite (47)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $875,000

Sun Belt Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 114

Charlotte

Tim Albin (60)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $900,000

American Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 113

Georgia State

Dell McGee (52)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $900,000

Sun Belt Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 112

Troy

Gerad Parker (45)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $900,000

Sun Belt Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 111

Kennesaw State

Jerry Mack (45)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $950,000

USA Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 110

Western Kentucky

Tyson Helton (48)

HC Since: 2018

Salary: $975,000

USA Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 109

Jacksonville State

Charles Kelly (58)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

USA Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 108

Coastal Carolina

Ryan Beard (36)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Sun Belt Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 107

Georgia Southern

Clay Helton (53)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $1,000,000

Sun Belt Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 106

Louisiana Tech

Sonny Cumbie (44)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $1,000,000

USA Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 105

James Madison

Billy Napier (46)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Sun Belt Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 104

New Mexico State

Jason Eck (48)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,750,000

USA Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 103

Marshall

Tony Gibson (53)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

Sun Belt Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 102

Memphis

Charles Huff (42)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

American Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 101

Rice

Scott Abell (56)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

American Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 100

Temple

K.C. Keeler (66)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

American Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 99

UAB

Alex Mortensen (40)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

American Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 98

Washington State

Kirby Moore (35)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

PAC-12 Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 97

Appalachian State

Dowell Loggains (45)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,100,000

Sun Belt Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 96

Florida Atlantic

Zach Kittley (34)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,100,000

American Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 95

North Texas

Neal Brown (45)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,100,000

American Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 94

Old Dominion

Ricky Rahne (45)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $1,100,000

Sun Belt Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 93

UTEP

Scotty Walden (36)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $850,000

Mountain West Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 92

Wyoming

Craig Bohl (54)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $1,100,000

Mountain West Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 91

Toledo

Mike Jacobs (46)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,200,000

MAC Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 90

Tulsa

Tre Lamb (36)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,200,000

American Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 89

Western Michigan

Lance Taylor (44)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $1,200,000

MAC Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 88

Fresno State

Matt Entz (53)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,250,000

PAC-12 Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 87

East Carolina

Mike Houston (46)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $1,300,000

American Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 86

UMass

Joe Harasymiak (39)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $1,300,000

MAC Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 85

Miami (OH)

Chuck Martin (58)

HC Since: 2014

Salary: $1,500,000

MAC Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 84

Nevada

Ken Wilson (55)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $1,200,000

Mountain West Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 83

Oregon State

Jonathan Smith (42)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $1,600,000

PAC-12 Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 82

Air Force

Troy Calhoun (59)

HC Since: 2007

Salary: $1,550,000

Mountain West Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 81

San Jose State

Ken Niumatalolo (60)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $1,600,000

Mountain West Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 80

San Diego State

Sean Lewis (39)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $1,850,000

PAC-12 Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 79

California

Tosh Lupoi (44)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $2,000,000

ACC Rank: 17

FBS Salary Rank: 78

Navy

Brian Newberry (51)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $2,000,000

American Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 77

Utah State

Bronco Mendenhall (59)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $2,000,000

PAC-12 Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 76

Arizona

Brent Brennan (52)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $2,200,000

Big 12 Rank: 16

FBS Salary Rank: 75

Boise State

Spencer Danielson (37)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $2,200,000

PAC-12 Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 74

Army

Jeff Monken (58)

HC Since: 2014

Salary: $2,400,000

American Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 73

Colorado State

Jim L. Mora (64)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $2,400,000

PAC-12 Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 72

SMU

Rhett Lashlee (42)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $2,500,000

ACC Rank: 16

FBS Salary Rank: 71

UConn

Jason Candle (46)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $2,515,000

Independent Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 70

UTSA

Jeff Traylor (57)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $2,800,000

American Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 69

Iowa State

Jimmy Rogers (38)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $3,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 15

FBS Salary Rank: 68

South Florida

Brian Hartline (39)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $3,500,000

American Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 67

Syracuse

Fran Brown (43)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $3,500,000

ACC Rank: 15

FBS Salary Rank: 66

UNLV

Dan Mullen (53)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $3,500,000

Mountain West Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 65

West Virginia

Rich Rodriguez (62)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $3,600,000

Big 12 Rank: 14

FBS Salary Rank: 64

Cincinnati

Scott Satterfield (53)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $3,700,000

Big 12 Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 63

Oklahoma State

Eric Morris (40)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $3,800,000

Big 12 Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 62

Duke

Manny Diaz (51)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $4,000,000

ACC Rank: 14

FBS Salary Rank: 61

Liberty

Jamey Chadwell (49)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $4,000,000

USA Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 60

Wake Forest

Jake Dickert (42)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $4,000,000

ACC Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 59

Kansas State

Chris Klieman (36)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $4,100,000

Big 12 Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 58

Georgia Tech

Brent Key (47)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $4,150,000

ACC Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 57

Mississippi State

Jeff Lebby (42)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $4,350,000

SEC Rank: 16

FBS Salary Rank: 56

UCF

Scott Frost (51)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $4,400,000

Big 12 Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 55

Virginia

Tony Elliott (46)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $4,400,000

ACC Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 54

Houston

Willie Fritz (65)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $4,500,000

Big 12 Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 53

Baylor

Dave Aranda (49)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $4,700,000

Big 12 Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 52

Boston College

Bill O'Brien (56)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $5,000,000

ACC Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 51

Michigan State

Pat Fitzgerald (51)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $5,000,000

Big 10 Rank: 18

FBS Salary Rank: 50

Utah

Morgan Scalley (46)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $5,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 49

Vanderbilt

Clark Lea (44)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $5,000,000

SEC Rank: 15

FBS Salary Rank: 48

NC State

Dave Doeren (54)

HC Since: 2013

Salary: $5,250,000

ACC Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 47

Louisville

Jeff Brohm (54)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $5,300,000

ACC Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 46

Kentucky

Will Stein (36)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $5,500,000

SEC Rank: 14

FBS Salary Rank: 45

Pittsburgh

Pat Narduzzi (59)

HC Since: 2015

Salary: $5,800,000

ACC Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 44

Minnesota

P.J. Fleck (45)

HC Since: 2017

Salary: $6,000,000

Big 10 Rank: 17

FBS Salary Rank: 43

Maryland

Mike Locksley (56)

HC Since: 2019

Salary: $6,100,000

Big 10 Rank: 16

FBS Salary Rank: 42

Rutgers

Greg Schiano (59)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $6,250,000

Big 10 Rank: 15

FBS Salary Rank: 41

Arkansas

Ryan Silverfield (45)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $6,500,000

SEC Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 40

Purdue

Ryan Walters (49)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $6,500,000

Big 10 Rank: 14

FBS Salary Rank: 39

Kansas

Lance Leipold (61)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $6,650,000

Big 12 Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 38

Auburn

Alex Golesh (41)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $6,750,000

SEC Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 37

UCLA

Bob Chesney (48)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $6,750,000

Big 10 Rank: 13

FBS Salary Rank: 36

Ole Miss

Pete Golding (41)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $6,800,000

SEC Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 35

Iowa

Kirk Ferentz (70)

HC Since: 1998

Salary: $7,000,000

Big 10 Rank: 12

FBS Salary Rank: 34

TCU

Sonny Dykes (56)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $7,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 33

Texas Tech

Joey McGuire (54)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $7,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 32

Arizona State

Kenny Dillingham (35)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $7,500,000

Big 12 Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 31

Florida

Jon Sumrall (43)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $7,500,000

SEC Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 30

Illinois

Bret Bielema (56)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $7,700,000

Big 10 Rank: 11

FBS Salary Rank: 29

Northwestern

David Braun (40)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $7,700,000

Big 10 Rank: 10

FBS Salary Rank: 28

Washington

Jedd Fisch (49)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $7,750,000

Big 10 Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 27

Wisconsin

Luke Fickell (52)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $7,800,000

Big 10 Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 26

Miami

Mario Cristobal (55)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $8,000,000

ACC Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 25

Penn State

Matt Campbell (46)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $8,000,000

Big 10 Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 24

Stanford

Tavita Pritchard (38)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $8,000,000

ACC Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 23

South Carolina

Shane Beamer (48)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $8,150,000

SEC Rank: 9

FBS Salary Rank: 22

Michigan

Kyle Whittingham (66)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $8,200,000

Big 10 Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 21

Virginia Tech

James Franklin (53)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $8,300,000

ACC Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 20

Oklahoma

Brent Venables (55)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $8,500,000

SEC Rank: 8

FBS Salary Rank: 19

BYU

Kalani Sitake (50)

HC Since: 2016

Salary: $9,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 18

Missouri

Eliah Drinkwitz (42)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $9,000,000

SEC Rank: 7

FBS Salary Rank: 17

Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman (40)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $9,000,000

Independent Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 16

Tennessee

Josh Heupel (47)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $9,000,000

SEC Rank: 6

FBS Salary Rank: 15

Nebraska

Matt Rhule (50)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $9,250,000

Big 10 Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 14

Florida State

Mike Norvell (44)

HC Since: 2020

Salary: $9,785,000

ACC Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 13

Colorado

Deion Sanders (58)

HC Since: 2023

Salary: $10,000,000

Big 12 Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 12

North Carolina

Bill Belichick (73)

HC Since: 2025

Salary: $10,000,000

ACC Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 11

Alabama

Kalen DeBoer (51)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $10,250,000

SEC Rank: 5

FBS Salary Rank: 10

Oregon

Dan Lanning (39)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $11,000,000

Big 10 Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 9

Texas

Steve Sarkisian (51)

HC Since: 2021

Salary: $11,000,000

SEC Rank: 4

FBS Salary Rank: 8

Clemson

Dabo Swinney (56)

HC Since: 2009

Salary: $11,260,000

ACC Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 7

Texas A&M

Mike Elko (48)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $11,500,000

SEC Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 6

USC

Lincoln Riley (42)

HC Since: 2022

Salary: $11,500,000

Big 10 Rank: 3

FBS Salary Rank: 5

Indiana

Curt Cignetti (64)

HC Since: 2024

Salary: $11,600,000

Big 10 Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 4

Ohio State

Ryan Day (46)

HC Since: 2019

Salary: $12,500,000

Big 10 Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 3

LSU

Lane Kiffin (50)

HC Since: 2026

Salary: $13,000,000

SEC Rank: 2

FBS Salary Rank: 2

Georgia

Kirby Smart (50)

HC Since: 2016

Salary: $13,280,000

SEC Rank: 1

FBS Salary Rank: 1