Coach Salaries: Big Ten
- Ben Frazier
- Feb 19
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 2
Michigan State Spartans
Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Age: 51
Head Coach at school since: 2026
Salary: $5,000,000
FBS Salary Rank: 50
Big 10 Salary Rank: 18
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Head Coach: P.J. Fleck
Age: 45
Head Coach at school since: 2017
Salary: $6,000,000
FBS Salary Rank: 43
Big 10 Salary Rank: 17
Maryland Terrapins
Head Coach: Mike Locksley
Age: 56
Head Coach at school since: 2019
Salary: $6,100,000
FBS Salary Rank: 42
Big 10 Salary Rank: 16
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Head Coach: Greg Schiano
Age: 59
Head Coach at school since: 2020
Salary: $6,250,000
FBS Salary Rank: 41
Big 10 Salary Rank: 15
Purdue Boilermakers
Head Coach: Ryan Walters
Age: 49
Head Coach at school since: 2025
Salary: $6,500,000
FBS Salary Rank: 39
Big 10 Salary Rank: 14
UCLA Bruins
Head Coach: Bob Chesney
Age: 48
Head Coach at school since: 2026
Salary: $6,750,000
FBS Salary Rank: 36
Big 10 Salary Rank: 13
Iowa Hawkeyes
Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Age: 70
Head Coach at school since: 1998
Salary: $7,000,000
FBS Salary Rank: 34
Big 10 Salary Rank: 12
Illinois Fighting Illini
Head Coach: Bret Bielema
Age: 56
Head Coach at school since: 2021
Salary: $7,700,000
FBS Salary Rank: 29
Big 10 Salary Rank: 11
Northwestern Wildcats
Head Coach: David Braun
Age: 40
Head Coach at school since: 2023
Salary: $7,700,000
FBS Salary Rank: 28
Big 10 Salary Rank: 10
Washington Huskies
Head Coach: Jedd Fisch
Age: 49
Head Coach at school since: 2024
Salary: $7,750,000
FBS Salary Rank: 27
Big 10 Salary Rank: 9
Wisconsin Badgers
Head Coach: Luke Fickell
Age: 52
Head Coach at school since: 2023
Salary: $7,800,000
FBS Salary Rank: 26
Big 10 Salary Rank: 8
Penn State Nittany Lions
Head Coach: Matt Campbell
Age: 46
Head Coach at school since: 2026
Salary: $8,000,000
FBS Salary Rank: 24
Big 10 Salary Rank: 7
Michigan Wolverines
Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham
Age: 66
Head Coach at school since: 2026
Salary: $8,200,000
FBS Salary Rank: 21
Big 10 Salary Rank: 6
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Head Coach: Matt Rhule
Age: 50
Head Coach at school since: 2023
Salary: $9,250,000
FBS Salary Rank: 14
Big 10 Salary Rank: 5
Oregon Ducks
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
Age: 39
Head Coach at school since: 2022
Salary: $11,000,000
FBS Salary Rank: 9
Big 10 Salary Rank: 4
USC Trojans
Head Coach: Lincoln Riley
Age: 42
Head Coach at school since: 2022
Salary: $11,500,000
FBS Salary Rank: 5
Big 10 Salary Rank: 3
Ohio State Buckeyes
Head Coach: Ryan Day
Age: 46
Head Coach at school since: 2019
Salary: $12,500,000
FBS Salary Rank: 4
Big 10 Salary Rank: 2 Indiana Hoosiers
Head Coach: Curt Cignetti
Age: 64
Head Coach at school since: 2024
Salary: $13,200,000
FBS Salary Rank: 2
Big 10 Salary Rank: 1
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