Big Ten football coaches’ salaries ranked highest to lowest
November 5, 2020
No.1, Jim Harbaugh: $8,036,179
University of Michigan
No. 2, James Franklin: $6,700,000* (scheduled pay)
Penn State
No. 3, Ryan Day: $5,651,694
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Ohio State University
No. 4, Pat Fitzgerald: $5,218,658
Northwestern University
No. 5, Mel Tucker: $5,057,250
Michigan State University
No. 6, Scott Frost: $4,833,333
University of Nebraska
No. 7, Jeff Brohm: $4,800,000* (scheduled pay)
Purdue University
No. 8, Kirk Ferentz: $4,670,750
University of Iowa
No. 9, P.J. Fleck: $4,281,680
University of Minnesota
No. 10, Paul Chryst: $3,983,750
University of Wisconsin
No. 11, Lovie Smith: $3,800,000
University of Illinois
No. 12, Tom Allen: $3,770,000
Indiana University
No. 13, Greg Schiano: $3,763,336
Rutgers University
No. 14, Mike Locksley: $2,474,750
University of Maryland
*There was no total pay data for James Franklin and Jeff Brohm.
Source: USA Today
