Southeastern Conference
Conference pay rank Institution Head coach 2020 total pay
1 University of Alabama Nick Saban $ 8,8857,000
2 Texas A & M University Jimbo Fisher $ 7,500,000
3 Louisiana State University Ed Orgeron $ 7,000,000
4 University of Georgia Kirby Smart $ 6,871,600
5 Auburn University Gus Malzahn $ 6,827,589
6 University of Florida Dan Mullen $ 6,070,000
7 Mississippi State University Mike Leach $ 5,000,000
8 University of Kentucky Mark Stoops $ 4,763,600
9 University of South Carolina Will Muschamp $ 4,400,000
10 University of Missouri Eliah Drinkwitz $ 4,000,000
11 University of Mississippi Lane Kiffin $ 3,900,000
12 University of Tennessee Jeremy Pruitt $ 3,846,000
13 Vanderbilt University Derek Mason $ 3,368,244
14 University of Arkansas Sam Pittman $ 3,000,000
Football -- Head coach compensation
The total pay of head coaches includes university and non-university compensation including base salary , income from contracts , foundation supplements , bonuses and media and radio pay as of January 24 , 2020 . [ 70 ] [ needs update ]
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states, three additional public land grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions; for football, it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. The SEC is regarded as one of the most accomplished sports conferences in terms of its winning reputation, with 43 national football championships, 21 basketball championships, 41 indoor track championships, 42 outdoor track championships, 24 swimming championships, 20 gymnastics championships, and 13 College World Series. The conference is also highly successful financially, as it consistently leads most others in revenue distribution to its members, including an SEC record $455.8 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which was a sizable increase over the $292.8 million for the 2013-14 fiscal year, largely due to the revenue from the introduction of the SEC Network. The SEC was also the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game (and award a subsequent title) for college football and was one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The current SEC commissioner is Greg Sankey. The conference sponsors team championships in nine men's sports and twelve women's sports.