American Football Monthly just completed its first annual salary
survey among college coaches throughout the country. All levels
of coaches were included – Division I-A, I-AA, II, III, NAIA,
and Junior College – as well as all coordinators and position
coaches on staff. The results were tabulated from the 860 questionnaires
with a response rate of 30% and will appear in AFM over the next
six issues.
This month’s salary survey focuses on head coaches, offensive coordinators, defensive coordinators, and special teams coordinators. In addition to actual compensation, results are also included relative to other responsibilities for coaches as well as their tenure as a coach. The results are below:
This month’s salary survey focuses on head coaches, offensive coordinators, defensive coordinators, and special teams coordinators. In addition to actual compensation, results are also included relative to other responsibilities for coaches as well as their tenure as a coach. The results are below:
| 1. As a Head Coach, what is your total compensation package? | ||||||
| Div.I-A | Div. 1-AA | Div. 11 | Div.111 | NA1A | JUCO | |
| a. Under $30,000 |
2%
|
12%
|
||||
|
b.$ 30,000- |
5%
|
13%
|
||||
|
c. $41,000 |
4%
|
11%
|
21%
|
45%
|
10%
|
|
| d. $ 51,000- $60,000 |
3%
|
16%
|
23%
|
26%
|
25%
|
|
| e. $61,000-$70,000 |
26%
|
16%
|
10%
|
4%
|
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| f. $71,000-$80,000 |
17%
|
20%
|
21%
|
3%
|
25%
|
|
| g. $81,000-$91,000 |
16%
|
14%
|
5%
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
| h. $91,000-$100,000 |
10%
|
3%
|
5%
|
10%
|
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| i. $101,000-$150,000 |
6%
|
37%
|
10%
|
2%
|
10%
|
|
| j. $151,000-$200,000 |
16%
|
10%
|
||||
| k. $201,000-$300,000 |
3%
|
4%
|
||||
| l. $301,000-$500,000 |
16%
|
|||||
| m.$501,000$750,000 |
16%
|
|||||
| n. $751,000-$1,000,000 |
22%
|
2%
|
||||
| 0.$1,000,000+ |
18%
|
|||||
| 2. What is the total compensation package for your Offensive Coordinator? | ||||||
|
DIV. 1-A
|
DIV.1-AA |
DIV. 11
|
DIV. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. Under $20,000 |
3%
|
2%
|
3%
|
31%
|
||
| b.$21,000-$30,000 |
7%
|
8%
|
11%
|
20%
|
10%
|
|
| c. $31,000-$40,000 |
3%
|
3%
|
26%
|
25%
|
26%
|
10%
|
| d.$41,000-$50,000 |
17%
|
37%
|
17%
|
15%
|
10%
|
|
| e.$51,000-$60,000 |
23%
|
13%
|
8%
|
10%
|
||
| f.$61,000-$70,000 |
12%
|
20%
|
5%
|
2%
|
4%
|
|
| g.$71,000-$80,000 |
12%
|
|||||
|
h.$81,000-$90,000 |
14%
|
3%
|
||||
| i.$91,000-$100,000 |
3%
|
|||||
| j.$101,000-$150,000 |
30%
|
|||||
| k.$151,000-$200,000 |
23%
|
|||||
| l. $201,000_$250,000 |
9%
|
|||||
| m. $250,000+ |
3%
|
|||||
| n. No full-time OC position |
3%
|
12%
|
11%
|
35%
|
36%
|
25%
|
| 3. In addition to his coaching responsibilities,
does your Offensive Coordinator have other responsibilities? If so, what do they include? |
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| Div.1-A | Div. 1-AA |
Div. 11
|
Div.111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. No other responsibilities |
14%
|
15%
|
3%
|
4%
|
3%
|
6%
|
| b. Position Coach |
69%
|
49%
|
43%
|
30%
|
34%
|
38%
|
| c. Educator |
5%
|
15%
|
27%
|
17%
|
29%
|
29%
|
| d. Sports Inf. Director |
2%
|
6%
|
3%
|
|||
| e. Sports Administration |
5%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
||
| f. Strength and Cond. Coach |
3%
|
5%
|
9%
|
11%
|
3%
|
|
| g. Other |
12%
|
18%
|
15%
|
36%
|
14%
|
18%
|
| 4. How long has your Offensive Coordinator been a football coach? | ||||||
|
Div.1-A
|
Div. 1-AA
|
Div. 11
|
Div.-111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. 10 years or less: |
13%
|
27%
|
33%
|
40%
|
45%
|
30%
|
| b. 11-20 years: |
50%
|
53%
|
45%
|
47%
|
45%
|
47%
|
| c. 21-30 years: |
34%
|
10%
|
22%
|
3%
|
5%
|
23%
|
| d. 30 years+: |
3%
|
10%
|
5%
|
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| 5. What is the total compensation package for your Defensive Coordinator? | ||||||
|
Div. 1-A
|
Div.1-AA
|
Div.11
|
Div. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. Under $20,000 |
3%
|
2%
|
3%
|
30%
|
||
| b. $21,000-$30,000 |
3%
|
8%
|
17%
|
37%
|
4%
|
|
| c. $31,000-$40,000 |
3%
|
14%
|
24%
|
33%
|
30%
|
17%
|
| d. $41,000-$50,000 |
17%
|
49%
|
17%
|
17%
|
17%
|
|
| e. $51,000-$60,000 |
20%
|
11%
|
4%
|
3%
|
9%
|
|
| f. $61,000-$70,000 |
10%
|
20%
|
3%
|
4%
|
||
| g. $71,000-$80,000 |
14%
|
3%
|
9%
|
|||
| h. $81,000-$90,000 |
14%
|
|||||
| i. $91,000-$100,000 |
3%
|
|||||
| j. $101,000-$150,000 |
33%
|
|||||
| k. $151,000-$200,000 |
24%
|
|||||
| l. $201,000-$250,000 |
10%
|
3%
|
||||
| m. $250,000 + |
3%
|
|||||
| n. No full-time DC positon |
6%
|
5%
|
20%
|
10%
|
14%
|
|
| 6. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, does your Defensive Coordinator have other responsibilities? If so, what do they include? | ||||||
|
Div. 1-A
|
Div. 1-AA
|
Div. 11
|
Div. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. No other responsibilities |
27%
|
21%
|
5%
|
9%
|
8%
|
5%
|
| b. Position Coach |
57%
|
44%
|
44%
|
31%
|
31%
|
36%
|
| c. Educator |
5%
|
16%
|
23%
|
18%
|
25%
|
27%
|
| d. Sports Inf. Director |
2%
|
2%
|
||||
| e. Administrator |
2%
|
5%
|
5%
|
1%
|
2%
|
|
| f. Strength and Cond. Coach |
5%
|
7%
|
13%
|
19%
|
10%
|
|
| g. Other |
11%
|
12%
|
14%
|
24%
|
15%
|
18%
|
| How long has your Defensive Coordinator been a football coach? | ||||||
|
Div. 1-A
|
Div. 1-AA
|
Div. 11
|
Div. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. 10 years or less: |
3%
|
30%
|
23%
|
42%
|
70%
|
25%
|
| b. 11-20 years: |
46%
|
42%
|
51%
|
37%
|
26%
|
50%
|
| c. 21-30 years: |
39%
|
28%
|
20%
|
13%
|
25%
|
25%
|
| d. 30 years + |
12%
|
6%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
|
| What is the total compensation package for your Special Teams Coach? | ||||||
|
DIV. 1-A
|
DIV.1-AA |
DIV. 11
|
DIV. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. Under $20,000 |
5%
|
6%
|
13%
|
7%
|
5%
|
|
| b.$21,000-$30,000 |
11%
|
6%
|
7%
|
14%
|
||
| c. $31,000-$40,000 |
3%
|
11%
|
14%
|
2%
|
10%
|
|
| d.$41,000-$50,000 |
8%
|
2%
|
5%
|
|||
| e.$51,000-$60,000 |
3%
|
13%
|
8%
|
10%
|
||
| f.$61,000-$70,000 |
14%
|
8%
|
||||
| g.$71,000-$80,000 | ||||||
|
h.$81,000-$90,000 |
14%
|
|||||
| i.$91,000-$100,000 |
3%
|
|||||
| j.$100,000+ |
23%
|
|||||
| k. .No full-time Special Teams Coach |
43%
|
54%
|
74%
|
76%
|
69%
|
90%
|
| 9. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, does your Special Teams Coach have other responsibilities? If so, what do they include? | ||||||
|
Div. 1-A
|
Div. 1-AA
|
Div. 11
|
Div. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. No other responsibilities |
10%
|
33%
|
10%
|
13%
|
33%
|
|
| b. Position Coach |
60%
|
39%
|
40%
|
33%
|
27%
|
34%
|
| c. Educator |
5%
|
20%
|
18%
|
33%
|
||
| d. Sports Inf. Director |
2%
|
2%
|
||||
| e. Sports Administrator |
27%
|
|||||
| f. Strength and Cond. Coach |
5%
|
7%
|
18%
|
|||
| g. Other |
25%
|
28%
|
25%
|
47%
|
10%
|
|
| 10. How long has your Special Teams Coach been a football coach? | ||||||
|
Div. 1-A
|
Div. 1-AA
|
Div. 11
|
Div. 111
|
NAIA
|
JUCO
|
|
| a. 10 years or less: |
27%
|
50%
|
60%
|
60%
|
78%
|
|
| b. 11-20 years: |
27%
|
39%
|
20%
|
27%
|
11%
|
100%
|
| c. 21-30 years: |
39%
|
11%
|
20%
|
10%
|
||
| d. 30 years + |
7%
|
3%
|
11%
|
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In next month's issue of AFM salaries of Offensive Line and Defensive Line Coaches will be featured.
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