USA Today’s updated database of how much money every SEC coach is making

USA Today has updated its database of college football head coaches’ salaries.

While Alabama coach Nick Saban is the highest-paid SEC coach, the college football coach with the largest salary is Jim Harbaugh, who makes $9,004,000 at Michigan. SEC West coaches – including former LSU coach Les Miles – lead the conference in salary, taking the top seven-of-eight spots.

Here’s how much the SEC coaches are making this season:

• Nick Saban, Alabama – $6,939,395 (No. 2)
• Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M – $5 million (No. 7)
• Gus Malzahn, Auburn – $4,729,500 (No. 8)
• Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss – $4,703,500 (No. 9)
• Les Miles, LSU – $4,385,567 (No. 13)
• Jim McElwain, Florida – $4,268,325 (No. 15)
• Dan Mullen, Mississippi State – $4.2 million (No. 16)
• Bret Bielema, Arkansas – $4,145,000 (No. 17)
• Butch Jones, Tennessee – $4,110,000 (No. 18)
• Kirby Smart, Georgia – $3,753,600 (No. 23)
• Mark Stoops, Kentucky – $3,513,600 (No. 26)
• Will Muschamp, South Carolina – $3,002,500 (No. 36)
• Derek Mason, Vanderbilt – $2,556,877 (No. 44)
• Barry Odom, Missouri – $2,350,000 (No. 47)

The full list can be viewed here.

Andrew Olson

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