Which SEC teams get the most bang for their buck with respect to head coaching salaries?
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Alabama’s Nick Saban is the highest paid coach in the country at $6.9 million, while Kevin Sumlin is the second highest paid SEC coach at $5 million. Les Miles and Steve Spurrier are both making $4 million or more. Seven other coaches are making $3 million or more per season, with Dan Mullen and Mark Stoops making under that benchmark.
Here’s a look at the SEC head coaches’ salaries for 2014, and please note that Vanderbilt doesn’t make Derek Mason’s salary public:
| Head Coach | School | Salary |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | $6.9 million |
| Kevin Sumlin | Texas A&M | $5 million |
| Les Miles | LSU | $4.3 million |
| Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | $4.0 million |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | $3.85 million |
| Bret Bielema | Arkansas | $3.2 million |
| Mark Richt | Georgia | $3.2 million |
| Gary Pinkel | Missouri | $3.1 million |
| Hugh Freeze | Ole Miss | $3.0 million |
| Will Muschamp | Florida | $3.0 million |
| Butch Jones | Tennessee | $3.0 million |
| Dan Mullen | Mississippi State | $2.65 million |
| Mark Stoops | Kentucky | $2.2 million |
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
