Big Ten coaching salaries
A look at the base salaries of the Big Ten football coaches in 2018 and the length of their contracts. Financial figures are from USA Today's salary database:
Coach, school2018 salaryThrough
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan$7.5M2021
Scott Frost, Nebraska$5M2024
Lovie Smith, Illinois$5M2023
James Franklin, Penn State$4.8M2022
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa$4.7M2026
* Ryan Day, Ohio State$4.5M2023
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State$4.39M2024
Jeff Brohm, Purdue$3.8M2024
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin$3.75M2023
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern$3.62M2026
P.J. Fleck, Gophers$3.55M2023
* Mike Locksley, Maryland$2.5M2023
Chris Ash, Rutgers$2.22M2022
Tom Allen, Indiana$1.83M2022
* Salaries of Day and Locksley, both recently hired, are for 2019.
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