SEC head coaching salaries for the 2013 college football season
The Georgia Bulldogs have one of the most undervalued coaches in Mark Richt. (Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports)
With the recent raise Kevin Sumlin received from Texas A&M, we figured it was time to take a look at how each of the SEC coach’s salaries stack up against their competition.
There are now eight members of the $3 million club and no coach in the league makes less than $2 million per year.
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Georgia is currently getting a steal for market value with Mark Richt.
Despite the fact that Will Muschamp has only been in Gainesville for two years, the Gators are also getting a steal relative to the cash they could fork out for a coach. Another season like 2012, however, and Muschamp will be sitting right at the top of this list with Saban, Miles and Spurrier.
| Head Coach | School | Salary |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | $5.3 million |
| Les Miles | LSU | $4.3 million |
| Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | $3.6 million |
| Bret Bielema | Arkansas | $3.2 million |
| Kevin Sumlin | Texas A&M | $3.1 million |
| James Franklin | Vanderbilt | $3.0 million* |
| Butch Jones | Tennessee | $3.0 million |
| Mark Richt | Georgia | $3.2 million |
| Gary Pinkel | Missouri | $2.75 million |
| Dan Mullen | Mississippi State | $2.6 million |
| Will Muschamp | Florida | $2.75 million |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | $2.3 million |
| Mark Stoops | Kentucky | $2.2 million |
| Hugh Freeze | Ole Miss | $2.0 million |
*Vanderbilt is not required to release salary figures as a private institution, however reports are that his new is in excess of $3 million per year.
Note: Salaries are sourced from several outlets.
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