According to USA Today, the Aggies have the 5th largest assistant coach payroll in college football.
USA Today published its database of college football assistant coach salaries and Texas A&M is near the top with $4.4 million in total assistant pay. In addition, head coach Kevin Sumlin has a $5 million per year annual salary. The five highest-paying schools for assistants are all members of the SEC.
Here is how the assistant coach salaries break down for the Aggies.
| School | Conf | Coach | School Pay | Other Pay | Total Pay | Max Bonus | Staff Pay Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | SEC | John Chavis | $1,500,000 | -- | $1,500,000 | $180,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Jake Spavital | $483,500 | $2,610 | $486,110 | $95,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Dave Christensen | $475,000 | -- | $475,000 | $114,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Clarence McKinney | $458,500 | $0 | $458,500 | $90,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Jeff Banks | $358,000 | $750 | $358,750 | $103,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Terry Price | $333,000 | $0 | $333,000 | $78,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Terry Joseph | $300,000 | $0 | $300,000 | $72,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Mark Hagen | $258,000 | $0 | $258,000 | $60,000 | $4,419,360 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Aaron Moorehead | $250,000 | -- | $250,000 | $40,000 | $4,419,360 |
Here are the top 10 schools is total assistant coach pay:
- LSU $5,471,236
- Auburn $5,341,900
- Alabama $5,227,090
- Georgia $4,807,200
- Texas A&M $4,419,360
- Clemson $4,329,606
- Florida State $4,284,800
- Michigan $4,248,667
- Ohio State $4,021,950
- South Carolina $3,995,600