Universities oppose paying their postdocs overtime, but will pay football coaches millions of dollars: Top NCAA College Football Coaches' Salaries by State, 2015
| State | University | Head coach | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | University of Alabama | Nick Saban | $6,932,395 |
| Alaska | University of Alaska | N/A | N/A |
| Arizona | Arizona State | Todd Graham | $3,000,000 |
| Arkansas | University of Arkansas | Bret Bielema | $3,954,166 |
| California | UCLA | Jim Mora | $3,350,000 |
| Colorado | University of Colorado | Mike MacIntyre | $2,009,778 |
| Connecticut | University of Connecticut | Bob Diaco | $1,550,000 |
| Delaware | University of Delaware | Dave Brock | Unknown |
| Florida | Florida State | Jimbo Fisher | $5,150,000 |
| Georgia | University of Georgia | Mark Richt | $4,000,000 |
| Hawaii | University of Hawaii | Norm Chow | $550,000 |
| Idaho | Boise State | Bryan Harsin | $1,100,004 |
| Illinois | University of Illinois | Bill Cubit | $915,000 |
| Indiana | Purdue | Darrell Hazell | $2,140,000 |
| Iowa | University of Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | $4,075,000 |
| Kansas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder | $3,000,000 |
| Kentucky | University of Kentucky | Mark Stoops | $3,250,000 |
| Louisiana | LSU | Les Miles | $4,300,000 |
| Maine | University of Maine | Jack Cosgrove | $186,995 |
| Maryland | University of Maryland | Randy Edsall | $2,110,648 |
| Massachusetts | Boston College | Steve Addazio | $2,585,655 |
| Michigan | University of Michigan | Jim Harbaugh | $7,004,000 |
| Minnesota | University of Minnesota | Jerry Kill | $2,500,000 |
| Mississippi | University of Mississippi | Hugh Freeze | $4,300,000 |
| Missouri | University of Missouri | Barry Odom | $2,350,000 |
| Montana | University of Montana | Bob Stitt | $175,000 |
| Nebraska | University of Nebraska | Mike Riley | $2,700,000 |
| Nevada | University of Nevada | Brian Polian | $575,000 |
| New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire | Sean McDonnell | $200,000 |
| New Jersey | Rutgers | Kyle Flood | $1,250,000 |
| New Mexico | University of New Mexico | Bob Davie | $772,690 |
| New York | University of Buffalo | Lance Leipold | $400,000 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina State | Dave Doeren | $2,200,000 |
| North Dakota | University of North Dakota | Kyle Schweigert | $1,500,000 |
| Ohio | Ohio State | Urban Meyer | $5,860,000 |
| Oklahoma | University of Oklahoma | Bob Stoops | $5,400,000 |
| Oregon | University of Oregon | Mark Helfrich | $3,150,000 |
| Pennsylvania | Penn State | James Franklin | $4,400,000 |
| Rhode Island | University of Rhode Island | Jim Fleming | $175,000 |
| South Carolina | University of South Carolina | Steve Spurrier | $4,000,000 |
| South Dakota | University of South Dakota | Joe Glenn | $145,010 |
| Tennessee | University of Tennessee | Butch Jones | $4,100,000 |
| Texas | University of Texas | Charlie Strong | $5,100,000 |
| Utah | University of Utah | Kyle Whittingham | $2,600,000 |
| Vermont | University of Vermont | N/A | N/A |
| Virginia | University of Virginia | Mike London | $3,196,724 |
| Washington | University of Washington | Chris Petersen | $3,400,000 |
| West Virginia | University of West Virginia | Dana Holgorsen | $2,880,000 |
| Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin | Paul Chryst | $2,300,000 |
| Wyoming | University of Wyoming | Craig Bohl | $882,000 |
Note: The highest available head coach salary was selected for each state.
Source: Data from USA Today and HKM Employment Attorneys LLP