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Mike Gundy among Top 10 in College Football Salaries

OSU among the biggest spenders in CFB.

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Oklahoma State is among the biggest spenders when it comes to head coaching salaries, according to USA Today‘s latest list. Mike Gundy comes in tied for No. 10 in based on this list with a base pay of $5 million. That’s up from 18th last season when his salary was $4.2 million before his offseason raise.

This does not include an incentive bonus of $62,500 Gundy was paid during the 2017-18 school year or $900,000 in potential bonuses this season. He has a buyout $16.25 million.

By the way, this is the look of a man who knows he’s got a $38-plus million buyout and that termination with cause it a real thing.

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Here’s a look at how Gundy measures up with some of the top coaches in the nation.

Top 25 Coaches Salaries
Rank School Conference Coach 2017-18 Salary School Buyout
1 Alabama SEC Nick Saban $8,307,000.00 33,600,000.00
2 Ohio State Big Ten Urban Meyer $7,600,000.00 38,058,402.00
3 Michigan Big Ten Jim Harbaugh $7,504,000.00 17,111,110.00
4 Texas A&M SEC Jimbo Fisher $7,500,000.00 68,125,000.00
5 Auburn SEC Gus Malzahn $6,700,000.00 32,143,750.00
6 Georgia SEC Kirby Smart $6,603,600.00 27,917,500.00
7 Clemson ACC Dabo Swinney $6,205,000.00 35,000,000.00
8 Florida SEC Dan Mullen $6,070,000.00 12,000,000.00
9 Texas Big 12 Tom Herman $5,500,000.00 15,416,667.00
10 Nebraska Big Ten Scott Frost $5,000,000.00 25,416,667.00
10 Oklahoma State Big 12 Mike Gundy $5,000,000.00 16,250,000.00
10 Florida State ACC Willie Taggart $5,000,000.00 21,958,333.00
10 Illinois Big Ten Lovie Smith $5,000,000.00 12,636,991.00
14 Texas Christian Big 12 Gary Patterson $4,840,717.00 —
15 Penn State Big Ten James Franklin $4,800,000.00 18,375,000.00
15 Oklahoma Big 12 Lincoln Riley $4,800,000.00 20,833,333.00
17 Iowa Big Ten Kirk Ferentz $4,700,000.00 22,396,250.00
18 Michigan State Big Ten Mark Dantonio $4,390,417.00 7,000,000.00
19 Washington Pac-12 Chris Petersen $4,375,000.00 26,354,166.00
20 Stanford Pac-12 David Shaw $4,311,543.00 —
21 South Carolina SEC Will Muschamp $4,200,000.00 18,650,000.00
22 Miami (Fla.) ACC Mark Richt $4,058,061.00 —
23 Kentucky SEC Mark Stoops $4,000,000.00 15,625,000.00
23 Virginia Tech ACC Justin Fuente $4,000,000.00 15,000,000.00
25 Louisville ACC Bobby Petrino $3,980,434.00 14,056,250.00

Gundy is behind Tom Herman and Gary Patterson among Big 12 coaches (both reported at $5.5 million). Lincoln Riley is just behind Gundy at $4.8 million after his recent raise.

Private institutions like Baylor are not required to report salary figures but I added those numbers as reported by Coaches Hot Seat.

Big 12 Salaries
Rank Coach School 2017-18 Salary 2017-18 Record
1 Tom Herman Texas $5,500,000 7-6
2 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State $5,000,000 10-3
3 Gary Patterson TCU $4,840,717.00 11-3
4 Lincoln Riley Oklahoma $4,800,000 12-2
5 Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech $3,703,975 6-7
6 Dana Holgorsen West Virginia $3,550,000 7-6
7 Matt Rhule Baylor $3,500,000 1-11
8 Bill Snyder Kansas State $3,500,000 8-5
9 Matt Campbell Iowa State $3,500,000 8-5
10 David Beaty Kansas $1,701,109 1-11

Mike Gundy is doing just fine — especially based on the median income in Payne County.

His antics can quickly flip from lovable to poignant and his multiple flirtations with other schools has drawn the ire of fans an alumni alike, but it’s hard to argue with Gundy’s on-field success (and money earned as a result) compared to some of his counterparts.

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