College Sports

The highest paid coaches in South Carolina

Highest paid coaches

A look at the 20 highest paid coaches in South Carolina:

1. Dabo Swinney

Clemson head football coach

$5.5 million*

2. Will Muschamp

USC head football coach

$3.0 million

3. Frank Martin

USC men’s basketball coach

$2.65 million*

4. Brad Brownell

Clemson men’s basketball coach

$1.75 million

5. Brent Venables

Clemson defensive coordinator

$1.7 million

6. Dawn Staley

USC women’s basketball coach

$1.6 million*

T-7. Tony Elliott

Clemson co-offensive coordinator

$800,000

T-7. Jeff Scott

Clemson co-offensive coordinator

$800,000

9. Travaris Robinson

USC defensive coordinator

$750,000

10. Kurt Roper

USC offensive coordinator

$700,000

11. Mark Kingston

USC baseball coach

$600,000

12. Robbie Caldwell

Clemson offensive line coach

$515,000

T-13. Lance Thompson

USC defensive line coach

$500,000

T-13. Eric Wolford

USC offensive line coach

$500,000

15. Danny Pearman

Clemson tight ends coach

$460,000

T-16. Bryan McClendon

USC wide receivers coach

$450,000

T-16. Joey Batson

Clemson strength/conditioning coach

$450,000

18. Brandon Streeter

Clemson quarterbacks coach

$430,000

19. Mike Reed

Clemson defensive backs coach

$420,000

T-20. Jeff Dillman

USC strength/conditioning coach

$400,000

T-20. Gary Gilmore

Coastal Carolina baseball coach

$400,000

* Includes bonuses for winning national championships or making it to the Final Four

This story was originally published July 24, 2017 at 11:47 AM with the headline "The highest paid coaches in South Carolina."

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