Washington Football Head Coaches' Salaries
Washington
Pac-12 Conference
2020 Total Pay figures takes into account reductions due to issues caused by COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Max Bonus amounts not tallied. 2021 Total Pay does not take into account reductions.
Total Pandemic Reductions shown may actually have been lower due to changes made after publication of 2020 figure. For all notes, see below.
Year | Coach | Total Pay | Scheduled School Pay | Other Pay | Contract Year Pandemic Reduction | Actual School Pay | Total Pandemic Pay Reduction | Max Bonus | Prior Year’s Bonus |
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2023 | Kalen DeBoer | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $0 | — | $4,200,000 | — | $1,250,000 | $175,000 |
2022 | Kalen DeBoer | $3,100,008 | $3,100,008 | — | — | $3,100,008 | — | $1,175,000 | — |
2021 | Jimmy Lake | $3,040,972 | $3,100,000 | $0 | $59,028 | $3,040,972 | $92,088 | $1,175,000 | $0 |
2020 | Jimmy Lake | $2,912,500 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $87,500 | $2,912,500 | $152,084 | — | — |
2019 | Chris Petersen | $4,625,000 | $4,625,000 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $450,000 |
2018 | Chris Petersen | $4,377,500 | $4,375,000 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $300,000 |
2017 | Chris Petersen | $4,127,500 | $4,125,000 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $675,000 |
2016 | Chris Petersen | $3,605,847 | $3,600,000 | $5,847 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,175,000 | $150,000 |
2015 | Chris Petersen | $3,402,940 | $3,400,000 | $2,940 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,175,000 | $200,000 |
2014 | Chris Petersen | $3,681,720 | $3,681,720 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,175,000 | $0 |
2013 | Steve Sarkisian | $2,575,000 | $2,575,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,525,000 | — |
2012 | Steve Sarkisian | $2,425,000 | $2,425,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,525,000 | — |
2011 | Steve Sarkisian | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,075,000 | — |
2010 | Steve Sarkisian | $1,850,004 | $1,850,004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,000 | — |
2009 | Steve Sarkisian | $1,833,333 | $450,000 | $1,383,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 |
2007 | Tyrone Willingham | $1,470,276 | $657,472 | $812,804 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $337,500 | $0 |
2006 | Tyrone Willingham | $1,414,772 | $664,768 | $750,004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $402,500 | $0 |
Income Notes
- 2022
In addition to School Pay, university agreed to pay $1.5 million to Fresno State to cover liquidated damages he owed for terminating his that contract with that school. University also agreed to cover any expense connected to this payment, so that it will be tax-neutral to DeBoer. - 2021
REDUCTION: Base salary and pay for appearances reduced by 5% from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Lake's compensation for those components were set to be at annual rate of $1,400,016 through Jan. 31, 2021, then rate of $1,500,016, beginning Feb. 1. In addition, pay for endorsements -- at annual rate of $1,599,984 -- reduced by 5% July 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2020, then by a total of $500,004 from Oct. 1 through June 30, 2021. However, because Lake remained head through July 1, 2021, he will be re-paid the $500,004 in two equal installments on Dec. 31, 2021 and 2022. - 2020
REDUCTION: Total compensation from school reduced by 5% from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Lake's compensation was set to be $3 million through Jan. 31, 2021, then increase to $3.1 million - 2019
School pay inlcudes $500,000 annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. - 2018
School pay includes $500,000 annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. - 2017
School pay includes $500,000 annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. - 2016
School pay includes one in what are essentially a series of $500,000 interest-free loans that Petersen will receive annually. The compensation actually is in the form of an annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. - 2015
School pay includes the first in what are essentially a series of $500,000 interest-free loans that Petersen will receive annually. The compensation actually is in the form of an annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. - 2014
School pay is based on compensation for an initial contract year defined by the agreement as beginning Dec. 6, 2013 and ending on Jan. 31, 2015. School Pay includes the first in what are essentially a series of $500,000 interest-free loans that Petersen will receive annually. The compensation actually is in the form of an annual life insurance premium payment by the university, which is entitled to reimbursement from the policy's death benefits. Also, the school agreed to pay Petersen or Boise State $750,000 to cover the buyout he owed. Washington has agreed to pay up to an additional $500,000 if Petersen incurs a tax burden as a consequence of this payment.
The information below applies to the data obtained for the 2023-2024 contract season: To see the methodology behind this data, click here.
Where the table does not display a number, it means the amount could not be obtained. An asterisk means additional information about the coach's compensation is available by clicking on the number shown.
“School Buyout” figures are the amount a school would owe coach if it fired coach without cause on April 1, 2024. Many of these amounts are expressly subject to coach's duty to make good-faith efforts to find another job, with income from that employment offsetting the amount owed. If mitigation and offset are not addressed in a contract, coach still may have obligation to make efforts in that regard. The amount listed may be owed to coach over an extended period of time, rather than as a lump sum at termination.
Coaches' records are going into 2023-24 season, compiled from information displayed in NCAA statistics database at NCAA Statistics – so they may be impacted by games vacated or forfeited by the NCAA or the schools.
"Record at school" data for Murray State’s Steve Prohm is based on his current tenure at the school.
CREDITS
By Steve Berkowitz, Sean Dougherty, Leo Wotzak and Brad Jennings of USA TODAY; Robert Lattinville of WME, who represents college coaches and athletics directors as well as NCAA member schools.