Florida Atlantic Football Head Coaches' Salaries
Florida Atlantic
American Athletic 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 | Tom Herman | $700,000 | $700,000 | — | — | $700,000 | — | $690,000 | — |
2022 | Willie Taggart | $775,000 | $775,000 | $0 | — | $775,000 | — | $500,000 | $0 |
2021 | Willie Taggart | $775,000 | $775,000 | $0 | $0 | $775,000 | $0 | $705,000 | $0 |
2020 | Willie Taggart | $750,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | — | — |
2019 | Lane Kiffin | $1,432,000 | $1,432,000 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,350,000 | — |
2018 | Lane Kiffin | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,150,000 | $40,000 |
2017 | Lane Kiffin | $950,000 | $950,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350,000 | $0 |
2016 | Charlie Partridge | $591,250 | $591,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | — |
2015 | Charlie Partridge | $525,500 | $525,000 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | — |
2014 | Charlie Partridge | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | — |
2013 | Carl Pelini | $497,224 | $496,124 | $1,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $317,500 | — |
2012 | Carl Pelini | $450,000 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $317,500 | — |
2011 | Howard Schnellenberger | $405,905 | $400,405 | $5,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $115,000 | — |
2010 | Howard Schnellenberger | $407,905 | $400,405 | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $115,000 | — |
2009 | Howard Schnellenberger | $383,338 | $381,338 | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $115,000 | $0 |
2007 | Howard Schnellenberger | $331,163 | $330,163 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2006 | Howard Schnellenberger | $353,147 | $350,147 | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Income Notes
- 2023
Figures based on memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in November 2022, rather than full-form contract. MOU says Herman is eligible for bonuses based on team academics, but does not include any details. School Buyout figure based on provision in MOU that says if the University terminates without cause, it may, at "its sole and absolute discretion," reassign Herman to another position within the University and continue providing his base pay at the time of the reassignment for the remainder of the contract term or until Herman terminates employment with the University, whichever occurs first. If Herman chooses to separate from the University after a reassignment, he will be paid a lump-sum severance amount equal to the lesser of 20 weeks of annual salary or the remainder of the term of the agreement. - 2021
2020-22 INCOME: Amounts based on term sheet signed Dec. 12, 2019, not a full employment contract. - 2020
2020-21 INCOME: Amounts based on term sheet signed Dec. 12, 2019, not a full employment contract. - 2019
School pay includes $432,000 as second portion of a $2 million loan from school, plus interest, that is being forgiven in equal amounts over a five-year period as long as Kiffin remains head coach. If Kiffin is fired without cause, the outstanding principal and interest are forgiven. - 2016
School pay includes $40,000 payment for completing portion of contract Dec. 16, 2013, through July 1, 2016. - 2013
Pelini resigned Oct. 30.
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.