What are the main factors that influence a Football Coach's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Football Coach's salary?

A Football Coach's salary grows with experience: starting around $77,072 for beginners, reaching about $78,705 at mid-level, and approach $87,131 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Football Coach?

Football Coach salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Football Coach roles are District of Columbia $86,389, California $86,061, Massachusetts $84,914. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Football Coach roles make?

Salaries for Football Coach level roles vary by specialization: Head Football Coach: $79,135; Assistant High School Football Coach: $73,457; Varsity Football Coach: $66,644; High School Football Coach: $65,531; Football Analyst: $55,943.

How do different companies affect a Football Coach's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Football Coach roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Football Coach Salary in the United States

How much does a Football Coach make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Football Coach in the United States is $78,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a Football Coach's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,970
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,228 to $91,606
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,309

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Football Coach Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,606	$7,634	$1,762	$44
Average	$78,025	$6,502	$1,500	$38
25th Percentile	$68,228	$5,686	$1,312	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Football Coach Salaries

A Football Coach's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Football Coach Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Football Coach's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $77,072
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,752
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,705
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,069
Expert (over 8 years): $87,131

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Football Coach	$77,072
Intermediate Level Football Coach	$77,752
Senior Level Football Coach	$78,705
Specialist Level Football Coach	$84,069
Expert Level Football Coach	$87,131

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How Do Football Coach Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Football Coaches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,389.
California: $86,061.
Massachusetts: $84,914.

District of Columbia $86,389 California $86,061 Massachusetts $84,914 Washington $84,602 New Jersey $84,571 Alaska $84,462 Connecticut $83,385 New York $82,948

Hawaii $81,551 Rhode Island $80,896 Maryland $80,451 Minnesota $79,842 Colorado $79,608 Illinois $79,530 Oregon $79,234 Delaware $79,015

New Hampshire $78,878 Virginia $78,571 Pennsylvania $77,673 Nevada $77,221 North Dakota $77,073 Michigan $76,839 Wisconsin $76,753 Vermont $76,581

Texas $76,105 Maine $76,074 Arizona $76,027 Ohio $75,972 Georgia $75,255 Indiana $74,896 Wyoming $74,825 Utah $74,716

Iowa $74,669 Kansas $74,295 Louisiana $74,186 North Carolina $74,147 Missouri $74,131 Florida $73,827 Montana $73,663 Nebraska $73,507

Kentucky $73,421 South Carolina $73,109 Tennessee $72,914 Idaho $72,836 New Mexico $72,266 Oklahoma $72,141 Alabama $71,681 South Dakota $70,909

Arkansas $70,487 West Virginia $70,261 Mississippi $69,582

Top Paying Cities for Football Coaches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $98,412
San Francisco: $97,445
Oakland: $95,284

San Jose, CA $98,412

San Francisco, CA $97,445

Oakland, CA $95,284

New York, NY $90,423

Queens Village, NY $89,837

Paramus, NJ $89,213

Passaic, NJ $89,135

Bergenfield, NJ $89,057

Stamford, CT $88,940

Huntington, NY $88,862

Newark, NJ $88,355

Bridgeport, CT $88,199

New Brunswick, NJ $87,941

Vallejo, CA $87,778

Middlesex, NJ $87,731

Somerset, NJ $87,661

Petaluma, CA $87,481

Santa Cruz, CA $87,177

Boston, MA $87,021

Monterey, CA $86,631

Fairbanks, AK $86,576

Los Angeles, CA $86,428

Washington, DC $86,389

Seattle, WA $86,248

Santa Rosa, CA $86,233

Juneau, AK $86,006

Orange, CA $85,749

Anchorage, AK $85,608

Anaheim, CA $85,554

Santa Ana, CA $85,437

Nassau, NY $85,390

Long Beach, CA $85,359

Danbury, CT $85,335

Santa Maria, CA $85,070

Everett, WA $85,055

Bremerton, WA $84,672

Trenton, NJ $84,524

Sacramento, CA $84,493

San Diego, CA $84,454

Brockton, MA $84,423

Tacoma, WA $84,391

Santa Barbara, CA $84,282

Lowell, MA $83,970

New Suffolk, NY $83,939

Nashua, NH $83,845

Lompoc, CA $83,720

Ventura, CA $83,642

Stockton, CA $83,619

New Haven, CT $83,463

Atlantic City, NJ $83,260

Hartford, CT $83,088

Modesto, CA $83,049

Poughkeepsie, NY $82,878

New Britain, CT $82,839

Olympia, WA $82,729

Kennewick, WA $82,729

New London, CT $82,714

Norwich, CT $82,690

Lawrence, MA $82,651

Bakersfield, CA $82,433

Riverside, CA $82,324

New Bedford, MA $82,324

Richland, WA $82,246

Portsmouth, NH $82,183

Vineland, NJ $82,168

San Bernardino, CA $82,105

Boulder, CO $81,887

Worcester, MA $81,824

Portland, OR $81,754

Saint Paul, MN $81,660

Minneapolis, MN $81,660

Philadelphia, PA $81,551

Honolulu, HI $81,138

Springfield, MA $80,865

Providence, RI $80,857

Chicago, IL $80,631

Bellingham, WA $80,537

Baltimore, MD $80,451

Chico, CA $80,256

Wilmington, DE $80,123

Pittsfield, MA $80,045

Manchester, NH $79,897

Spokane, WA $79,554

Denver, CO $79,546

Albany, NY $79,179

Troy, NY $79,148

Schenectady, NY $78,984

Burlington, VT $78,813

Portland, ME $78,539

Salem, OR $78,477

Yakima, WA $78,461

Ann Arbor, MI $78,438

Rochester, MN $78,220

Fresno, CA $78,181

Reno, NV $78,181

Milwaukee, WI $78,110

Detroit, MI $78,032

Allentown, PA $78,009

Carson City, NV $78,001

Houston, TX $77,884

Colorado Springs, CO $77,876

Syracuse, NY $77,837

Eugene, OR $77,689

Bismarck, ND $77,595

Gary, IN $77,595

Galveston, TX $77,595

Springfield, OR $77,533

Medford, OR $77,346

Fort Collins, CO $77,314

Austin, TX $77,252

Mesa, AZ $77,088

Phoenix, AZ $77,073

Dallas, TX $77,049

Reading, PA $77,002

Saint Cloud, MN $76,971

Concord, NH $76,901

Madison, WI $76,870

Utica, NY $76,659

Raleigh, NC $76,597

Las Vegas, NV $76,589

Rochester, NY $76,534

Des Moines, IA $76,526

Atlanta, GA $76,402

Battle Creek, MI $76,378

Salt Lake City, UT $76,355

Lancaster, PA $76,238

Champaign, IL $76,222

Harrisburg, PA $76,129

Durham, NC $76,058

Kansas City, MO $76,050

Kansas City, KS $76,035

Fort Worth, TX $76,027

Boca Raton, FL $75,996

Cleveland, OH $75,988

Columbus, OH $75,972

Pittsburgh, PA $75,965

Richmond, VA $75,933

Indianapolis, IN $75,918

Cincinnati, OH $75,816

Petersburg, VA $75,699

Billings, MT $75,528

Lansing, MI $75,528

Huntsville, AL $75,528

Lebanon, PA $75,520

Dayton, OH $75,512

Pueblo, CO $75,512

Appleton, WI $75,489

Buffalo, NY $75,457

Racine, WI $75,418

Charlotte, NC $75,411

Saint Louis, MO $75,387

Springfield, IL $75,356

Elkhart, IN $75,340

York, PA $75,340

Gastonia, NC $75,333

Benton Harbor, MI $75,333

Beaumont, TX $75,286

Lorain, OH $75,270

Toledo, OH $75,239

Binghamton, NY $75,200

Rock Hill, SC $75,192

Rockford, IL $75,153

Fargo, ND $75,114

Elyria, OH $75,114

Flagstaff, AZ $75,060

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,013

Miami, FL $74,966

Duluth, MN $74,841

Bangor, ME $74,740

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,654

Louisville, KY $74,615

Grand Rapids, MI $74,599

Hialeah, FL $74,591

Casper, WY $74,482

Scranton, PA $74,389

New Orleans, LA $74,365

Virginia Beach, VA $74,357

Akron, OH $74,318

Peoria, IL $74,217

Sarasota, FL $74,201

Green Bay, WI $74,147

Baton Rouge, LA $74,108

Charleston, SC $74,092

Nashville, TN $74,069

Jamestown, NY $74,053

Davenport, IA $74,053

Tucson, AZ $74,014

Cheyenne, WY $73,991

Saint Petersburg, FL $73,967

Tampa, FL $73,952

Omaha, NE $73,936

Port Arthur, TX $73,905

Evansville, IN $73,905

Bradenton, FL $73,874

Santa Fe, NM $73,733

Orlando, FL $73,655

Clearwater, FL $73,569

Canton, OH $73,405

La Crosse, WI $73,405

Grand Forks, ND $73,382

Albuquerque, NM $73,359

Tulsa, OK $73,359

Newport News, VA $73,351

High Point, NC $73,327

Ogden, UT $73,296

Corpus Christi, TX $73,234

Laramie, WY $73,187

Norfolk, VA $73,187

Rock Island, IL $73,140

Saginaw, MI $73,125

Jacksonville, FL $73,117

Salisbury, NC $73,101

Memphis, TN $73,086

Moline, IL $73,047

Fort Myers, FL $73,023

Waterloo, IA $72,922

Spartanburg, SC $72,844

Lincoln, NE $72,805

Fort Wayne, IN $72,789

Birmingham, AL $72,703

Cedar Falls, IA $72,688

Provo, UT $72,680

Springfield, OH $72,672

San Antonio, TX $72,656

Greensboro, NC $72,625

South Bend, IN $72,617

Winston Salem, NC $72,610

Boise, ID $72,586

Savannah, GA $72,532

Muskegon, MI $72,391

Lima, OH $72,298

Lake Charles, LA $72,266

Anderson, IN $72,251

Lexington, KY $72,227

Augusta, GA $72,204

Greenville, SC $72,204

Wichita, KS $72,134

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,134

Columbia, SC $72,063

Bloomington, IN $71,868

Roanoke, VA $71,822

Asheville, NC $71,720

Knoxville, TN $71,587

Shreveport, LA $71,580

Wilmington, NC $71,478

Frankfort, KY $71,330

Oklahoma City, OK $71,275

Chillicothe, OH $71,244

Longview, TX $71,236

Topeka, KS $71,213

Mobile, AL $71,096

Terre Haute, IN $71,065

Erie, PA $71,057

Altoona, PA $71,018

Melbourne, FL $70,994

Amarillo, TX $70,963

Killeen, TX $70,940

Fayetteville, AR $70,877

Sioux Falls, SD $70,823

Chattanooga, TN $70,776

Idaho Falls, ID $70,768

Gainesville, FL $70,604

Portsmouth, OH $70,565

Little Rock, AR $70,550

Lynchburg, VA $70,550

Lafayette, LA $70,519

Youngstown, OH $70,519

Temple, TX $70,487

Daytona Beach, FL $70,472

Clarksville, TN $70,464

Pensacola, FL $70,456

Hopkinsville, KY $70,222

Charleston, WV $70,214

Florence, SC $70,175

Sioux City, IA $70,128

Macon, GA $69,902

Tallahassee, FL $69,894

Fayetteville, NC $69,879

Waco, TX $69,863

Wichita Falls, TX $69,863

Pine Bluff, AR $69,832

Vincennes, IN $69,684

Lubbock, TX $69,652

Great Falls, MT $69,606

Alamogordo, NM $69,598

Abilene, TX $69,535

Rapid City, SD $69,434

Monroe, LA $69,434

Albany, GA $69,387

Huntington, WV $69,379

Jackson, MS $69,372

Greenville, MS $69,364

Parkersburg, WV $69,286

Montgomery, AL $69,270

Johnstown, PA $69,255

Springfield, MO $69,192

Biloxi, MS $69,153

Sumter, SC $68,989

Columbus, GA $68,981

Twin Falls, ID $68,935

Pascagoula, MS $68,833

Kingsport, TN $68,630

Gulfport, MS $68,607

Alexandria, LA $68,349

Fort Smith, AR $68,154

El Paso, TX $67,944

Helena, MT $67,842

Las Cruces, NM $67,593

Harlingen, TX $67,374

Pocatello, ID $67,304

Florence, AL $67,281

Brownsville, TX $67,265

Dothan, AL $67,140

Mcallen, TX $67,101

Columbus, MS $66,524

Altus, OK $66,165

Lawton, OK $66,017

Pierre, SD $65,736

What Skills Can Increase a Football Coach's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coaching (Mentioned in 33.19% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coaching	33.19%
Physical Education	1.44%
Work Ethic	0.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Football Coach's salary.

Goal Oriented: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Cardiac: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Goal Oriented	$85,827	10%
Cardiac	$83,486	7%
Commitment	$81,926	5%
Flexibility	$81,145	4%
Initiative	$80,365	3%
Programming	$80,365	3%

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How Education impacts a Football Coach's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Football Coaches enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Football Coach with a No Diploma is between $75,978 and $85,980).

Football Coach Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Football Coach

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 8.7%

Associates 7.1%

Bachelors 45.2%

Masters 35.7%

Doctorate 2.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	8.7%
Associates	7.1%
Bachelors	45.2%
Masters	35.7%
Doctorate	2.4%

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Football Coach Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Football Coach's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$68,228

Average $78,025/year

$91,606

$5,686

Average $6,502/month

$7,634

$1,312

Average $1,500/week

$1,762

$33

Average $38/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,606	$7,634	$1,762	$44
Average	$78,025	$6,502	$1,500	$38
25th Percentile	$68,228	$5,686	$1,312	$33

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Salary Trends for Football Coach

Salaries for a Football Coach can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $90,655 in 2023 to around $87,405 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Football Coach salary trends, .

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$90,655

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$89,203

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