USA TODAY Sports released its college football assistant coach salaries for FBS schools in its annual update following the 2024 season, including the Florida Gators.
This season, Billy Napier and his staff faced the monumental task of surviving a gauntlet of a schedule — and succeeded! — finishing the regular season schedule with a 7-5 record and a date set with the Tulane Green Wave in the Gasparilla Bowl.
Did the Orange and Blue get good value for what they spent on the coaching staff? With the data that USA TODAY Sports has provided, one might be able to derive their own conclusion on Florida’s fiscal status.
Overview of Florida’s assistant coach staff
Defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong leads the pack salary-wise, getting paid $1.2 million per season which ranks 45th in the country. Offensive coordinator Rob Sale is not too far behind, coming in at No. 65 with a salary of just a hair over a million per year.
Executive head coach, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ron Roberts is third on the team with a $751,500 compensation package (ranked 138th) followed by secondaries coach Will Harris ($626,500, 199th), defensive line coach Gerald Chatman ($576,500, 236th), edge defender coach and alumni liaison Mike Peterson ($551,500, 244th), co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Russ Callaway ($551,500, 245th), wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales ($501,500, 286th), offensive associate head coach and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke ($451,500, 335th) and assistant offensive line coach Jonathan Decoster ($351,500, 445th), respectively.
The Gators spent a collective $6,565,000 on their assistant coach staff in 2024 while paying Napier $7,370,00 this past year. They also chipped in $400,000 for their strengths coach, per the data.
Top, bottom of college football salary scale
The top-paid assistant coach in the sport is the LSU Tigers defensive coordinator Blake Baker, who earned $2.5 million in overall pay. The bottom of the list is occupied by the Utah State Aggies quarterback coach Hayden Kingston, who earned a meager $50,000 and was ranked 1107th in the country.
A total of 245 coaches from various schools — both public and private — had no data.
Florida Gators assistant coach salaries data
| Coach | Total Pay | Rank | Max Bonus |
| Austin Armstrong | $1,201,500 | 45 | $480,000 |
| Rob Sale | $1,001,500 | 65 | $400,000 |
| Ron Roberts | $751,500 | 138 | $300,000 |
| Will Harris | $626,500 | 199 | $250,000 |
| Gerald Chatman | $576,500 | 236 | $230,000 |
| Mike Peterson | $551,500 | 244 | $220,000 |
| Russ Callaway | $551,500 | 245 | $250,000 |
| Billy Gonzales | $501,500 | 286 | $200,000 |
| Jabbar Juluke | $451,500 | 335 | $180,000 |
| Jonathan Decoster | $351,500 | 445 | $140,000 |
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