The 5 Highest-Paid Coaches In G5 College Football In 2023

It's not exactly a secret in 2023 that football programs in the Group of Five typically aren't working with budgets comparable to the Power Five. However, while their paydays may not be as astronomical as those in the SEC and the Big Ten, many of the Group of Five's most successful coaches are still being fairly handsomely. Here are the Five G5 Coaches with the largest salaries as of the current season.

These salaries are pulled from USA Today's College Football Head Coach Salaries database. Salaries for coaches at private institutions are not publicly available.

5. Craig Bohl - Wyoming (Mountain West)

Annual Pay: $2,337,000 CFB Rank: #65

School Pay: $2,337,000 

Maximum Bonus: $550,000 

Bonuses Paid: $239,167 

School Buyout: $1,841,667

4. Mike Houston - East Carolina (AAC)

Annual Pay: $2,355,804 CFB Rank: #64

School Pay: $2,349,000

Maximum Bonus: $1,270,000 

Bonuses Paid: $100,000 

School Buyout: $4,347,000

3. Alex Golesh - South Florida (AAC)

Annual Pay: $2,500,000 CFB Rank: #63

Maximum Bonus: $1,255,000

2. Jeff Traylor - UTSA (AAC)

Annual Pay: $2,550,000 CFB Rank: #62

School Pay: $2,500,000 

Maximum Bonus: $500,000 

Bonuses Paid: $220,000 

School Buyout: $14,165,000

1. Willie Fritz - Tulane (AAC)

Annual Pay: $2,842,000 CFB Rank: #59