When he was promoted from quality control analyst to wide receivers coach in 2018, Brian Hartline was paid a whopping $105,000. Six years later, Hartline has seen his salary explode commensurate with his value to the Ohio State football program. When Ryan Day demoted Hartline from offensive coordinator to co-coordinator upon Chip Kelly's hiring, Hartline's salary remained $1.6 million. It's likely been bumped again upon his re-promotion to offensive coordinator, but Ohio State hasn't released its latest, post-championship salary information yet (FootballScoop has filed an open records request). That will only increase Hartline's lead on the rest of the profession.
$1.6 million: Brian Hartline, Ohio State*
$1.15 million: Mike Shanahan, Indiana*
$1.1 million: JaMarcus Shephard, Alabama
$1 million: Cortez Hankton, LSU+; Holmon Wiggins, Texas A&M+
$700,000: Dave Brock, Rutgers
$675,000: George McDonald, Ole Miss+
$664,000: Emmett Jones, Oklahoma+
$650,000: Ron Bellamy, Michigan+; James Coley, Georgia; Kevin Cummings, Washington; Mike Furrey, South Carolina+; Chris Jackson, Texas
$600,000: Ross Douglas, Oregon+; Matt Simon, Minnesota
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$575,000: Tyler Grisham, Clemson+
$550,000: Tim Harris, Jr., Florida State+; Justin Johnson, Texas Tech+; Kelsey Pope, Tennessee
$525,000: Garrick McGee, North Carolina; Justin Stepp, Illinois
$505,000: Joker Phillips, NC State
$500,000: Marcus Davis, Auburn
$475,000: Fontel Mines, Virginia Tech+
$450,000: Courtney Hawkins, Michigan State
$430,000: Jason Phillips, Colorado
$425,000: Chad Bumphis, Mississippi State; Cornell Ford, Purdue+
$400,000: Daikiel Shorts, Jr., Nebraska; L'Damian Washington, Kentucky
$350,000: Derrick Sherman, Houston
MISSING: Theron Aych, Oklahoma State; Deion Branch, Louisville; Kyle Cefalo, Cal; Billy Gonzales, Florida; Jordan Reid, Wisconsin; Micah Simon, Utah; Burl Toler III, UCLA