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Salaries for coaches at institutions in St. Joseph County around $140,985 on average during 2024

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Susan Elrod Chancellor | Indiana University-South Bend

Susan Elrod Chancellor | Indiana University-South Bend

St. Joseph County's 140 coaches earned an average salary of $140,985 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This is the fourth highest average salary per county earned by coaches at Indiana post-secondary schools during 2024.

St. Joseph County is home to four post-secondary schools that paid coaches during 2024. Among them, University of Notre Dame stood out with the highest average coaching salary of $700,992.

Male coaches of men's teams received $523,392 on average in St. Joseph County, while female coaches in charge of women's teams earned an average of $118,890.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

College athletes can now be paid directly by schools after a settlement approved in early July, which also requires the NCAA to pay $2.8 billion in back damages over 10 years to athletes who played from 2016 to the present. 

In 2022, after years of legal and legislative pressure, athletes also gained the right to profit from their names, images and likenesses through state laws and an NCAA policy change.

St. Joseph County Institutions by Average Coach Earnings
InstitutionSalary
University of Notre Dame$700,992
Indiana University-South Bend$35,699
Holy Cross College$24,439
Bethel University$23,740

Information in this story was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The source data can be found here.

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