Editing Big Ten Conference (section)

===Head Coach Compensation===
Guaranteed compensation is due to the coaches regardless of performance. Though most of the pay is directed from the university, some also comes in the form of guaranteed endorsements and other income streams. Most coaches also have performance-based bonuses that can significantly raise their salaries.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Andrews|first=Kyle|date=November 23, 2021|title=Where does Penn State football coach James Franklin's salary rank in the Big Ten and nationally?|url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football/article256041347.html|access-date=November 24, 2021|website=Centre Daily Times}}</ref>

In 2024, three Big Ten member schools—Northwestern and USC, private institutions, and Penn State, exempt from most open records laws due to its status as what Pennsylvania calls a "[[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|state-related]]" institution—are not obligated to provide salary information for their head coaches. Both Penn State and Northwestern typically choose to provide this information, although Northwestern has not announced the salary of its current coach.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Institution
! scope="col" | Head coach
! scope="col" | 2024 guaranteed pay
|-
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| {{sortname|Ryan|Day|dab=American football}}
| $9,960,000
|-
|[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
|[[Dan Lanning]]
|$8,000,000
|-
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| {{sortname|Matt|Rhule}}
| $7,800,000
|-
|[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
|[[Jedd Fisch]]
|$7,750,000
|-
| [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
| {{sortname|Luke|Fickell}}
| $7,500,000
|-
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| {{sortname|James|Franklin|dab=American football coach}}
| $7,500,000
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
| {{sortname|Kirk|Ferentz}}
| $7,000,000
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Sherrone Moore]]
| $6,000,000
|-
| [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| [[Jonathan Smith (American football coach)|Jonathan Smith]]
| $6,000,000
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| {{sortname|Bret|Bielema}}
| $6,000,000
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| {{sortname|P. J.|Fleck}}
| $5,100,000
|-
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| {{sortname|Ryan|Walters|dab=American football}}
| $4,100,000
|-
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| [[Curt Cignetti]]
| $4,000,000
|-
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]]
| {{sortname|Greg|Schiano}}
| $4,000,000
|-
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| {{sortname|Mike|Locksley}}
| $4,000,000
|-
| [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| {{sortname|David|Braun|dab=American football}}
| NA
|-
|[[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|[[Lincoln Riley]]
|NA
|-
|[[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
|[[DeShaun Foster]]
|TBA
|}