Georgia · 2025 pay · 106 people
How much does a head coach make in Georgia?
$80,307typical pay for a head coach in 2025
$55,476 – $115,064what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where head coachs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Georgia Institute of Technology16 people$180,077
- Kennesaw State University14 people$107,300
- Georgia Southern University14 people$91,500
- Valdosta State University12 people$67,272
- Columbus State University9 people$77,441
- Georgia College and State University8 people$67,364
- Georgia Gwinnett College7 people$76,616
- Fort Valley State University7 people$63,203
- Savannah State University6 people$59,500
- Middle Georgia State University5 people$12,528
- East Georgia State College4 people$6,200
- Dalton State College3 people$9,553
- Albany State University1 person$144,000
No employers match.
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Coach$45,170 (everyone)
- Head Coach (this page)$80,307 (everyone)
Highest-paid head coachs, 2025
- 1Donald B KeyHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$3,765,600
- 2Damon StoudamireHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$2,566,667
- 3Clay C HeltonHead Coach · Georgia Southern University$881,181
- 4Nell A FortnerHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$732,689
- 5Danny HallHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$560,576
Common questions
How much does a head coach make in Georgia?
The typical head coach was paid $80,307 in 2025; most earned between $55,476 and $115,064. This counts all 106 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Coach, at any level (for example "Head Coach"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this