Iowa · 2026 pay · 28 people
How much does a head coach make in Iowa?
$194,792typical pay for a head coach in 2026
$133,597 – $786,250what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.5% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where head coachs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
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$75,283 (everyone)
- Head Coach (this page)$194,792 (everyone)
Highest-paid head coachs, 2026
- 1Ferentz, Kirk JHead Coach · University of Iowa$7,929,648
- 2Mccollum, BenHead Coach · University of Iowa$3,812,561
- 3Rogers, JamesHead Coach · Iowa State University$1,714,395
- 4Jensen, JanHead Coach · University of Iowa$1,261,546
- 5Braithwaite, RaimondHead Coach · University of Iowa$1,085,096
Common questions
How much does a head coach make in Iowa?
The typical head coach was paid $194,792 in 2026; most earned between $133,597 and $786,250. This counts all 28 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