North Carolina Division 1 Football Head Coach Salaries

10. Trei Oliver ($185,000)

Trei Oliver, head football coach for North Carolina Central University, has an annual salary of $185,000. Coach Oliver began coaching the Eagles in December 2018 and has led the team to a 29-18 record. Coach Oliver was named MEAC Coach of the Year in the 2022 season. Of the North Carolina head coach salaries, Trei Oliver ranked 10th.

9. Kerwin Bell ($263,000)

Kerwin Bell, head football coach for Western Carolina University, has an annual salary of $263,000. He has been coaching the Catamounts since 2021 and has been a coach at both the high school and college levels. He played 14 seasons between the NFL, WLAF, and CFL throughout the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s.

8. Vincent Brown ($365,000)

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Vincent Brown, NC A&T’s head football coach, has an annual salary of $365,000. He began coaching the Aggies in January 2023 and became the 22nd head coach in program history. Coach Brown was a second-round draft pick for the New England Patriots in 1988 and a three-time All-Pro linebacker. He has a long coaching resume that includes both college and professional teams.

7. Biff Poggi ($500,000)

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Biff Poggi, head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has an annual salary of $500,000. He started coaching the 49ers in 2023 after a long stint with the Gilman School from 1988 to 2015.

6. Shawn Clark ($925,000)

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Shawn Clark, Appalachian State’s head football coach, has an annual salary of $925,000. He was named the head coach in 2019 and within his first four seasons with the Mountaineers, he got his third bowl victory in 2023. Before being named the head coach, he was formerly the Co-Offensive Coordinator (2016-2018) and Assistant Head Coach (2019) at App.

5. Mike Houston (2,355,804)

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Mike Houston, the head football coach at East Carolina University, has an annual salary of $2,355,804. He became the Pirates’ 22nd head coach directly after the 2018 season ended and has since led the team to victory in the 2022 Birmingham Bowl.

4. Manny Diaz ($4 million)

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Manny Diaz, head football coach for Duke University, has an annual salary of $4 million. Coach Diaz began coaching the Blue Devils in December of 2023, shortly after the 2023 season ended. Before being named Duke Football’s head coach, Diaz did a short stint at Penn State from 2022 to 2023 where he was the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach.

3. Dave Clawson ($4,284,656)

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Dave Clawson, head football coach for Wake Forest, has an annual salary of $4,284,656. Coach Clawson was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2021 and has been coaching for the Deamon Deacons since 2014.

2. Mack Brown ($5 million)

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Mack Brown, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills head food coach, has an annual salary of $5 million. Coach Brown has been the head coach for the Tar Heels since 2018, his second stint with the Tar Heels after coaching there from 1988 to 1997.

1. Dave Doeren ($5,024,390)

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Dave Doeren, North Carolina State’s football coach, has an annual salary of $5,024,390 making him the highest-paid D1 head football coach in the state. Coach Doeren has been the head coach for the Wolfpack since 2012 and has led them to 72 victories which is the second-highest total in school history.

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