Are High School coaches underpaid?

[ELA]

There is an older thread about this same question. Here are the facts:

 

1. Most rural public schools pay their assistant coaches between $1500 and 2500 a year plus their teaching salary. These are 10 month contracts even though most coaches work 11 months.

 

2. The better school districts pay a percentage of your base teachers salary (.08 to .15%). This can make the supplement between $2000 and $5000 depending on how much you make to begin with.

 

3. Head football coaches earn from a low of $3000 in the smaller systems to over $15,000 in some areas. I know of a few men who earn a lot more but they are usually head coaches in a private school who also serve as principal, headmaster, etc.

 

4. Some school systems pay a bonus for things like going to the playoffs or winning the region.

 

Most Georgia systems pay their head coaches and a few assistant coaches on an 11 or 12 month contract!

Edited January 16, 2004 by ELA

[aj1133]

Sumner County schools pay head basketball 10% and assistant 5% of teaching salary , unless you have been teaching 50 years your making single digit pennies an hour.

[arnwine]

We can get paid!!!

[swanson71]

Coaches are underpaid...they need to be paid more...if they are a good coach and you pay them enough...I think they are more than likely to stay around...

[Pudding]

yes. they are underpaid. if u figured out how much they make per hour considering the huge hours most put in, i bet it wouldn't be a lot. i have to believe many coaches dont do it for the $$$, but for the love of the game

[tigers28]

Some coaches do not even deserve the pay they get, while others deserve 10x more. You don't have to have a winning record to decide this. Look at the character of the players after being coached by this person. That should tell you if more money is neccessary.

[Pudding]

Some coaches do not even deserve the pay they get, while others deserve 10x more. You don't have to have a winning record to decide this. Look at the character of the players after being coached by this person. That should tell you if more money is neccessary.

good post tiger,

but how long does a coach have to produce a winning record before getting the boot? what if the coach is new to a school with a doormat program? sometimes patience is order. sometimes they should be showed the door.

[arnwine]

You all are serious! I can get PAID for coaching?

 

I've been paying TOO coach these last 25 years!

 

Can I get back pay?