USFL Head Coach Salary is an average of $84,927 as of 2023. Skip Holtz of Birmingham Stallions makes around $1 million a season.
The salary range can differ significantly based on key factors like educational background, professional experience, certification, skills and franchises. However, the USFL coach’s salary is much lower than the NFL coaches.
NFL coaches will get an average wage of $6 million per season. The highest-paid USFL coach salary may be up to $2 million per season. On the other hand, the lowest-paid coaches in the NFL may get an annual salary of $2 to $3 million.
Simply, USFL coaches’ wage is significantly lower than that of NFL coaches, primarily due to the contrast in league size and revenue-generating capabilities.
Skip Holtz
Skip Holtz USFL salary is estimated to be around $1.6 million per season. His total pay in 2019 was around $704,000, as per USA Today.
Holtz’s last contract with Louisiana Tech was worth $4.025 million over five years, with a base salary of $700,000 in 2020 and $850,000 annually from 2022 to 2025. Holtz also received Bonuses for winning games and championships.
Moreover, Holts became the head coach and general manager of the Birmingham Stallions in 2022. Previously, he was the head coach for Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, South Florida Bulls, East Carolina Pirates, and Connecticut Huskies.
Mike Riley
Mike Riley USFL salary as a head coach of the New Jersey Generals is around $2 million. His last contract with Nebraska was worth $2.9 million per season.
Moreover, Riley joined the San Diego Chargers as a head coach with a five-year contract at $750,000 per season in 1999.
Similarly, he signed a seven-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers that started at $625,000 per year and rosed incrementally to $950,000 in year seven.
Riley was recognized as the USFL Coach of the Year for the 2022 season and served as the Seattle Dragons head coach before joining the USFL.
Mike Nolan
Mike Nolan of the Michigan Panthers earns around $1.6 million. Previously, Atlanta Falcons paid him $1.2 million in 2014.
Likewise, the salary structure of the previous Michigan coach Jeff Fisher was around $1.8 million with a net worth $7 million. So, the recently appointed new coach of the Michigan Panthers was also paid approximately the same salary scale.
In 2005, Nolan was hired as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, with the deal being a five-year contract worth more than $1.5 million a year, although a specific wage structure was not revealed.
Ray Horton
Ray Horton USFL Salary is estimated to be $1.1 million. Horton has seen a significant drop in his pay than during his tenure at Washington Commanders.
Horton’s compensation as a defensive coordinator for Cleveland Browns in 2016 was reported to be around $1.5 million.
Harton, who had worked in the NFL since 1994 and most recently served as the defensive backs coach for the Washington Commanders in 2019. Now, he is experiencing his first season in the USFL.
He played for 10 seasons as a defensive back for the Bengals and Dallas Cowboys. and won the Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 1992.
Bart Andrus
Bart Andrus salary as a USFL coach in 2023 is around $1 million. As a head coach of Omaha Nighthawks in the UFL in 2010, he earned around $500,000 per season.
His wages as a head coach and general manager of the Philadelphia Stars depended on the factors like league revenue, contract with the team, and team performance. However, the estimated salary for the 2023 season is around $90,000 annually.
Andrus mostly worked as a college football coach but also as an offensive assistant with numerous teams, including Tennessee Oilers, St.Louis Rams, and Tennessee Titans.
Last year, Andrus was revealed as the head coach and general manager of the Philadelphia Stars.
“I agree with the call. I think it’s great for the fans to see and hear what’s going on; now they get to see it too.” @USFLStars Head Coach Bart Andrus shared with @ZoraStephenson the uniqueness of getting to hear and experience the review process in the stadium ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sGc6rRVf5d
— USFL (@USFL) May 14, 2023
John DeFilippo
John DeFilippo earns an average of $900,000 in the USFL. DeFilippo signed a contract with the Jaguars in 2019, which included a $190,884 signing bonus.
It had $190,884 guaranteed, and an average salary of $677,721 annually.
Before his stint with the Chicago Bears as the Passing Game Coordinator and QB Coach, DeFilippo’s involvement in the NFL included working with eight different teams since 2005. Throughout his coaching career, he primarily specialized as a quarterbacks coach.
Curtis Johnson
Curtis Johnson earnings was around $800,000 to over $1 million per season before joining Houston Gamblers.
The Salary, in comparison to the NFL, is significantly lower in scale. With an average of $6.6 million annually, an experienced coach in the NFL is paid around $10 million.
However, in the USFL coach is most likely to be paid around $50,000 to $100,000 weekly.
During the victorious Super Bowl XIV in 2010, Curtis held the position of wide receivers coach for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints won by the score of 31-17 against the Indianapolis Colts and it was his first job in the NFL.
Todd Haley
Todd Haley USFL Salary in 2022 is worth around $1.8 million per season. Being a head coach of the USFL, he earns a comparatively modest salary than the NFL coaches.
Todd Haley’s net worth is around $1 to $5 million at the age of 52 years.
In 1995, Todd began his professional Journey by assuming the role of Scouting Assistant in a game against the New York Jets. Subsequently, he progressed to become the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2009 to 2011.
During his professional career, Todd has held the position of offensive coordinator for three different NFL teams and currently serves as the head coach of the Memphis Showboats in the USFL.