It really depends on the team and how they perform under the coach. Chris Peterson Head Coach of the Boise State Broncos makes 1.6 million a year. I would guess that most BCS auto qualifying school coaches make more than this. Coach Pete is probably one of the highest paid outside of auto qualifying schools.
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The salary of football coaches varies depending on the level of the athletes they coach. For example, high school football coaches make maybe several thousand dollars per season. On the other hand, coaches of professional football teams make several millions of dollars per season.
All 32 NFL head coaches earn more than $1 million per year. See the related link for more specific numbers.
The average salary for an NFL coach is $2.5 million per year and the average salary of a College Football coach recently topped $1 million per year.