What's Alex Golesh making as Auburn football's coach? Payment details
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AUBURN — Alex Golesh is set to make $6.75 million in his first season as Auburn football‘s coach, according to payment details released by the program Monday, Dec. 1, on a six-year contract that will total about $44.3 million in annual salary.
The entirety of Golesh’s contract with Auburn has yet to be released, but he’ll presumably receiving a retention bonus of $250,000 annually based on the terms of his salary, which would pay him $8 million for the final season of his contract. Golesh made just $2.5 million a year at South Florida, according to the USA TODAY coaches salary database.
Golesh’s contract is also laced with incentives, including a $1.5 million bonus for winning nine games. Those bonuses are cumulative, meaning he could earn an additional $5.5 million annually for winning 12 games.
Here’s a full breakdown of Golesh’s payment terms with Auburn.
What’s Alex Golesh making with Auburn football? Full payment details
- Annual salary
- Nov. 30, 2025 – Dec. 31, 2026: $6.75 million
- Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2027: $7 million
- Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2028: $7.25 million
- Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2029: $7.5 million
- Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2030: $7.75 million
- Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2031: $8 million
- Cumulative incentives(regular season)
- 9 regular-season wins: $1.5 million
- 10 regular-season wins: $2 million
- 11 regular-season wins: $1 million
- 12 regular-season wins: $1 million
- Cumulative incentives (postseason)
- College Football Playoff first-round appearance: $1 million
- CFP quarterfinal appearance: $250,000
- CFP semifinal appearance: $250,000
- CFP national championship appearance: $500,000
- CFP national championship victory: $1 million
- Other cumulative incentives
- Top 25 final ranking (AP, Coach, CFP): $25,000
- SEC Coach of the Year: $50,000
- National Coach of the Year: $75,000
- Limited to one: Bryant, Camp, ESPN, AP, AFCA, Eddie Robinson, Bobby Dogg, Sporting News, Maxwell
- Other incentives
- SEC conference championship appearance: $150,000
- SEC championship victory: $300,000
- Highest of the two incentives will occur if more than one’s applicable.
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