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2024: 523 coaches at institutions in Ramsey County earned on average $45,503

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Rob Vischer, President | University of St Thomas

Rob Vischer, President | University of St Thomas

Ramsey County's 523 coaches earned an average salary of $45,503 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This is the 10th highest average salary per county earned by coaches at Minnesota post-secondary schools during 2024.

Ramsey County is home to seven post-secondary schools that paid coaches during 2024. Among them, University of St. Thomas stood out with the highest average coaching salary of $118,856.

Male coaches of men's teams received $56,289 on average in Ramsey County, while female coaches in charge of women's teams earned an average of $47,443.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

College athletes can now be paid directly by schools after a settlement approved in early July, which also requires the NCAA to pay $2.8 billion in back damages over 10 years to athletes who played from 2016 to the present. 

In 2022, after years of legal and legislative pressure, athletes also gained the right to profit from their names, images and likenesses through state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Ramsey County Institutions by Average Coach Earnings
InstitutionSalary
University of St. Thomas$118,856
Macalester College$59,917
St. Catherine University$48,786
Concordia University-Saint Paul$46,889
Bethel University$37,380
Hamline University$34,676
University of Northwestern-St. Paul$23,556

Information in this story was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The source data can be found here.

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