See how much Michigan Wolverines coaches made in base salary in 2024

Even with two new faces at the helm, Michigan’s head football and men’s basketball coaches remained the highest-paid coaches in the university’s athletic department in 2024.

However, the structure of their contracts is vastly different. Men’s basketball coach Dusty May signed a five-year contract in March and will do so receives most of his income through basic salary. His annual salary of $3,625,000 in 2024 is the highest at the university, according to the salary report released on Monday, December 9.

However, head football coach Sherrone Moore’s total annual compensation exceeds that of May. The 38-year-old signed a five-year contract in January worth at least $5.5 million per year, but he only made $500,000 in base salary in 2024. The rest of his annual income comes from other forms of compensation, which are not included in the university’s salary report.

While additional compensation, including bonuses and incentives, is standard in head coaches’ contracts, base salary is the primary source of income for most.

Here’s a look at what the head coaches of Michigan’s varsity teams made in base salary in 2024. Additionally, you can search the databases below for the salaries of any coach or employee in Michigan.

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Men’s Basketball: Dusty May

May is one of six employees who earned a seven-figure salary, along with Dr. Michigan Medicine CEO Marschall Runge ($2.39 million), Defensive Coordinator Wink Martindale ($2.3 million), President Santa Ono ($1.3 million), Athletic Director Warde Manuel ($1.27 million) and Charles Reuland, Chief Operating Officer of University of Michigan Health ($1.16 million)

Women’s Basketball: Kim Barnes Arico

She is in her 13th season and earns a base salary of $586,513. Barnes Arico signed a five-year extension in November 2023, earning nearly $1 million in total compensation for her previous deal.

Football: Sherrone Moore

He will receive less base salary this year than in 2023, when he was the team’s offensive coordinator and earned $1.15 million. His total compensation as head coach is lower than Jim Harbaugh’s, and the university has invested heavily in Moore’s assistants. Ten football staffers are among the athletic department’s 13 highest salaries, earning at least $500,000. Offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell, who was fired last week, was No. 2 on the staff at $950,000.

Ice hockey: Brandon Naurato

The 39-year-old is in the second year of a five-year contract and earns a salary of $408,000. His base salary will continue to increase with each year of the contract. He also received a bonus worth three months of his salary for his team making the NCAA tournament and reaching the Frozen Four.

Baseball: Tracy Smith

The 2025 season will be Smith’s third in Ann Arbor and he still earns a salary of $400.00.

Wrestling: Sean Bormet

Bormet has led the Wolverines to a top-six finish at the NCAAs in all five non-COVID-19 shortened seasons since taking over as head coach. His salary has more than doubled since 2020. He earned $350,000 in 2024 – up from $306,000 last year.

Women’s gymnastics: Bev Plocki

She has been a head coach for 35 seasons, including 26 Big Ten championships and a national title in 2021. The two-time national coach of the year’s salary increased from $320,860 in 2023 to $327,275 this year.

Softball: Bonnie Tholl

Tholl, who led Michigan back to the NCAA Tournament in 2024 after missing 2023, saw her salary increase to $286,200 from $280,500 last year.

Men’s Lacrosse: Kevin Conry

Conry, who has led Michigan to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, received a $4,700 raise from last year, reaching a salary of $239,700.

Volleyball: Erin Virtue

She was hired in January 2023 and completed her second season as head coach in 2024. She also makes $239,700, up from $235,000 in 2023.

Women’s tennis: Ronnie Bernstein

Bernstein received a significant increase in base salary, earning $234,600 after earning $213,000 in 2023. The 18th-year head coach has led the Wolverines to two straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances and 11-0 records in Big Ten play.

Women’s Lacrosse: Hannah Nielsen

Her salary increased from $184,000 in 2023 to $219,300 this year. Nielsen guided Michigan to its first NCAA quarterfinal appearance in 2024 in her seventh season.

Women’s hockey: Marcia Pankratz

The 25-year-old head coach is making $2,000 more than last year with a base salary of $211,000.

Men’s Football: Chaka Daley

Daley will make $198,900 in 2024, up from $195,000 in 2023. He has coached the Wolverines for 13 seasons.

Women’s Soccer: Jennifer Klein

Klein’s salary increased from $193,800 in 2023 to $197,700 this year. She coached Michigan for seven seasons.

Women’s golf coach: Jan Dowling

The 12th-year head coach makes $196,323, an increase from $192,474 last year.

Men’s tennis: Sean Maymi

Maymi is one of the newer coaches at the university, hired in July 2023. His salary is $193,800 – an increase from $190,000 last year.

Women’s crew: Mark Rothstein

Rothstein was Michigan’s only head coach in the program’s 34 years. He earns $191,170.72 in 2024 – an increase from $183,818 in 2023.

Men’s swimming: Matthew Bowe

Bowe, who took over for longtime coach Mike Bottom last June, makes $175,100 after making $170,000 in 2023.

Men’s/Women’s Track and Field, Men’s Cross Country: Kevin Sullivan

Sullivan has been the men’s cross country coach since 2014 and was elevated to director of athletics/cross country in 2022. His salary will be $173,400 in 2024 – up from $95,400 in 2021 before the promotion.

Women’s cross country: Michael McGuire

McGuire has coached the women’s program for 35 years. He earns $156,060 – the same as in 2023.

Women’s Water Polo: Cassie Churnside

Churnside was hired in 2022 and received a $3,100 raise in 2024, bringing in $116,700.

Men’s gymnastics: Yuan Xiao

Xiao produced three Olympians and another Big Ten title this year. He was promoted to head coach in 2022 and made $114,500 in 2024.

Men’s Golf: Zach Barlow

Barlow was hired in 2019 and makes $107,100. His salary was $103,000 in 2023.