University of Maryland coaches and administrators were the highest-paid employees in the state in 2023, mirroring soaring compensation costs in higher education across the country.
College football and basketball coaches tend to be the highest earners in a state and often make more money than the administrators running public universities, according to higher education compensation experts. Salaries for university presidents and chancellors also have escalated as the role demands attracting more donors and students.
The Baltimore Sun requested 2023 salary data from the Maryland comptroller’s office through the state’s Public Information Act. The data includes the regular, overtime and other earnings for 146,113 entries. Maryland paid workers over $7.9 billion last year.
The University of Maryland, which includes most of the state’s 100 highest-compensated employees, paid out the most in 2023 to head football coach Michael Locksley at $5.68 million. This included $598,000 in regular earnings, which is accounted for by his salary, and over $5 million in “other earnings.”
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