Top 25 Highest-Paid SEC Assistants (counting total compensation) 1. Monte Kiffin, Tennessee Defensive Coordinator: $1.2 million 2. Ed Orgeron, Tennessee Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line: $650,000 3. Gary Crowton, LSU Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: $469,917 4. John Chavis, LSU Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: $450,000 5. Joe Pendry, Alabama Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line: $390,000 6. Jim Chaney, Tennessee Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends: $380,000 7. Willy Robinson, Arkansas Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: $378,238 8. Ted Roof, Auburn Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: $370,000 9. Kirby Smart, Alabama Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: $369,350 10. Tyrone Nix, Ole Miss Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: $365,500 11. Jim McElwain, Alabama Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: $360,150 12. Ellis Johnson, South Carolina Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers: $359,300 T-13. Gus Malzahn, Auburn Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: $350,000 T-13. Lance Thompson, Tennessee Linebackers: $350,000 15. Willie Martinez, Georgia Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: $327,415 16. Mike Bobo, Georgia Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: $326,600 17. Sal Sunseri, Alabama Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers: $325,000 18. Joker Phillips, Kentucky Offensive Head Coach/Wide Receivers/Head Coach in Waiting: $323,460 19. Trooper Taylor, Auburn Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers: $320,000 20. Larry Porter, LSU Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs: $316,500 21. Steve Brown, Kentucky Defensive Coordinator: $315,000 22. Charlie Strong, Florida Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: $310,000 23. Mike Markuson, Ole Miss Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator: $309,700 24. Paul Petrino, Arkansas Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: $308,000 T-25. Ron Cooper, LSU Defensive Backs: $305,000 T-25. Brick Haley, LSU Defensive Line: $305,000 SEC Assistant Coaches Salaries 1. Tennessee: $3,325,000 2. LSU: $2,725,285 3. Alabama: $2,702,551 4. Auburn: $2,560,000 5. Arkansas: $2,034,888 6. Georgia: $2,029,816 7. Florida: $1,965,000 (probably not an accurate number) 8. Kentucky: $1,946,213 9. South Carolina: $1,870,000 10. Ole Miss: $1,843,608 11. Mississippi State: $1,805,000
