College football coaches earn twice as much as they did in 2006

USA Today’s annual database of college football coaching salaries went live Wednesday.

Here’s the bottom line:

Nick Saban is college football’s richest coach with an annual salary of $7,160,187. Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio is second with $5,636,145.

Here’s a look at the top ten, courtesy USA Today:

1. Nick Saban, Alabama, $7,160,187

2. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, $5,636,145

3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma, $5,058,333

4. Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M, $5,006,000

5. Charlie Strong, Texas, $5,000,270

6. Urban Meyer, Ohio State, $4,536,640

7. Les Miles, LSU, $4,369,582

8. James Franklin, Penn State, $4,300,000

9. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, $4,075,000

10. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina, $4,016,900

Here are salaries for all the head football coaches in the Big Ten and the region:

2. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, $5,636,145

6. Urban Meyer, Ohio State, $4,536,640

8. James Franklin, Penn State, $4,300,000

9. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, $4,075,000

24. Bo Pelini, Nebraska, $3,077,646

30. Brady Hoke, Michigan, $2,856,000

39. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, $2,480,967

41. Gary Andersen, Wisconsin, $2,285,000

45. Jerry Kill, Minnesota, $2,100,000

46. Darrell Hazell, Purdue, $2,090,000

47. Randy Edsall, Maryland, $2,033,880

52. Tim Beckman, Illinois, $1,950,250

64. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame, $1,457,284

66. Kevin Wilson, Indiana, $1,301,644

73. Kyle Flood, Rutgers, $987,000

111. Rod Carey, Northern Illinois, $401,500