At the time of this article 2 years ago, Bruce Pearl was the 3rd highest paid SEC coach at $2.3M and MU was of course last because we were a D2 program.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/04/04/bryce-drews-salary-compared-kevin-stallings/82639510/
With Barnes recent new contract there are now 11 SEC coaches who make at least $2.3M (Vandy does not release contract numbers as a private institution)
https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-Basketball-Figures-released-in-new-contract-for-Rick-Barnes-121511244/
John Calipari --- $7,900,000.00
Rick Barnes --- $3,250,000.00
Tom Crean --- $3,200,000.00
Avery Johnson --- $2,890,000.00
Frank Martin --- $2,850,000.00
Cuonzo Martin --- $2,700,000.00
Mike Anderson --- $2,550,000.00
Mike White --- $2,530,000.00
Bruce Pearl --- $2,520,000.00
Will Wade --- $2,500,000.00
Bill Kennedy --- $2,350,000.00
Per this link from earlier this year, there are only 30 coaches nationwide that make at least $2.3M:
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach/
The non-SEC examples:
Duke ---- ACC ---- Mike Krzyzewski ---- $8,982,325
Ohio State ---- Big Ten ---- Chris Holtmann ---- $7,149,849
Kansas ---- Big 12 ---- Bill Self ---- $4,779,877
Michigan State ---- Big Ten ---- Tom Izzo ---- $3,652,979
Arizona ---- Pac-12 ---- Sean Miller ---- $3,654,853
West Virginia ---- Big 12 ---- Bob Huggins ---- $3,750,000
Utah ---- Pac-12 ---- Larry Krystkowiak ---- $3,390,000
Michigan ---- Big Ten ---- John Beilein ---- $3,370,000
Indiana ---- Big Ten ---- Archie Miller ---- $3,200,000
Oklahoma ---- Big 12 ---- Lon Kruger ---- $3,100,000
Texas ---- Big 12 ---- Shaka Smart ---- $3,100,000
Wichita State ---- Mo. Valley ---- Gregg Marshall ---- $3,000,000
Virginia ---- ACC ---- Tony Bennett ---- $3,000,000
Baylor ---- Big 12 ---- Scott Drew ---- $2,865,975
Illinois ---- Big Ten ---- Brad Underwood ---- $2,755,450
Virginia Tech ---- ACC ---- Buzz Williams ---- $2,750,000
Maryland ---- Big Ten ---- Mark Turgeon ---- $2,700,915
Oregon ---- Pac-12 ---- Dana Altman ---- $2,700,000
UCLA ---- Pac-12 ---- Steve Alford ---- $2,600,000
Villanova ---- Big East ---- Jay Wright ---- $2,585,041
Purdue ---- Big Ten ---- Matt Painter ---- $2,478,795
Edited by FIJItiger at 08:44:08 on 09/07/18