http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2017/12/auburn_assistant_coaches_paid.html#incart_social_featureThe total pay of Auburn's football assistants ranks sixth overall and fourth in the SEC, according to USA Today's annual assistant coaches salary database.
Auburn's staff is earning $4,875,000 this season, up from $4,456,250 last year, which ranked 11th nationally and seventh in the SEC.
Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who is in the second year of a three-year contract, which a source said was recently extended, leads Auburn's staff with $1.2 million in compensation. Steele ranks seventh nationally among assistant coaches and is one of 15 assistants to earn over $1 million this year, with nine coming from the SEC.
Here's a look at the salaries of Auburn's assistant coaches and where they rank among their coaching peers:
-- Kevin Steele; defensive coordinator; $1.2 million; 7th
-- Chip Lindsey; offensive coordinator; $800,000; 32nd
-- Rodney Garner; defensive line; $600,000; 65th
-- Larry Porter; tight ends; $505,000; 95th
-- Herb Hand; offensive line; $420,000; 168th
-- Greg Brown; defensive backs; $400,000; 197th
-- Tim Horton; running backs; $375,000; 212th
-- Kodi Burns; wide receivers; $350,000; 253rd
-- Travis Williams; linebackers; $225,000; 457th
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