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Matt Painter

$4,975,000
2025-26 total pay
27
21–13
Title Game
21–13
13
7
2
1
1
0

NCAA runner-up 2024.

Career Timeline

Head Coach
Purdue
Big Ten
2005 – 2032
27y
Head Coach
2003 – 2005
2y
Assistant Coach
Purdue
Big Ten
1998 – 2004
6y
Player
Purdue
Big Ten
1989 – 1993
4y

Source: Wikipedia / University bios / Sports-Reference

Coaching & Salary Information By Season

Source:USAT = USA Today
#11of 72
#2of 15
+24.4%
median $4,000,000
+2.6%
+$125K vs. 2024-25
+104.8%
since 2015-16
$2M
$4M
$6M
$0
'17-18
'18-19
'19-20
'20-21
'21-22
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25
'25-26
'26-27
2025-26$4,975,000
2024-25$4,850,000
2023-24$3,680,000
2022-23$3,580,000
2021-22$3,225,000
2020-21$2,708,333
2019-20$3,025,000
2018-19$2,825,000
2017-18$2,478,795
2016-17$2,453,795
2015-16$2,428,795
2014-15$2,428,795
2011-12$2,325,000
2010-11$1,290,284

Source: USA Today sportsdata.usatoday.com

Comparable Coaches

Other Big Ten head coaches · 2025-26 season

Tom IzzoMichigan State
$7,196,879
$5,400,000
$4,975,000
$4,875,000
$4,500,000
Fred HoibergNebraska
$4,350,000

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