Women's basketball coaches pay rapidly rising, per USA TODAY survey What was once an outlier in women’s basketball has become more common, with at least 11 coaches making $1 million or more in annual compensation. Among the 68 coaches for whom current-season figures could be obtained, 44 are women, and their average pay is $733,000; $717,832; average pay for the 24 men is $785,000. The average pay for a women's basketball coach in this season's survey is $750,000; the average pay for a coach in the men's basketball survey is nearly $3.1 million. However, this number is being affected by $9.5 million paid to the three Power Five coaches, which account for 4 percent of the men's coaches' pay. “In women’s basketball, what I’m making is the tip of the iceberg,” South Carolina’s Dawn Staley said. "In the men’s game, even if you’re unproven, you come in making what I’m making now. It’s ridiculous/” Go to the link in our bio to explore our interactive database of women's coaches' salaries