how much do UFL coaches make

How Much Do UFL Coaches Make?

Jamie Freya

The standard salary for UFL coaching is not exactly “publicly” available. Alot of information available to the public speaks to coaching pay ranges and estimates vaguely.

Its worth noting that ALL UFL teams are a part of a single UFL ownership group, so it’s fair to anticipate a uniform approach to pay structures across all markets and similar positions.

The United Football League is an expanding spring football league with a high value proposition for fringe American football professionals and players.

That high value proposition offers social prestige, personal branding opportunities, and unbridled professional access. The money should theoretically catch up as the league grows. Only time will reveal how much leverage the coaching staffs will have in the near future.

how much do UFL coaches make
Louisville Kings’ head coach, Chris Redman, has built strong social networks and personal equity in the South through years consistency inside football operations.

Recent reporting points to coach’s pay sitting at six figures on the high end.
Pro Football Network, claimed UFL coaches salary ranges from $55,000 – $90,000 back in 2025.

Why UFL Coaches Make a Fraction of NFL Pay

The structure of the UFL could expand to bring more revenue while allowing somewhat even distribution to coaches in all market sizes. Which some could see as a positive.

As the league evolves, maybe there is space to organize advocacy for players and coaches. American football is very dangerous at every level.

Revenue is small. The league averaged roughly 10,800 fans per game in 2026, playoffs included, in venues ranging from 11,000 seats in Frisco to 67,000 in St. Louis (see the UFL stadium index), and TV audiences averaged about half a million viewers per window. Viewership was up about 3% through the first five weeks, a modest gain, not a breakout.

The new owners are cutting costs. Mike Repole’s Impact Capital bought a large minority stake in July 2025 and took over business operations. The league then liquidated rosters, redrafted every player, trimmed regular-season rosters to 45 and kept its centralized hub model. Only one head coach, Shannon Harris in D.C., kept the same job he held in 2025.

The hiring pool looks different. Three 2026 hires had little or no coaching experience: Ginn had never coached, Redman’s only prior coaching was at the high school assistant level, and McCarron’s was youth flag football. That suggests the job is not priced like an NFL or major-college head coaching search.

What About UFL Players Pay?

UFL Player Salary

Player pay is public. Under the current collective bargaining agreement, the minimum is $6,400 per game. Over a 10-game regular season, that works out to $64,000 in base pay for a player active every week. Players on the title-winning team earned a $5,000 bonus each.

Here is an article on the pay structure as it stood back in 2024.

FAQs

There is no verified reporting. Stoops was the best-known earner of the XFL era at more than $1 million in 2020, but he retired in December 2025, and current UFL deals are not public.

The league has not disclosed it. XFL head coaches earned six figures a year in 2023, and UFL coaches have taken pay reductions since, so six figures is the ceiling the reporting supports. Pro Football Network’s 2025 estimate of $55,000 to $90,000 cites no contract data.

Yes. The 2026 season was the first in which every head coach had a year-long contract rather than a seasonal one.

NFL head coaches at the top of the market earn about $20 million a year. Even by the most generous reading of the UFL reporting, its head coaches earn a small fraction of that.

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