There is a reason why Dabo Swinney is able to keep his football staff intact. He makes sure they are paid well.

The Clemson Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for every member of Swinney’s coaching staff on Friday as well as other staff personnel. In all, the Clemson football coaches, excluding Swinney, will make a combined $5.3 million this coming academic year, which is an increase of more than a million dollars from the previous year.

Last year, Clemson paid its coaching staff $4.215 million.

Swinney is expected to get a raise as well. As The Clemson Insider reported back on Jan. 7, Swinney has been in talks with athletic director Dan Radakovich about a new agreement that could make Clemson’s head football coach one of the 10 highest paid coaches in the game with a salary in the neighborhood of at least $5 million.

Defensive coordinator Brent Venables, who received a significant pay raise in 2015 to become one of the highest paid assistant coaches in college football, had is salary increase from $1.35 million to $1.425 million. Venables is still considered one of the top 5 highest paid coordinators in the country.

After helping a Clemson offense that averaged 514.5 yards and 38.5 points per game on ts way to the College Football Playoff Championship Game in 2015, co-offensive coordinators Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott saw their salaries increase from $400,000 last year to $625,000 this season. They are now the second highest paid coaches on Swinney’s staff.

Co-defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach Marion Hobby received an $85,000 pay raise as he is now making $500,000 a year, while offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell is making $465,000 a year – a $110,000 raise.

Defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks got a $95,000 raise and is making $450,000 a year, while tight ends coach Danny Pearman received an $80,000 raise and is making $435,000 annually. Mike Reed, who coaches the secondary, received a $90,000 raise and is now making $400,000 a year.

Brandon Streeter, who helped quarterback Deshaun Watson win the Davey O’Brien and Manning Awards as the nation’s best quarterback, received a $100,000 raise and is now making $375,000 a year.

It also needs to be noted that strength and conditioning coach Joey Batson received a raise as did football operation directors and staffers Woody McCorvey, Brad Scott, Thad Turnipseed, Mike Dooley, Jeff Davis and Daniel Bassett.

2016 Clemson football coaches and staff personnel salaries   

Venables, Brent                               $1,425,000

Scott, Jeff                            $625,000

Elliott, Tony                       $625,000

Hobby, Marion                  $500,000

Caldwell, Robbie             $465,000

Brooks, Dan                        $450,000

Pearman, Danny              $435,000

Reed, Mike                         $400,000

Streeter, Brandon           $375,000

Batson, Joey                      $360,000

McCorvey, Woody           $270,000

Scott, Brad                          $225,080

Turnipseed, Thad            $170,000

Dooley, Mike                     $165,000

Davis, Jeff                           $155,082

Bassett, Daniel                 $86,000

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