When Oklahoma State hired David Taylor, it made him the highest-paid wrestling coach in the country.
The O'Colly obtained Taylor's six-year contract, which begins with a base salary this season of $1 million. During each season, Taylor's salary will increase by $30,000 a year, which will make his salary in his final season $1.15 million. In the contact is a one-time payment of $1 million too.
Incentive wise, Taylor has performance incentive bonuses for an NCAA championship ($125,000), team runner-up ($80,000), third-place finish ($60,000) and each individual champion ($10,000). Along with the bonuses, Taylor gets a golf course membership, four suite tickets to OSU football games at Boone Pickens Stadium, use of Gallagher-Iba Arena's luxury suite for wrestling duels and more.