Penn State’s head coaches make a significant amount of money but, as part of a national trend, the gap between the salaries of those in charge of men’s teams and those directing women’s programs has grown dramatically over the past decade.
The 14 head coaches of men’s teams earned an average $549,000, according to Penn State’s Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) report for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Their 13 counterparts on the women’s side made an average $220,000.
In 2003, the year of the first report on the U.S. Department of Education’s disclosure act website, the salary gap was just $16,000.