May 2010, Sports Business
Athletic Director Salaries Soar
The average 2009-10 total compensation (salary plus additional income) for athletic directors was $481,159 in the ACC, $500,743 in the Big Ten and $543,049 in the Big 12.
Parker Executive Search, a talent recruiting firm based in Atlanta, is charging N.C. State $75,000 to help find a replacement. And if the university pays Lee Fowler's replacement the ACC average salary of $357,936 a year, that will represent an increase of $77,936 per year more than Fowler made. To read more, click here.



