MAC Women’s Basketball Coach Salaries (2026–27)
Compensation for the head coach at every Mid-American Conference (MAC) women’s basketball program, from contracts, public records and news reports for the 2026–27 cycle. Each figure is labeled with how well it is confirmed. Men’s programs: MAC men’s basketball coach salaries.
Key numbers
- Median head coach pay: $260,000 across 13 programs.
- Eleven of 13 coaches earn $200,000 to $280,000. Two are well above that: Miami (Glenn Box, $460,000) and Toledo (Ginny Boggess, about $450,000).
- Glenn Box has the highest base salary in the league ($460,000), and her contract rises $10,000 a year to $510,000 in 2031–32.
- Three programs hired a new head coach in the last 20 months: Kent State (March 2026), Northern Illinois (April 2025) and Buffalo (April 2025).
Head coach pay by school
| School | Head coach | Pay | Basis | Source | Contract / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | Glenn Box | $460,000 | Base | Contract | Rises $10k a year to $510k; through 2031–32 |
| Toledo | Ginny Boggess | ~$450,000 | Total | News report | $250k base + $200k marketing; extension through 2029–30 |
| UMass | Mike Leflar | ~$280,000 | Scale | Unconfirmed | Extension through 2030–31 confirmed; pay not reported |
| Western Michigan | Shane Clipfell | $272,404 | Base | Unconfirmed | |
| Ball State | Brady Sallee | $270,808 | Base | Unconfirmed | Extension through 2030 confirmed; pay not reported |
| Central Michigan | Kristin Haynie | $265,000 | Base | Unconfirmed | Extension through 2028–29 (February 2026); pay not reported |
| Bowling Green | Fred Chmiel | $260,000 | Base | News report | Figure is from his 2023 hire (5-year contract) |
| Ohio | Bob Boldon | $254,607 | Base | News report | Through 2027–28; reported by WOUB from contract documents |
| Kent State | Fran Recchia | ~$250,000 | Estimate | Unconfirmed | Named March 16, 2026; replaced Todd Starkey |
| Buffalo | Kristen Sharkey | ~$240,000 | Estimate | Unconfirmed | Named April 18, 2025; one public source lists $257,000 |
| Akron | Ryan Gensler | $240,000 | Total | Unconfirmed | $200k base + $40k supplement |
| Northern Illinois | Jacey Brooks | ~$210,000 | Estimate | Unconfirmed | Named April 1, 2025; a university job posting suggests a lower figure (about $175k) |
| Eastern Michigan | Sahar Nusseibeh | ~$200,000 | Estimate | Unconfirmed | Hired March 2024; figure may be out of date |
“Total” includes marketing and supplemental pay. “Base” is salary only. Source: “Contract” means the signed contract was read; “News report” means a news outlet reported the figure; “Unconfirmed” means we found no second source.
Women’s vs. men’s pay at the same school
| School | Men’s | Women’s | Men’s ÷ Women’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | $500,000 (base) | ~$250,000 | 2.0× |
| Miami (OH) | $850,000 (base) | $460,000 (base) | 1.8× |
| Bowling Green | $461,250 (total) | $260,000 (base) | 1.8× |
| Buffalo | $325,000 (base) | ~$240,000 | 1.4× |
| Toledo | $586,000 (total) | ~$450,000 (total) | 1.3× |
Some rows compare a total package to a base salary, so the ratios are approximate. Only schools where both figures are reported are shown. The league-wide median gap is about $455,000 (men’s) to $260,000 (women’s), about 1.8×.
What the numbers show
- The middle of the league is tightly packed. Six coaches fall between $250,000 and $273,000. A $10,000 difference moves a coach several places in the rankings.
- Toledo shows how the top is built. Marketing pay is $200,000 of Boggess’s roughly $450,000. Without it, her base ($250,000) would sit just below the median.
- Recent hires start near the bottom. Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois hired at about $210,000 to $250,000, below the $260,000 median.
- Contract security differs more than pay. Ohio’s Boldon is signed through 2027–28, while Miami’s Box runs through 2031–32 and UMass’s Leflar through 2030–31.
- Miami builds in annual raises and incentives. Box’s base steps up $10,000 each year. Bonuses are a share of base: half a month (4.167%) for 20 wins or conference coach of the year, and one month (8.333%) for a regular-season title, national coach of the year, a conference tournament title or NCAA bid, and each NCAA Tournament win through the fifth round.
Staff pay below the head coach
Pay for women’s assistants and operations staff is rarely public. This table lists only figures taken from documents: Miami (OH) publishes its coaches’ contracts, and Toledo’s board of trustees publishes personnel actions. We hold additional staff figures for other schools, but they could not be confirmed, so they are not shown. For men’s staff, see the MAC men’s post.
| School | Title | Salary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | Assistant Coach (left December 2025) | $109,180 | Board report |
| Miami (OH) | Associate Head Coach | $82,400 (2025–26) | Contract |
| Miami (OH) | Assistant Coach | $82,000 | Contract |
| Miami (OH) | Assistant Coach | $81,000 | Contract |
| Miami (OH) | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | $60,000 | Contract |
| Toledo | Director of Women’s Basketball Operations (hired June 2025) | $52,600 | Board report |
| Toledo | Director of Women’s Basketball Operations (predecessor, resigned June 2025) | $55,141 | Board report |
Miami’s associate head coach figure is from her 2025–26 contract; Miami lists no 2026–27 contract for the role. One Miami assistant’s $60,000 comes with a separate $5,000 taxable reimbursement. Toledo figures come from the university’s board of trustees personnel action reports (December 2025 meeting).
Data notes
- All 13 schools are public universities, so contracts and payroll are public records, but most are not posted online.
- Miami (OH) figures come from the contracts the university publishes on its athletics public-records page.
- Kent State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan and UMass figures are institutional estimates or scale amounts, not signed-contract numbers.
- Eastern Michigan’s figure dates from the March 2024 hire and falls outside our usual 12-month window.
