while track and field coach Petros Kyprianou, who led his women’s program to a best ever runner-up NCAA finish, got a $120,000 raise to bring his salary to $280,000.
Where else does some one have a base salary north of 300? Excluding Oregon and Texas?
If he really knows what he is doing he's leveraging his consistent success to acquire more of what he needs to win, could be facilities, salary, budget, you name it.
We should all think and act more like football coaches if we want to get paid in the profession. Nothing should ever be good enough. I'm not saying don't be grateful, there is certainly a way to say thanks, but...
First job I was offered was for 18k. I negotiated to 22k and I had no clue what I was doing. Get offered jobs as often as possible. Best advice I ever received was from a friend that is an AD.
"Why would I ever pay you more than I have to?" So on that advice, seek out other offers, figured out how to generate revenue from camps, clinics, meets, etc. Pay yourself as the meet director, don't just work for free.
People think you're being a dick when you do this stuff, but at the end of the day, your AD isn't just going to show up to your office and give you a raise. A friend of mine consistently pointed out that the other teams at the school didn't make any revenue and he was the most successful coach. He asked to be paid as much as the football coach. After a lot of talking he makes more than 100k and isn't a D1 coach.