Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney 2025 contract details: Salary, buyout and more

Clemson's head coach, Dabo Swinney, ranks as the fourth highest-paid coach in college football for the 2025 season, according to USA TODAY's compensation survey. Swinney's total earnings are set at $11,382,775, excluding bonuses, making him the highest-paid coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). His base salary for the 2025 season is $11,258,575, with potential bonuses adding up to $1,500,000, placing his bonus potential fifth in the ACC.

If Clemson were to terminate Swinney's contract without cause as of December 1, 2025, the buyout would amount to $60,000,000, the highest in the ACC and fifth overall among coaches surveyed by USA TODAY. The buyout details, including mitigation and offset obligations, are based on standard contractual clauses.

USA TODAY's data on salaries, buyouts, and bonuses exclude figures from several ACC institutions, including Boston