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What is the salary of XFL coaches?

The 10-week regular season of the XFL will begin on Saturday. The competition is making a return after shutting down operations in 2020.

Eight squads will compete in two divisions throughout the regular season. The top two teams from each division will qualify for the playoffs. The title game will be held on May 13.

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The XFL is certainly not as lucrative or popular as the NFL. It has a much smaller fan base and pool of coaches and players. As such, coaches and players in the XFL earn much less than their NFL counterparts.

The highest-profile head coaches in the NFL can earn more than $10 million a year. However, that figure drops to around $500,000 for coaches in the XFL, according to league commissioner Oliver Luck.

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Coaches are also expected to get bonuses for winning postseason games.

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Who are the XFL coaches for the 2023 season?

The complete list of XFL 2023 coaches is provided below:

D.C. Defenders – Reggie Barlow

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Seattle Sea Dragons – Jim Haslett

St. Louis Battlehawks – Anthony Becht

Vegas Vipers – Rod Woodson

Arlington Renegades – Bob Stoops

Houston Roughnecks – Wade Phillips

The Orlando Guardians – Terrell Buckley

San Antonio Brahmas – Hines Ward


How much do XFL players make?

Pro Football Talk reported in 2019 that the average wage for an XFL player would be $55,000 annually, which incorporates base pay and a bonus for participating in each game.

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However, it is believed that the top quarterbacks earn more than $250,000 per year. After the XFL season concludes in April, players can sign with an NFL franchise.

Several XFL players have participated in the NFL before and made bag, including former Atlanta Falcons quarterback AJ McCarron, who earned more than $15 million throughout his NFL career.

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