Lincoln Riley has not enjoyed the type of success that USC was hoping for in his first three seasons as the school’s head football coach, but he is certainly being compensated as though there are few people who are better at the job.

USC football coach Lincoln Riley was paid just over $11.5 million by the university in 2023. His base compensation ranked No. 4 nationally.

Lincoln Riley made a whole lot of money in 2023. According to USA Today's Steve Berkowitz, USC's federal tax returns show the school's head football coach made a little more than $11.5 million in total compensation that year.