First result on Google[1] says the median salary for a Pac-12 rowing coach is $132,500 and I would bet Stanford is paying more than the median. That also doesn

First result on Google[1] says the median salary for a Pac-12 rowing coach is $132,500 and I would bet Stanford is paying more than the median. That also doesn't include bonuses, other non-salary compensation from the school, or money from other non-school specific sources (it is relatively common for coaches to get compensated by vendors, run instructional camps, or have other auxiliary sources of income). So they might not match the arbitrary comparison of FAANG engineers, but they are a far cry from claiming they can't feed their kids without resulting to bribes. [1] - http://collegerowcoach.org/crca-salary-survey-results-2/ http://collegerowcoach.org/crca-salary-survey-results-2/