FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ football program enjoyed plenty of success on the field in 2011.
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino’s staff will be earning a little more because of it in 2012.
The salary pool for Arkansas’ nine assistant coaches will be $2.603 million next season, which is an increase from $2.304 million last year. The salary information was obtained through a Freedom of Information request.
Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and defensive coordinator Paul Haynes are the highest-paid members of the staff, earning $475,000. Their salaries — which were released when they were hired in December — include $50,000 each from the Razorback Foundation.
New assistant head coach/linebackers coach Taver Johnson will earn $275,000, which is the third-highest salary on staff and equal to his Ohio State earnings. Johnson was hired to replace Reggie Johnson, who left to become the defensive coordinator at Alabama-Birmingham.
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The five returning members of the coaching staff — offensive line coach Chris Klenakis, receivers coach Kris Cinkovich, running backs coach Tim Horton, defensive ends coach Steve Caldwell and secondary coach Bobby Allen — each received raises of at least $10,000.
Defensive tackles coach Kevin Peoples, who spent two seasons as Arkansas’ director of high school relations before being promoted to the coaching staff last month, also received a pay raise to $200,000. Jason Shumaker, who was hired to replace Peoples, will earn $102,000.
2012 FOOTBALL STAFF SALARIES
Paul Haynes $475,000*
Paul Petrino $475,000*
Taver Johnson $275,000
Chris Klenakis $266,420
Steve Caldwell $257,000
Bobby Allen $235,000
Kris Cinkovich $214,800
Tim Horton $205,000
Kevin Peoples $200,000
TOTAL $2,603,220
* Includes $50,000 from Razorback Foundation