How much does Auburn pay players (revenue share / NIL budget)?
The House revenue-share cap is $20.5M in 2025–26 and $21.58M ($21,583,913) in 2026–27. Auburn hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
Public Cap
What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Auburn
Updated August 24, 2026
Where does your school rank? Auburn ranks #13 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Auburn: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Auburn football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Auburn is $121,408,732. FY2025 football spending for Auburn is $58,724,402. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Auburn pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Alex Golesh's pay at Auburn is $6,750,000 as of August 24, 2026. The buyout is an estimated $33,187,500 as of January 1, 2026. Source: Montgomery Advertiser (Aug. 24, 2026), quoting Auburn employment agreement obtained via records request.