How much does North Carolina 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. North Carolina hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
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What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
North Carolina
Updated October 23, 2026
Where does your school rank? North Carolina ranks #27 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
North Carolina: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does North Carolina football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for North Carolina is $63,337,093. FY2025 football spending for North Carolina is $49,145,749. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does North Carolina pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Bill Belichick's pay at North Carolina is $10,000,000 as of 2024-12. The buyout is $11,917,808 as of October 23, 2026. Source: UNC signed employment agreement (31 pages) via DocumentCloud.