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American football coach Butch Jones has an estimated net worth of $15 million and an annual salary of $3.085 million. He has earned his net worth as the current head coach of the University of Tennessee.

Lyle Allen Jones Jr. was born on January 17, 1968 in Saugatuck, Michigan. He attended Ferris State University where he played college football. During his senior year, he interned for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and later earned a job as defensive assistant at Rutgers University. Since then, he has been involved in coaching college football in the 1990s.

Jones began his professional career as a head coach when he was hired by the Central Michigan University (CMU) in 2007. He was named head coach of the University of Cincinnati on December 6, 2009 and served from 2010 to 2012.

Currently, Butch Jones serves as the head coach of the University of Tennessee for the 2013 season. As of April 2013, he has amassed a record of 50 wins and 27 losses with one bowl wins in two appearances. He recently made it to the headlines when he rented a drone to fly over the practice field so he could have a unique viewing angle.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2015

Salary

Salary from Tennessee Volunteers as head coach

$4,100,000

2014

Salary

Salary from Tennessee Volunteers as head coach

$3,600,000

2013

Salary

Salary from Tennessee Volunteers as head coach

$2,900,000

2012

Salary

Salary from Tennessee Volunteers as head coach

$4,800,000

2011

Salary

Salary from Cincinnati Bearcats as head coach

$1,700,000

2010

Salary

Salary from Cincinnati Bearcats as head coach

$1,300,000

2009

Salary

Salary from Cincinnati Bearcats as head coach

$1,100,000

2008

Salary

Salary from Central MIchigan Chippewas as head coach

$308,400

2006

Salary

Salary from Central Michigan Chippewas as head coach

$265,800