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With the move to the SEC, Aranda's salary in 2016 will be $1.3 million, a raise of nearly $780,000 from what he was making at Wisconsin.

When former Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema left for Arkansas, he noted that one factor was the inability to pay his assistant coaches a competitive salary at Wisconsin.

So where does Wisconsin rank relative to the Big Ten, the SEC and the entire country in terms of paying its assistant coaches?

According to USA Today's database, Wisconsin assistant coaches could earn up to $2.6 million in 2015 if all bonuses were hit. This number ranks 40th in the country among FBS programs, right behind Oregon State and ahead of Rutgers.

Here is total payout for assistant coaches in the Big Ten, along with their national ranking.

8. Michigan - $4.2M