Scott Frost was the 22nd highest-paid assistant coach in college football prior to becoming Central Florida's head coach last week, according to USA Today's annual database of assistant coaching salaries at public universities during 2015.



Entering his third season as Oregon's offensive coordinator, Frost earned $755,000 on a three-year deal signed in February 2015.



Frost ranked as the Pac-12's fourth highest-paid assistant this season behind only Arizona State's Mike Norvell (No. 12, $950,000 before leaving to become coach at Memphis), UCLA's Noel Mazzone (No. 17, $860,000) and UCLA's Adrian Klemm (No. 21, $760,000).



Frost's raise was a considerable boost from the $400,000 he earned under a previous contract signed in the spring of 2014, which came before he turned down a head coaching offer from Colorado State prior to UO's 2015 bowl games. His salary far exceeded the Ducks' next highest-paid assistant, Don Pellum, whose $415,000 earned in 2015 ranked 120th nationally.



At Central Florida, Frost will earn $1.7 million, according to a memorandum of understanding Frost signed Nov. 29.



The nation's highest-paid assistant in 2015 was Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, who earned $1.6 million. He, too, has since left to become a head coach, after South Carolina hired him this week. Of the nine assistants who earned more than $1 million this season, six coached in the Southeastern Conference.



To see the salaries of UO's assistant coaches and where they ranked among their peers, noting the database did not take into account ties, view the gallery above.

-- Andrew Greif

agreif@oregonian.com