Set supplement for some, salary percent for others

So you’re ready to get into coaching and you’ve got offers from several high schools in the greater Chattanooga area. You know any of the positions will allow you to get experience, but you’ve got a young family and compensation has to be considered.

You’ve narrowed it down to a job in Walker County, Ga., or a similar position in Hamilton County. Which is the better financial option?

The answer greatly depends on many factors. From a supplement standpoint you know that the football assistant coach’s position in Walker County would pay you a set $5,067. It gets a little more complicated in Hamilton County, which supplements its coaches’ pay with a percentage of their teaching salaries.

For a football assistant coach that would mean a stipend of 15 percent. At a starting salary of $32,369 that would equal $4,855.