It may not come as a surprise to most, but back-to-back national champion UGA head coach,
Kirby Smart is Georgia's highest-paid state employee, according to data from Online Betting Guide.
In fact, Smart's 2022 annual earnings of $11.25 million actually rank him ,
as the second-highest-paid state employee not just in the Peach State, but in the entire country.
Here's a list of the top 10 highest-paid state employees in the US
1. Alabama head football coach Nick Saban (Alabama): $11.7 million
2. UGA head football coach Kirby Smart (Georgia): $11.25 million
3. Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney (South Carolina): 10.5 million
4. Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self (Kansas): $10.18 million
T5. LSU football head coach Brian Kelly (Louisiana): $9.5 million
T5. Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker (Michigan): $9.5 million
T5. Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day (Ohio): $9.5 million
T8. Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher (Texas): $9 million
T8. Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule (Nebraska): $9 million
10. Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari (Kentucky): $8.6 million