National Wages

• The mean annual U.S. income for coaches in all sports at all grade levels from elementary school through secondary school was $32,110 as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean annual income for teachers at the middle school level was $54,880 as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  
  

Regional Wages

• Wages for middle school coaches can vary significantly based on the geographic region of the country. The highest-paid coaches in the country worked in the District of Columbia where they earned mean annual wages of $53,480, while those who worked in Maine earned the lowest mean annual wages at $23,070 as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. District of Columbia middle school teachers earned mean annual wages of $56,850 while those who worked in Maine earned mean wages of $46,720 per year.
  
  

Local Wages

• Wages for middle school coaches can vary significantly even within a state. Middle school teachers who worked in the Denver-Aurora, Colorado, metropolitan area earned mean annual wages of $53,240 while coaches earned mean annual wages of $33,680. Middle school teachers who worked in the non-metropolitan areas of east and south Colorado earned mean wages of $39,900, while coaches earned mean wages of $28,560 per year as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  
  

By Sport

• Middle school coaches typically coach more than one sport, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A middle school coach may be paid significantly different wages based on the sport he coaches. The average annual income for a middle school football coach was $38,000 as of June 2011, according to Indeed.com. Middle school basketball coaches earned average annual salaries of $51,000 while middle school baseball coaches earned average salaries of $37,000 per year. The average salary for a middle school girls volleyball coach was $73,000 as of June 2011, according to the Indeed website.