Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham highest-paid Kansas football assistant, D-coordinator Clint Bowen close second

TCU co-offensive coordinator Doug Meacham talks to his players on the sideline in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU won 41-20.

Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham is Kansas head football coach David Beaty’s highest-paid assistant coach, associate head coach/running backs Tony Hull received the biggest raise and Clint Bowen had his pay boosted by $100,000, according to salary information supplied by KU Athletics.

Meacham, hired away from TCU, will earn $520,000, Bowen $500,000 and Hull $400,000, placing him $1 ahead of co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach Kenny Perry ($399,999).

Special teams coach Joe DeForest earned an $80,000 raise to $300,000, offensive line coach Zach Yenser a $27,000 pay hike to $247,000 and linebackers coach Todd Bradford a $25,000 raise to $245,000. Defensive line coach Mike Slater again will earn $170,000 and quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley will make $250,000.

Beaty had his salary doubled to $1.6 million.

Kansas will pay nine assistant coaches $3,031,999 in 2017, compared to $2,299,999 for 2016.