Lembo's Pay by Year
2015 - $514,250
2014 - $500,000
2013 - $396,000
2012 - $350,000
2011 - $350,000
Former Ball State football coach Pete Lembo will earn a base salary of $350,000 per year in his new position at the University of Maryland, a pay cut of more than $150,000 from his salary last season.
Last season, Lembo’s salary was $514,250 – fourth-highest in the Mid-American Conference.
Lembo accepted a job offer at Maryland on Dec. 22, 2015 as the Terrapins' assistant head coach/special teams coordinator.
Lembo's resignation breached his contract, but the $200,000 buyout was covered by Maryland, according to the details in his contract obtained from testudotimes.com.
At the time of his resignation, Lembo was in the second season of his five-year contract extension at Ball State, which he signed in 2014. His new contract will run through Dec. 31, 2017.
New Ball State head coach Mike Neu signed his head coaching contract on Jan. 6. He will earn a base salary of $425,000 per year while continuing through Feb. 28, 2021.
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