hamburglar - I can only speak from my experience in Australian/Qld Squash, and that has changed too, depending how viable the sport is in that particular country/club at the time.  Coaches in part time/full time employment get a wage/salary, eg employed by Nations, States, Regions, and/or Centre Managers.  Some coaches are appointed for specific assignments, eg Coach/Manager of a specific team, say, Commonwealth Games.  In some cases remuneration will be more or less in fares, accommodation, blazer, uniform with little money except for maybe funds raised by raffles, donations, sponsors, etc.. Some coaches work out of clubs, put a sign on the wall, and advertise services at an hourly rate, eg $40 hr.

Obviously, a coach who is associated with training a top pro would attract better payment over a contracted period, often attracting a grant from the player's home country, hence they often live in another country during their training and travel the tournament circuit.  This contract may also include attendance at a specified number of major events.

Coaches seem to get more business if they have a number of top ranked players in their squads, as success seems to breed success, of course.  Most of these coaches have also been top players.

Where countries have processes in place to give grants from gambling to sport are usually in a better position to employ more Coaches, Development Officers, Satellite Coaches, etc.

I hope this gives you some idea of how it seems to work.

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