Salary compression

How far full-professor pay sits above assistant-professor pay. A smaller Full ÷ Assistant ratio means the ranks are compressed — often a sign that market-rate new hires have caught up to long-tenured seniors.

Institution (FY2025 median)	Assistant	Associate	Full	Full ÷ Asst
Georgia Tech	$150,753	$160,973	$207,691	1.38×
UGA	$116,291	$127,589	$155,522	1.34×
Georgia State	$92,061	$94,142	$130,505	1.42×
Kennesaw State	$98,158	$102,755	$120,502	1.23×
Georgia Southern	$90,771	$97,482	$112,385	1.24×
West Georgia	$88,236	$93,520	$103,885	1.18×
Georgia Gwinnett	$81,123	$90,601	$102,686	1.27×
Valdosta State	$81,910	$87,678	$110,443	1.35×
Augusta	$118,000	$158,734	$209,445	1.77×

YearFY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021 FY2020 FY2019 FY2018 FY2017 FY2016 FY2015

Full ÷ Assistant ratio over time

Full-professor median ÷ assistant-professor median

Fiscal year	Georgia Tech	UGA	Georgia State	Kennesaw State	Georgia Southern	West Georgia	Georgia Gwinnett	Valdosta State	Augusta
FY2025	1.38×	1.34×	1.42×	1.23×	1.24×	1.18×	1.27×	1.35×	1.77×
FY2024	1.33×	1.31×	1.38×	1.20×	1.19×	1.15×	1.25×	1.33×	1.76×
FY2023	1.33×	1.32×	1.43×	1.22×	1.23×	1.27×	1.29×	1.32×	1.65×
FY2022	1.41×	1.36×	1.58×	1.25×	1.26×	1.29×	1.33×	1.30×	1.59×
FY2021	1.40×	1.36×	1.62×	1.31×	1.19×	1.31×	1.39×	1.32×	1.59×
FY2020	1.39×	1.35×	1.75×	1.30×	1.24×	1.42×	1.44×	1.38×	1.47×
FY2019	1.50×	1.35×	1.79×	1.37×	1.20×	1.42×	1.51×	1.38×	1.69×
FY2018	1.51×	1.36×	1.75×	1.40×	1.22×	1.43×	1.52×	1.37×	1.73×
FY2017	1.47×	1.37×	1.69×	1.44×	1.16×	1.48×	1.49×	1.42×	1.72×
FY2016	1.53×	1.37×	1.64×	5.28×	1.20×	1.48×	1.61×	1.37×	1.86×
FY2015	1.59×	1.36×	1.65×	6.33×	1.20×	1.39×	1.56×	1.37×	—

Georgia TechUGAGeorgia StateKennesaw StateGeorgia SouthernWest GeorgiaGeorgia GwinnettValdosta StateAugusta

Medians are per-person total salary for people holding each rank that year (institution-wide, all departments). Compression varies by field, so a department-level view would refine this.