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×

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
FY2025	1.38×	1.34×	1.42×	1.23×
FY2024	1.33×	1.31×	1.38×	1.20×
FY2023	1.33×	1.32×	1.43×	1.22×
FY2022	1.41×	1.36×	1.58×	1.25×
FY2021	1.40×	1.36×	1.62×	1.31×
FY2020	1.39×	1.35×	1.75×	1.30×
FY2019	1.50×	1.35×	1.79×	1.37×
FY2018	1.51×	1.36×	1.75×	1.40×
FY2017	1.47×	1.37×	1.69×	1.44×
FY2016	1.53×	1.37×	1.64×	5.28×
FY2015	1.59×	1.36×	1.65×	6.33×

Georgia TechUGAGeorgia StateKennesaw State

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.