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 (FY2016 median)	Assistant	Associate	Full	Full ÷ Asst
Georgia Tech	$111,435	$125,986	$170,569	1.53×
UGA	$86,891	$95,947	$119,393	1.37×
Georgia State	$73,197	$81,162	$119,915	1.64×
Kennesaw State	$17,589	$78,285	$92,922	5.28×
Georgia Southern	$72,726	$78,537	$87,385	1.20×
West Georgia	$61,271	$69,725	$90,825	1.48×
Georgia Gwinnett	$65,183	$77,874	$104,647	1.61×
Valdosta State	$62,927	$66,241	$86,084	1.37×
Augusta	$99,013	$125,218	$183,750	1.86×

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.