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Department & college salaries
Median compensation of instructors who taught in each unit, by fiscal year. Attribution is by teaching activity, so this reflects teaching-faculty pay, not a unit’s full payroll.
Median salary by department
| Unit | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science✕ | $179,616 | $175,533 | $171,342 | $164,112 | $158,967 | $157,872 | $157,525 | $167,586 | $156,353 | $146,370 | $147,272 |
| Electrical & Computer Engr✕ | $187,910 | $186,891 | $180,721 | $171,352 | $165,917 | $168,370 | $161,831 | $146,964 | $148,786 | $145,174 | $145,346 |
| Mechanical Engineering✕ | $184,599 | $178,609 | $171,665 | $157,593 | $151,954 | $147,389 | $137,497 | $138,419 | $135,710 | $132,211 | $129,017 |
| Industrial & Systems Engr✕ | $175,036 | $170,000 | $171,548 | $160,833 | $162,692 | $153,809 | $159,067 | $159,603 | $142,465 | $147,523 | $137,737 |
| Public Policy/Joint GSU PhD✕ | $173,741 | $183,827 | $127,762 | $120,976 | $110,993 | $120,490 | $118,483 | $145,387 | $170,962 | $192,020 | $183,635 |
| Medical Physics✕ | $215,188 | $170,947 | $213,570 | $151,621 | $148,999 | $152,437 | $147,218 | $171,293 | $122,521 | $128,690 | $126,484 |
| Literature, Media & Comm✕ | $119,324 | $113,485 | $103,000 | $100,150 | $95,817 | $95,819 | $85,878 | $89,877 | $92,500 | $84,624 | $83,159 |
| Biomed Engr/Joint Emory PKU✕ | $139,313 | $144,655 | $134,950 | $124,923 | $119,823 | $114,893 | $104,709 | $93,840 | $84,333 | $82,000 | $141,470 |
Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer EngrMechanical EngineeringIndustrial & Systems EngrPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDMedical PhysicsLiterature, Media & CommBiomed Engr/Joint Emory PKU