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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✕ | $178,367 | $175,533 | $171,675 | $163,311 | $158,967 | $157,628 | $159,117 | $166,048 | $158,136 | $147,594 | $147,272 |
| Electrical & Computer Engr✕ | $187,475 | $185,909 | $181,356 | $171,049 | $163,208 | $166,753 | $160,397 | $145,403 | $148,849 | $144,483 | $144,418 |
| Mechanical Engineering✕ | $183,487 | $174,855 | $171,728 | $157,246 | $152,373 | $147,389 | $137,497 | $136,600 | $134,960 | $131,662 | $129,280 |
| Physics✕ | $151,142 | $145,659 | $147,387 | $136,075 | $131,169 | $123,083 | $117,879 | $119,237 | $115,399 | $111,248 | $107,367 |
| Sociology✕ | $116,957 | $102,678 | $108,655 | $140,485 | $148,212 | $147,909 | $136,416 | $105,632 | $105,958 | $20,053 | $83,224 |
| Linguistics✕ | $111,842 | $93,529 | $100,915 | $96,980 | $75,600 | $64,410 | $61,955 | $64,880 | $82,942 | $79,117 | $73,622 |
| 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 |
Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer EngrMechanical EngineeringPhysicsSociologyLinguisticsPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhD