Academic Analysis
Georgia Tech

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
UnitFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
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
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
Serve, Learn, Sustain$121,713$291,368$188,289$286,419$220,744$235,621$220,535
Medical Physics$215,188$170,947$213,570$151,621$148,999$152,437$147,218$171,293$122,521$128,690$126,484
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences$168,702$150,144$146,526$140,142$136,052$134,355$126,553$123,779$127,988$124,752$114,940
Applied Systems Engineering$180,652$177,007$171,887$145,735$120,566$147,675$116,107$178,924$183,985$168,795$172,372
Ivan Allen College$332,303$329,470$323,887$310,811$290,128$154,030$283,579$276,792$265,821
Biology$160,816$143,755$152,324$144,527$138,531$134,045$132,614$136,575$128,836$128,859$113,861
$93.3K$144.6K$196K$247.3K$298.7K$350KFY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer EngrPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDServe, Learn, SustainMedical PhysicsEarth and Atmospheric SciencesApplied Systems EngineeringIvan Allen CollegeBiology

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