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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 |
| Sociology✕ | $116,957 | $102,678 | $108,655 | $140,485 | $148,212 | $147,909 | $136,416 | $105,632 | $105,958 | $20,053 | $83,224 |
| 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 |
| Linguistics✕ | $111,842 | $93,529 | $100,915 | $96,980 | $75,600 | $64,410 | $61,955 | $64,880 | $82,942 | $79,117 | $73,622 |
| Health Systems✕ | $206,169 | $161,667 | $296,258 | $263,908 | $247,068 | $259,353 | $236,763 | $182,995 | $219,924 | $221,326 | $203,647 |
Computer ScienceSociologyPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDServe, Learn, SustainMedical PhysicsEarth and Atmospheric SciencesApplied Systems EngineeringLinguisticsHealth Systems