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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mathematics✕ | $142,889 | $150,822 | $138,877 | $129,276 | $127,278 | $124,301 | $122,186 | $115,812 | $118,328 | $114,595 | $113,414 |
| Physics✕ | $152,581 | $155,174 | $147,387 | $136,533 | $131,169 | $121,023 | $117,439 | $119,085 | $115,399 | $111,248 | $106,188 |
| 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 |
| College of Architecture✕ | — | $90,622 | $213,750 | $70,158 | — | $159,431 | $112,966 | $102,620 | $130,381 | $105,465 | $81,831 |
| Chemistry✕ | $166,471 | $161,667 | $152,524 | $145,461 | $136,612 | $145,099 | $126,939 | $126,251 | $132,923 | $128,581 | $127,230 |
Electrical & Computer EngrMechanical EngineeringMathematicsPhysicsPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDCollege of ArchitectureChemistry