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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertically Integrated Project✕ | $166,306 | $163,487 | $159,217 | $148,213 | $134,516 | $138,732 | $138,396 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Public Policy✕ | $145,516 | $139,841 | $122,622 | $116,063 | $111,000 | $110,900 | $128,183 | $120,686 | $124,447 | $136,094 | $112,103 |
| 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 |
| Music✕ | $109,900 | $113,140 | $97,353 | $110,502 | $89,216 | $86,000 | $84,530 | $104,159 | $102,487 | $85,976 | $82,990 |
Vertically Integrated ProjectPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDServe, Learn, SustainApplied Systems EngineeringPublic PolicyMedical PhysicsLiterature, Media & CommMusic