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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✕ | $166,168 | $164,028 | $159,383 | $148,213 | $134,516 | $139,356 | $138,396 | — | — | — | — |
| Sociology✕ | $116,957 | $102,678 | $108,655 | $140,485 | $148,212 | $147,909 | $136,416 | $105,632 | $105,958 | $20,053 | $83,224 |
| 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 | $172,360 | $183,985 | $168,795 | $172,372 |
| 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 |
| Literature, Media & Comm✕ | $121,810 | $113,100 | $103,000 | $99,788 | $92,906 | $95,597 | $84,269 | $89,877 | $93,930 | $86,601 | $86,652 |
| Civil and Environmental Engr✕ | $172,536 | $160,676 | $157,269 | $151,847 | $152,869 | $145,216 | $139,365 | $136,433 | $133,331 | $132,090 | $125,848 |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences✕ | $165,502 | $144,867 | $146,297 | $139,951 | $133,227 | $133,777 | $125,141 | $123,003 | $126,000 | $127,592 | $122,006 |
Vertically Integrated ProjectSociologyServe, Learn, SustainApplied Systems EngineeringPublic Policy/Joint GSU PhDLiterature, Media & CommCivil and Environmental EngrEarth and Atmospheric Sciences