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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
27K
Employees
$26,965
Median salary
$42,115
Average salary
$101,512
90th percentile
$1,117,870,535
Total payroll
$26,381,715
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 675 | $136,250 | $156,190 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.8K | $113,437 | $111,353 |
| Athletics | 220 | $84,290 | $246,834 |
| Information Technology | 687 | $66,629 | $66,613 |
| Healthcare | 155 | $63,496 | $73,363 |
| Public Safety | 160 | $60,899 | $62,157 |
| Engineering & Technical | 99 | $59,382 | $58,902 |
| Legal | 28 | $56,148 | $81,387 |
| Research | 1.2K | $52,867 | $51,933 |
| Library | 148 | $50,694 | $57,592 |
| Facilities & Trades | 3.2K | $35,855 | $32,212 |
| Administrative & Professional | 6.7K | $34,597 | $36,184 |
| Other | 169 | $13,150 | $21,487 |
| Students & Trainees | 10K | $6,349 | $14,246 |
| Affiliate & Status | 139 | $81 | $20,838 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2025. Ranks come from the normalized title. For the same view across all four institutions, see cross-institution distributions.
| Rank | People | 25th pct | Median | Mean | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| assistant professor | 419 | $98,116 | $116,291 | $122,929 | $136,682 |
| associate professor | 497 | $108,439 | $127,589 | $136,944 | $149,996 |
| professor | 701 | $131,703 | $155,522 | $174,003 | $199,663 |
| lecturer | 342 | $77,023 | $91,210 | $99,078 | $114,791 |
Top earners
- 1Kirby Paul Smart$13,803,000COACH
- 2Michael White$3,664,170COACH
- 3Glenn B Schumann$2,164,996COACH
- 4Robert Michael Bobo$1,564,996COACH
- 5Travaris Robinson$1,462,196COACH
- 6Joshua G Brooks$1,378,000CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 7Travion J Scott$1,351,004COACH
- 8$1,047,496
- 9Michael Todd Hartley$1,014,000COACH
- 10$1,009,164
- 11Jere W Morehead$1,005,800PRESIDENT
- 12$961,204
- 13$904,000
- 14James R Coley$886,200COACH
- 15Chidera Uzo Diribe$784,000COACH
- 16$778,504
- 17Scott Sinclair V$736,996COACH
- 18Michelle Ann Nuss$633,000DEAN AC
- 19$576,200
- 20Jonas Jennings$554,224ATHLETICS PROFESSIONAL
- 21Shixin Jack Hu$521,436CHIEF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
- 22Peter Bowman Rutledge$512,721PROFESSOR
- 23Benjamin C Ayers$503,782CHIEF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
- 24Ronald W Courson$483,752DIRECTOR SUBDIV/UNIT AD
- 25$479,000
Research output
UGA faculty matched to an OpenAlex scholarly profile (all-time, field-unadjusted; a research-active subset). See the cross-institution citations & compensation and research intensity by discipline.
2.3K
Matched profiles
6M
Total citations
179K
Total works
12
Median h-index
60%
With ORCID
Highest h-index (field-unadjusted)
- 191K citesh 128
- 272K citesh 127
- 350K citesh 126
- 458K citesh 116
- 551K citesh 116
- 6111K citesh 105
- 734K citesh 103
- 848K citesh 100
- 934K citesh 100
- 1041K citesh 98