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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
26K
Employees
$17,247
Median salary
$30,592
Average salary
$79,359
90th percentile
$803,690,214
Total payroll
$20,405,982
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 805 | $108,160 | $123,323 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.3K | $94,473 | $94,443 |
| Legal | 13 | $88,593 | $84,822 |
| Athletics | 148 | $77,110 | $215,168 |
| Other | 15 | $62,475 | $60,049 |
| Healthcare | 80 | $50,841 | $53,754 |
| Information Technology | 570 | $49,758 | $48,904 |
| Engineering & Technical | 77 | $44,755 | $48,783 |
| Public Safety | 147 | $43,758 | $42,326 |
| Library | 157 | $39,883 | $42,981 |
| Research | 1.4K | $38,307 | $39,758 |
| Facilities & Trades | 3.4K | $24,799 | $22,418 |
| Administrative & Professional | 6.9K | $20,265 | $25,702 |
| Students & Trainees | 10K | $3,407 | $8,878 |
| Affiliate & Status | 112 | $0 | $15,287 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2018. 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 | 392 | $79,936 | $94,063 | $101,591 | $110,586 |
| associate professor | 513 | $86,646 | $100,229 | $108,817 | $118,881 |
| professor | 607 | $108,715 | $127,692 | $140,580 | $158,579 |
| lecturer | 143 | $58,288 | $64,900 | $73,822 | $87,620 |
Top earners
- 1Kirby Paul Smart$6,425,000COACH
- 2Mark L Fox$3,169,445COACH
- 3Melvin G Tucker$1,411,309ASSISTANT COACH
- 4James A Chaney$1,075,417ASSISTANT COACH
- 5Samuel D Pittman$927,321ASSISTANT COACH
- 6Jere W Morehead$860,844PRESIDENT
- 7James R Coley$841,071ASSISTANT COACH
- 8Thomas Crean$818,182COACH
- 9William G Mcgarity$675,000CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 10Mary Buckley Taylor$625,000COACH
- 11Scott Stricklin$607,500COACH
- 12Antonio D Mcgee$595,653ASSISTANT COACH
- 13Travion J Scott$570,167ASSISTANT COACH
- 14Petros Kyprianou$565,000COACH
- 15Scott Sinclair V$510,001ATHLETICS PROFESSIONAL
- 16John R Bauerle$457,000COACH
- 17Pamela S Whitten$429,200SR. VICE PRESIDENT
- 18Benjamin C Ayers$419,955DEAN AC
- 19Glenn B Schumann$419,167ASSISTANT COACH
- 20Henry F Schaefer$377,566DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 21Kelly Kenneth Kerner$375,722VICE PRESIDENT
- 22James K Sherrer$358,243ASSISTANT COACH
- 23Gregory H Robinson$357,490PROFESSOR
- 24Donald Leo$340,099DEAN AC
- 25Jeffry M Netter$335,509DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
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