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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
27K
Employees
$17,915
Median salary
$31,253
Average salary
$80,792
90th percentile
$831,883,157
Total payroll
$22,212,705
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 535 | $145,364 | $152,229 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.6K | $97,629 | $98,458 |
| Legal | 14 | $94,757 | $100,347 |
| Athletics | 143 | $75,075 | $118,555 |
| Information Technology | 695 | $53,676 | $55,479 |
| Healthcare | 139 | $51,420 | $59,070 |
| Public Safety | 127 | $48,232 | $45,402 |
| Engineering & Technical | 82 | $47,975 | $53,427 |
| Research | 956 | $46,589 | $45,426 |
| Library | 172 | $37,776 | $43,954 |
| Facilities & Trades | 3.1K | $26,946 | $25,591 |
| Other | 189 | $18,039 | $18,475 |
| Administrative & Professional | 7.5K | $15,472 | $24,191 |
| Students & Trainees | 10K | $3,880 | $10,141 |
| Affiliate & Status | 149 | $36 | $15,086 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2019. 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 | $80,784 | $99,838 | $108,834 | $124,388 |
| associate professor | 521 | $89,702 | $107,693 | $116,448 | $129,756 |
| professor | 641 | $113,894 | $135,216 | $154,735 | $177,847 |
| lecturer | 248 | $61,177 | $74,672 | $79,271 | $97,855 |
Top earners
- 1Jere W Morehead$966,833PRESIDENT
- 2William G Mcgarity$575,075CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 3Kirby Paul Smart$500,000COACH
- 4Henry F Schaefer$448,987DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 5Jason Alan Colquitt$439,250PROFESSOR
- 6Benjamin C Ayers$424,070DEAN AC
- 7Jeffry M Netter$421,576DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 8Gregory H Robinson$413,856PROFESSOR
- 9Sundar G Bharadwaj$406,363PROFESSOR
- 10Elena Karahanna$406,219PROFESSOR
- 11Thomas Crean$400,000COACH
- 12Annette B Poulsen$397,701PROFESSOR
- 13Stephen P Baginski$394,772PROFESSOR
- 14John S Hulland$385,595PROFESSOR
- 15James R Coley$382,065COACH
- 16Richard T Watson$382,008PROFESSOR
- 17Kelly Kenneth Kerner$380,314CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- 18John R Bauerle$380,000COACH
- 19Samuel D Pittman$375,000COACH
- 20Theodore Edward Christensen$373,019DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 21Charlotte H Mason$368,385DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 22John Harold Mulherin$367,517PROFESSOR
- 23Jennifer J Gaver$367,212PROFESSOR
- 24Henry J Munneke$365,949ASSOC/ASST DEAN AC
- 25Ugur Lel$361,100ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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