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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
26K
Employees
$21,046
Median salary
$33,556
Average salary
$86,861
90th percentile
$857,891,035
Total payroll
$14,947,742
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 550 | $143,732 | $153,774 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.6K | $100,749 | $99,637 |
| Athletics | 177 | $69,597 | $104,278 |
| Information Technology | 702 | $55,000 | $56,687 |
| Healthcare | 147 | $51,420 | $57,857 |
| Public Safety | 144 | $49,315 | $43,992 |
| Engineering & Technical | 91 | $48,676 | $51,107 |
| Legal | 18 | $48,540 | $85,326 |
| Research | 1K | $44,886 | $44,909 |
| Library | 177 | $39,003 | $45,484 |
| Administrative & Professional | 6.2K | $28,884 | $30,437 |
| Facilities & Trades | 3K | $27,608 | $26,995 |
| Other | 207 | $14,000 | $17,870 |
| Students & Trainees | 10K | $3,710 | $10,301 |
| Affiliate & Status | 108 | $1,640 | $21,398 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2020. 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 | 416 | $83,833 | $101,909 | $109,218 | $122,230 |
| associate professor | 527 | $92,649 | $109,488 | $117,327 | $129,915 |
| professor | 647 | $116,951 | $137,730 | $154,062 | $175,284 |
| lecturer | 245 | $66,470 | $76,944 | $85,566 | $97,414 |
Top earners
- 1Jere W Morehead$911,780PRESIDENT
- 2William G Mcgarity$575,050CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 3Shixin Jack Hu$503,400CHIEF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
- 4Kirby Paul Smart$500,025COACH
- 5Antonio D Mcgee$472,500COACH
- 6Benjamin C Ayers$439,665DEAN AC
- 7Henry F Schaefer$423,504DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 8John R Bauerle$400,025COACH
- 9Thomas Crean$400,000COACH
- 10Kelly Kenneth Kerner$392,485CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- 11$390,025
- 12Jeffry M Netter$384,791DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 13Stephen P Baginski$379,827PROFESSOR
- 14Peter Bowman Rutledge$377,310DEAN AC
- 15Jason Alan Colquitt$373,038PROFESSOR
- 16Annette B Poulsen$367,481PROFESSOR
- 17Donald Leo$366,399DEAN AC
- 18Gregory H Robinson$366,011PROFESSOR
- 19Michael D Pfarrer$361,041ASSOC/ASST DEAN AC
- 20Theodore Edward Christensen$358,232DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 21Elena Karahanna$357,279PROFESSOR
- 22John S Hulland$353,828PROFESSOR
- 23Jennifer J Gaver$350,584PROFESSOR
- 24Charlton Warren$350,000COACH
- 25John Campbell$343,744ASSOCIATE 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