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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
24K
Employees
$24,429
Median salary
$36,958
Average salary
$91,516
90th percentile
$869,780,689
Total payroll
$1,606,797
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 562 | $136,853 | $149,738 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.6K | $101,443 | $102,315 |
| Athletics | 191 | $61,500 | $182,543 |
| Information Technology | 666 | $57,145 | $59,199 |
| Affiliate & Status | 69 | $51,006 | $33,629 |
| Healthcare | 139 | $49,900 | $60,735 |
| Engineering & Technical | 92 | $48,518 | $50,822 |
| Public Safety | 139 | $46,511 | $41,418 |
| Research | 1.1K | $45,784 | $44,602 |
| Legal | 23 | $41,035 | $70,371 |
| Library | 171 | $40,870 | $46,599 |
| Administrative & Professional | 5.9K | $30,815 | $31,668 |
| Facilities & Trades | 2.7K | $28,965 | $28,888 |
| Other | 200 | $14,952 | $18,510 |
| Students & Trainees | 9.2K | $4,710 | $11,598 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2021. 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 | 396 | $85,790 | $100,941 | $112,911 | $123,298 |
| associate professor | 527 | $93,191 | $109,133 | $117,402 | $130,065 |
| professor | 672 | $115,254 | $137,473 | $153,032 | $175,675 |
| lecturer | 257 | $67,000 | $77,500 | $87,180 | $98,700 |
Top earners
- 1Kirby Paul Smart$6,900,000COACH
- 2Thomas Crean$3,200,000COACH
- 3$1,496,147
- 4Todd Robert Monken$1,139,004COACH
- 5Matthew Barham Luke$937,500COACH
- 6Jere W Morehead$911,730PRESIDENT
- 7Mary Buckley Taylor$800,000COACH
- 8Antonio D Mcgee$769,524COACH
- 9Scott Stricklin$652,500COACH
- 10Glenn B Schumann$634,996COACH
- 11Travion J Scott$634,996COACH
- 12Cortez Hankton$582,500COACH
- 13Scott Carson Cochran$582,500COACH
- 14John R Bauerle$549,000COACH
- 15Petros Kyprianou$520,250COACH
- 16James R Coley$513,511COACH
- 17Shixin Jack Hu$503,400CHIEF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
- 18Scott Sinclair V$482,500COACH
- 19William G Mcgarity$478,686CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 20Joshua G Brooks$478,666CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 21Benjamin C Ayers$456,282DEAN AC
- 22Michael Todd Hartley$454,922COACH
- 23Jonas Jennings$428,556ATHLETICS PROFESSIONAL
- 24Henry F Schaefer$424,031DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
- 25Jeffry M Netter$413,099DEPT 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