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Salary analytics
University of Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.
26K
Employees
$24,990
Median salary
$40,278
Average salary
$97,481
90th percentile
$1,063,993,511
Total payroll
$25,427,607
Total travel
Salary by category
| Category | People | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Leadership | 667 | $134,336 | $153,673 |
| Teaching Faculty | 2.8K | $108,885 | $106,650 |
| Athletics | 209 | $79,750 | $235,865 |
| Information Technology | 674 | $65,569 | $65,341 |
| Healthcare | 159 | $60,786 | $67,673 |
| Public Safety | 142 | $58,965 | $55,610 |
| Engineering & Technical | 105 | $58,667 | $57,286 |
| Legal | 27 | $53,000 | $74,812 |
| Research | 1.2K | $51,000 | $49,259 |
| Library | 154 | $48,962 | $54,574 |
| Facilities & Trades | 3.3K | $34,768 | $31,130 |
| Administrative & Professional | 6.6K | $33,155 | $34,931 |
| Other | 180 | $14,201 | $21,524 |
| Students & Trainees | 10K | $5,743 | $13,179 |
| Affiliate & Status | 136 | $2,528 | $21,573 |
Salary distribution by faculty rank
Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2024. 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 | 436 | $96,895 | $114,884 | $119,831 | $132,365 |
| associate professor | 511 | $101,962 | $123,001 | $131,651 | $146,447 |
| professor | 675 | $127,595 | $150,735 | $167,743 | $190,718 |
| lecturer | 320 | $75,330 | $87,362 | $96,429 | $110,239 |
Top earners
- 1Kirby Paul Smart$12,200,941COACH
- 2Michael White$3,580,309COACH
- 3Glenn B Schumann$2,118,118COACH
- 4Robert Michael Bobo$1,327,049COACH
- 5Travion J Scott$1,220,841COACH
- 6Joshua G Brooks$1,139,353CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
- 7$1,002,467
- 8Michael Todd Hartley$998,868COACH
- 9Jere W Morehead$991,067PRESIDENT
- 10$888,903
- 11Travaris Robinson$831,885COACH
- 12$800,753
- 13Chidera Uzo Diribe$700,982COACH
- 14Scott Sinclair V$700,872COACH
- 15Antonio D Mcgee$699,946COACH
- 16$650,934
- 17William Larry Muschamp$613,885ATHLETICS PROFESSIONAL
- 18$600,614
- 19Jonas Jennings$551,620ATHLETICS PROFESSIONAL
- 20Scott Carson Cochran$543,926COACH
- 21Shixin Jack Hu$518,900CHIEF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
- 22Benjamin C Ayers$501,782DEAN AC
- 23Ronald W Courson$468,104DIRECTOR SUBDIV/UNIT AD
- 24Peter Bowman Rutledge$466,000DEAN AC
- 25$459,606
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