Academic Analysis
UGA

Department & college salaries

Median compensation of instructors who taught in each unit, by fiscal year. Attribution is by teaching activity, so this reflects teaching-faculty pay, not a unit’s full payroll.

Median salary by department
UnitFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Geography$126,559$125,082$120,938$118,582$113,773$120,670$105,908$96,403$104,597$93,546$86,800
Electrical & Computer Engineer$152,525$146,994$132,248$128,815$128,050$128,132
Chemistry$131,704$134,613$130,715$130,774$132,626$142,833$135,390$116,122$134,096$113,944$114,117
Environmental Ethics$115,816$108,728$123,051$106,951$116,650$115,368$65,012$37,339$37,235$36,607$66,232
Biochem and Molecular Bio$155,158$154,239$153,676$155,583$153,885$144,422$148,350$127,620$144,132$130,996$116,603
$27.1K$54.7K$82.3K$109.9K$137.5K$165.1KFY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
GeographyElectrical & Computer EngineerChemistryEnvironmental EthicsBiochem and Molecular Bio

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