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
Genetics$148,100$144,222$148,252$135,213$130,063$134,672$136,852$109,927$129,134$114,651$114,400
Electrical & Computer Engineer$152,525$146,994$132,248$128,815$128,050$128,132
Workforce Ed & Instruct Tech$116,821$114,728$112,958
Environmental Ethics$115,816$108,728$123,051$106,951$116,650$115,368$65,012$37,339$37,235$36,607$66,232
$27.3K$54.2K$81.1K$108K$134.9K$161.8KFY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
GeographyGeneticsElectrical & Computer EngineerWorkforce Ed & Instruct TechEnvironmental Ethics

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