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
Microbiology$136,388$145,153$135,570$136,344$134,808$130,530$136,703$124,000$124,970$114,260$111,571
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
Political Science$127,313$124,370$107,645$113,026$102,349$101,016$105,775$103,147
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
$81.3K$97.3K$113.2K$129.2K$145.1K$161.1KFY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
MicrobiologyGeographyElectrical & Computer EngineerPolitical ScienceBiochem and Molecular Bio

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