Academic Analysis
West Georgia

Salary analytics

University of West Georgia compensation by fiscal year, taxonomy category, and top earners.

3.3K
Employees
$9,322
Median salary
$30,722
Average salary
$83,393
90th percentile
$101,260,346
Total payroll
$848,438
Total travel

Salary by category

CategoryPeopleMedianAverage
Legal2$125,498$125,498
Executive & Leadership203$87,440$94,201
Teaching Faculty718$61,935$54,809
Healthcare3$58,304$108,272
Information Technology64$57,745$56,009
Public Safety34$54,702$54,273
Engineering & Technical20$51,620$50,087
Research4$51,381$59,654
Athletics43$49,464$52,212
Library19$49,439$60,252
Administrative & Professional439$44,545$40,895
Facilities & Trades219$32,316$30,709
Other1$12,350$12,350
Students & Trainees1.5K$2,660$4,884

Salary distribution by faculty rank

Total pay per person in each academic rank, FY2023. Ranks come from the normalized title. For the same view across all four institutions, see cross-institution distributions.

RankPeople25th pctMedianMean75th pct
assistant professor95$69,355$77,971$74,827$86,033
associate professor96$69,737$80,635$84,501$93,656
professor139$86,373$99,388$103,403$116,995
lecturer89$52,661$61,557$61,511$74,219

Top earners

  1. 1$365,410
  2. 2$270,008
  3. 3$250,000
  4. 4
    Scott E Mcelroy
    CHIEF BUSINESS/FINANCE OFFICER
    $230,000
  5. 5
    Andre Letwan Fortune
    CHIEF STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER
    $224,004
  6. 6
    Meredith Noel Brunen
    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
    $220,004
  7. 7
    Eric Alan Heine
    PHYSICIAN AD
    $211,512
  8. 8$202,000
  9. 9
    Melanie Nunnelly Clay
    DIRECTOR COLL/DIV/SCH AC
    $196,660
  10. 10
    Kimberly C Scranage
    CHIEF ENROLLMENT SVCS OFFICER
    $195,000
  11. 11$191,904
  12. 12
    Ralitsa Akins
    VICE PROVOST
    $185,000
  13. 13$182,666
  14. 14$181,972
  15. 15$179,135
  16. 16
    John Willis Upson
    ASSOC/ASST DEAN AC
    $172,146
  17. 17
    Jill Mizzell Drake
    INTERIM PROVOST
    $171,021
  18. 18
    Jason D Carmichael
    CHIEF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATOR
    $170,000
  19. 19
    Kristina Marie Carman
    CHIEF LEGAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
    $168,992
  20. 20
    Myrna W Gantner
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    $167,336
  21. 21
    Gelareh Towhidi
    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    $166,572
  22. 22$166,452
  23. 23
    Russell Edward Crutchfield
    CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
    $165,118
  24. 24
    Thomas W Gainey
    DEPT CHAIR/HEAD AC
    $164,553
  25. 25$163,699