Georgia / Columbus State University / President
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 employees hold this title in Columbus State University. Median total compensation for the role is $342,900, above the department median of $9,385.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 4,080 people — is $208,180. Columbus State University pays a median base salary of $342,900 for this role, 65% above that figure — about the 70th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Columbus State University’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Columbus State University’s median base salary is 60% above that national figure, about the 73rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Columbus State University is $342,900, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
President is held in 52 Georgia departments. In Columbus State University, the median of $342,900 ranks #11 of 52.
Median total compensation for the President role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $229,082 ranks #5 of 5. See President across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable President roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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President/Columbus State University
Source-specific fields
Stuart Rayfield is a President at Columbus State University. 2025 total compensation came to $342,900.