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Georgia Southern University

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Georgia Southern University operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 6,503 employees with median total compensation of $11,542; the highest distinct record was $881,181.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$220.4M
Employees
6,503
Median total
$11,542
Highest record
$881,181

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,503 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($11,542) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$33,889 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$948
$2,954
$11,542
$54,104
$91,176

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $91,176 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $948. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Student Assistant
2,422 · $2,177
Graduate Assistant
343 · $9,688
Associate Professor
256 · $97,482
Professor
253 · $112,385

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Bryan Griffin

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,411
Base pay
$105,411
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,411

At Georgia Southern University, Bryan Griffin serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,411.

Beth Mcgee

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,335
Base pay
$105,335
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,335

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,387

Beth Mcgee works as a Associate Professor for Georgia Southern University. Beth earned $105,335 in 2025.

Dziyana Nazaruk

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,109
Base pay
$105,109
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,109

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$500

Dziyana Nazaruk holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,109.

Stephen Greiman

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,084
Base pay
$105,084
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,084

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$8,213

At Georgia Southern University, Stephen Greiman serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,084.

Malerie Payne

Interim Chief Aux Services Officer/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,083
Base pay
$105,083
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,083

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$168

Malerie Payne is a Interim Chief Aux Services Officer at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $105,083.

Joseph Reeves

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$105,071
Base pay
$105,071
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,071

Joseph Reeves is a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $105,071.

Angela Peden

Senior Lecturer/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,433
Base pay
$104,433
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,433

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,405

At Georgia Southern University, Angela Peden serves as a Senior Lecturer. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,433.

Hossein Taheri

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,421
Base pay
$104,421
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,421

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,777

Hossein Taheri holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,421.

Jennifer Wise

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,405
Base pay
$104,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,405

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,097

Jennifer Wise holds the role of Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,405.

Shainaz Landge

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,375
Base pay
$104,375
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,375

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,415

Shainaz Landge holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,375.

Chad Willis

Head Coach/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,300
Base pay
$104,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,300

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$14,600

At Georgia Southern University, Chad Willis serves as a Head Coach. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,300.

Jing Kersey

Assistant Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,150
Base pay
$104,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,150

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,730

Jing Kersey holds the role of Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,150.

Sabrina Ross

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$104,144
Base pay
$104,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,144

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$936

At Georgia Southern University, Sabrina Ross serves as a Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,144.

Jackie Kim

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,987
Base pay
$103,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,987

Jackie Kim works as a Professor for Georgia Southern University. Jackie earned $103,987 in 2025.

Divine Wanduku

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,865
Base pay
$103,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,865

Divine Wanduku works as a Associate Professor for Georgia Southern University. Divine earned $103,865 in 2025.

Alan Downs

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,547
Base pay
$103,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,547

Alan Downs works as a Associate Professor for Georgia Southern University. Alan earned $103,547 in 2025.

Kari Mau

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,217
Base pay
$103,217
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,217

Kari Mau holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,217.

Michael Mcgrath

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,084
Base pay
$103,084
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,084

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,020

Michael Mcgrath is a Professor at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $103,084.

John Peden

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,072
Base pay
$103,072
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,072

John Peden works as a Professor for Georgia Southern University. John earned $103,072 in 2025.

Michael Tiemeyer

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,022
Base pay
$103,022
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,022

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$925

Michael Tiemeyer is a Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $103,022.

Beom Bae

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$103,008
Base pay
$103,008
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,008

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,525

Beom Bae works as a Associate Professor for Georgia Southern University. Beom earned $103,008 in 2025.

Rebecca Robinson

Physical/Occup Therapist/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,966
Base pay
$102,966
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,966

Rebecca Robinson works as a Physical/Occup Therapist for Georgia Southern University. Rebecca earned $102,966 in 2025.

Todd Tinker

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,950
Base pay
$102,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,950

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$418

At Georgia Southern University, Todd Tinker serves as a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,950.

Eleanor Haynes

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,900
Base pay
$102,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,900

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$9,357

Eleanor Haynes is a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $102,900.

Daphne Burch

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,900
Base pay
$102,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,900

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,078

At Georgia Southern University, Daphne Burch serves as a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,900.

Ava Edwards

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,900
Base pay
$102,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,900

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$17,590

At Georgia Southern University, Ava Edwards serves as a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,900.

Wendy Wolfe

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,872
Base pay
$102,872
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,872

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$812

Wendy Wolfe is a Professor at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $102,872.

Pamela Wells

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,705
Base pay
$102,705
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,705

At Georgia Southern University, Pamela Wells serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,705.

William Allison Iii

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,606
Base pay
$102,606
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,606

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$969

At Georgia Southern University, William Allison Iii serves as a Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,606.

Zhan Chen

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,501
Base pay
$102,501
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,501

Zhan Chen holds the role of Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,501.

Katie Mercer

Assistant Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,430
Base pay
$102,430
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,430

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,940

Katie Mercer holds the role of Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,430.

Kristina Thompson

Assistant Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,411
Base pay
$102,411
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,411

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$781

Kristina Thompson works as a Assistant Professor for Georgia Southern University. Kristina earned $102,411 in 2025.

Prakashbhai Bhoi

Associate Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,347
Base pay
$102,347
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,347

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$10,403

Prakashbhai Bhoi holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,347.

Jose Hidalgo

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,135
Base pay
$102,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,135

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,000

At Georgia Southern University, Jose Hidalgo serves as a Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,135.

Christopher Olson

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$102,000
Base pay
$102,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$189

Christopher Olson holds the role of Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,000.

Nicholas Newell

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$101,935
Base pay
$101,935
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,935

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,970

Nicholas Newell works as a Professor for Georgia Southern University. Nicholas earned $101,935 in 2025.

Kristina Patterson

Assistant Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$101,925
Base pay
$101,925
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,925

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,172

Kristina Patterson holds the role of Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,925.

April Schueths

Professor/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$101,860
Base pay
$101,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,860

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,254

April Schueths is a Professor at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $101,860.

Kristen Ruhland

Senior Lecturer/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$101,834
Base pay
$101,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,834

At Georgia Southern University, Kristen Ruhland serves as a Senior Lecturer. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,834.

Meagon Clarkson-Guyll

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Georgia Southern University

2025 total comp
$101,758
Base pay
$101,758
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,758

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$205

Meagon Clarkson-Guyll is a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Georgia Southern University. 2025 total compensation came to $101,758.