Georgia / Georgia State University / Assistant Professor

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Assistant Professor

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

251 employees hold this title in Georgia State University. Median total compensation for the role is $92,061, above the department median of $14,228.

Employees: 251
Total payroll: $26.4M
Role median: $92,061
Agency median: $14,228
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2$231,000+

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How total compensation varies among the 251 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Georgia

Assistant Professor is held in 26 Georgia departments. In Georgia State University, the median of $92,061 ranks #5 of 26.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Georgia Institute of Technology

$150,625 · 281

Augusta University

$118,000 · 513

University of Georgia

$116,291 · 419

Kennesaw State University

$98,158 · 255

Georgia Southern University

$90,771 · 156

University of West Georgia

$88,236 · 80

Savannah State University

$86,196 · 21

University of North Georgia

$82,871 · 98

Valdosta State University

$81,861 · 67

Albany State University

$81,726 · 87

Atlanta Metropolitan State College

$81,150 · 7

Georgia Gwinnett College

$81,123 · 89

Median total compensation for the Assistant Professor role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Assistant Professor beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $97,340 ranks #2 of 5. See Assistant Professor across all of Georgia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$111,748 · 214

$93,522 · 403

$86,700 · 1,348

$83,975 · 48

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Professorroles 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

Employees with this title

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Sina Golara

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp

$219,000

Base pay: $219,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $219,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay: $2,400

Sina Golara works as a Assistant Professor for Georgia State University. Sina earned $219,000 in 2025.

Kumari Jha

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp

$219,000

Base pay: $219,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $219,000

Kumari Jha is a Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $219,000.

Joseph Buckman

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp

$218,400

Base pay: $218,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $218,400

Joseph Buckman is a Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $218,400.

Fnu Ramakrishnan

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp

$217,369

Base pay: $217,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $217,369

Fnu Ramakrishnan is a Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $217,369.

Daniel Andrews

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp

$211,800

Base pay: $211,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,800

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay: $7,100

Daniel Andrews is a Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $211,800.