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Professor

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

327 employees hold this title in Georgia State University. Median total compensation for the role is $130,505, above the department median of $14,228.

Employees
327
Total payroll
$49.2M
Role median
$130,505
Agency median
$14,228
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,804$355,129+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 327 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

Professor is held in 27 Georgia departments. In Georgia State University, the median of $130,505 ranks #4 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Professor beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $126,751 ranks #5 of 6. See Professor across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$209,133 · 19
Massachusetts
$176,655 · 414
District of Columbia
$135,111 · 45
New York City
$132,448 · 722
South Carolina
$124,370 · 1,782

Median total compensation for comparable 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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Wenxiong Yao

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$327,504
Base pay
$327,504
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$327,504

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,589

Wenxiong Yao is a Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $327,504.

Mark Chen

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$326,973
Base pay
$326,973
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$326,973

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,370

Mark Chen is a Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $326,973.

David Maimon

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$326,932
Base pay
$326,932
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$326,932

David Maimon works as a Professor for Georgia State University. David earned $326,932 in 2025.

Jonathan Wiley

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$321,353
Base pay
$321,353
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$321,353

Jonathan Wiley is a Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $321,353.