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Georgia State University

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 14,491 employees with median total compensation of $14,228; the highest distinct record was $860,000.

Year
2025
Employees
14,491
Median total
$14,228
Highest record
$860,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$184,000+

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 14,491 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,228) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$37,551 (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
$1,418
$4,000
$14,228
$58,760
$96,379

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,379 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,418. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 8

Gary Bingham

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,935
Base pay
$185,935
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,935

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$10,745

Gary Bingham holds the role of Professor at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $185,935.

Sarah Gershon

Director Div/Dpt Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,853
Base pay
$185,853
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,853

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,841

At Georgia State University, Sarah Gershon serves as a Director Div/Dpt Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,853.

Kurt Schmitz

Associate Professor, Clinical/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,817
Base pay
$185,817
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,817

At Georgia State University, Kurt Schmitz serves as a Associate Professor, Clinical. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,817.

Barbara Duffek

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,600
Base pay
$185,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,600

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,818

Barbara Duffek holds the role of Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $185,600.

Russell Covey

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,393
Base pay
$185,393
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,393

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,339

At Georgia State University, Russell Covey serves as a Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,393.

Yaniv Heled

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,223
Base pay
$185,223
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,223

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,346

Yaniv Heled works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Yaniv earned $185,223 in 2025.

Stefanos Orfanos

Assistant Professor, Clinical/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,050
Base pay
$185,050
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,050

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,252

At Georgia State University, Stefanos Orfanos serves as a Assistant Professor, Clinical. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,050.

Jeffrey Steltzer

Director Div/Dpt Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,000
Base pay
$185,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,158

Jeffrey Steltzer holds the role of Director Div/Dpt Ad at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $185,000.

Kyungsoo Kim

Assistant Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$185,000
Base pay
$185,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,876

Kyungsoo Kim is a Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $185,000.

Alexander Zelikovsky

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$184,076
Base pay
$184,076
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,076

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,434

At Georgia State University, Alexander Zelikovsky serves as a Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,076.

Troy Roberts

Assistant Dean Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$184,000
Base pay
$184,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,000

At Georgia State University, Troy Roberts serves as a Assistant Dean Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,000.

Thomas Conklin

Professor, Clinical/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,914
Base pay
$183,914
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,914

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,570

Thomas Conklin works as a Professor, Clinical for Georgia State University. Thomas earned $183,914 in 2025.

Igor Belykh

Distinguished Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,891
Base pay
$183,891
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,891

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,360

Igor Belykh works as a Distinguished Professor for Georgia State University. Igor earned $183,891 in 2025.

Jon Sanford

Professor Research/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,785
Base pay
$183,785
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,785

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$13,895

Jon Sanford is a Professor Research at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $183,785.

Siva Nathan

Associate Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,527
Base pay
$183,527
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,527

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$8,159

Siva Nathan holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $183,527.

Marta White

Professor, Clinical/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,472
Base pay
$183,472
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,472

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$12,584

Marta White holds the role of Professor, Clinical at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $183,472.

Thao Le

Associate Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,400
Base pay
$183,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,400

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,576

Thao Le is a Associate Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $183,400.

Joyce King

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$183,368
Base pay
$183,368
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,368

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,424

Joyce King is a Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $183,368.

David Beard

Senior Lecturer/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,803
Base pay
$182,803
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,803

David Beard is a Senior Lecturer at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $182,803.

Jingyu Liu

Associate Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,721
Base pay
$182,721
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,721

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$9,911

Jingyu Liu works as a Associate Professor for Georgia State University. Jingyu earned $182,721 in 2025.

Zhipeng Cai

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,549
Base pay
$182,549
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,549

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$12,482

Zhipeng Cai works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Zhipeng earned $182,549 in 2025.

Frank Lee

Associate Professor, Clinical/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,481
Base pay
$182,481
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,481

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,889

At Georgia State University, Frank Lee serves as a Associate Professor, Clinical. Their 2025 pay totaled $182,481.

Alison Alesi

Assistant Vice President/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,154
Base pay
$182,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,154

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,893

Alison Alesi is a Assistant Vice President at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $182,154.

Jeffrey Collins-Smythe

Limited Term Executive/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$182,000
Base pay
$182,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,043

At Georgia State University, Jeffrey Collins-Smythe serves as a Limited Term Executive. Their 2025 pay totaled $182,000.

Kristina Niedringhaus

Associate Dean Ac/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$181,921
Base pay
$181,921
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$181,921

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,567

Kristina Niedringhaus works as a Associate Dean Ac for Georgia State University. Kristina earned $181,921 in 2025.

Anita Nucci

Associate Dean Ac/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$181,567
Base pay
$181,567
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$181,567

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,306

Anita Nucci is a Associate Dean Ac at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $181,567.

Gregory Lewis

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,815
Base pay
$180,815
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,815

Gregory Lewis works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Gregory earned $180,815 in 2025.

Robert Greenwald

Associate Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,577
Base pay
$180,577
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,577

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,124

Robert Greenwald holds the role of Associate Professor at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,577.

Tim Sass

Temporary Faculty Retiree/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,533
Base pay
$180,533
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,533

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,656

Tim Sass holds the role of Temporary Faculty Retiree at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,533.

Scott Burke

Senior Assoc/Asst Vice Pres/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,500
Base pay
$180,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,500

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,825

At Georgia State University, Scott Burke serves as a Senior Assoc/Asst Vice Pres. Their 2025 pay totaled $180,500.

Cortney Lollar

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,500
Base pay
$180,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,500

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,407

Cortney Lollar works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Cortney earned $180,500 in 2025.

Deepa Varadarajan

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,500
Base pay
$180,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,500

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,075

Deepa Varadarajan is a Professor at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $180,500.

Yingshu Li

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,306
Base pay
$180,306
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,306

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,372

Yingshu Li works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Yingshu earned $180,306 in 2025.

Garth Heutel

Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,281
Base pay
$180,281
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,281

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,729

Garth Heutel works as a Professor for Georgia State University. Garth earned $180,281 in 2025.

Ritu Lohtia

Associate Professor/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,094
Base pay
$180,094
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,094

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,183

Ritu Lohtia works as a Associate Professor for Georgia State University. Ritu earned $180,094 in 2025.

Jessica Williams

Limited Term Executive/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,000
Base pay
$180,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,712

Jessica Williams holds the role of Limited Term Executive at Georgia State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,000.

John Bandy

Deputy Director Div/Dpt Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,000
Base pay
$180,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,000

John Bandy works as a Deputy Director Div/Dpt Ad for Georgia State University. John earned $180,000 in 2025.

Edvige Jean-Francois

Director Div/Dpt Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,000
Base pay
$180,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,647

Edvige Jean-Francois is a Director Div/Dpt Ad at Georgia State University. 2025 total compensation came to $180,000.

Jamie Smith

Assistant Dean Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,000
Base pay
$180,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,411

Jamie Smith works as a Assistant Dean Ad for Georgia State University. Jamie earned $180,000 in 2025.

Kieran Morrow

Senior Director Div/Dpt Ad/Georgia State University

2025 total comp
$180,000
Base pay
$180,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$180,000

Kieran Morrow works as a Senior Director Div/Dpt Ad for Georgia State University. Kieran earned $180,000 in 2025.