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Kennesaw State University

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 9,385 employees with median total compensation of $14,100; the highest distinct record was $495,000.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$359.6M
Employees
9,385
Median total
$14,100
Highest record
$495,000

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 9,385 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$38,316 (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
$845
$3,000
$14,100
$64,021
$101,757

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,757 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $845. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Student Assistant
2,697 · $1,867
Part Time Professor
979 · $13,500
Professor
297 · $120,502

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

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Jamie Grimes

IT Database Professional/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,091
Base pay
$80,091
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,091

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$312

Jamie Grimes is a IT Database Professional at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $80,091.

Wei Zhou

Associate Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,038
Base pay
$80,038
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,038

Wei Zhou holds the role of Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,038.

Tommie Goodgames

Materials Management Professional/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,020
Base pay
$80,020
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,020

Tommie Goodgames works as a Materials Management Professional for Kennesaw State University. Tommie earned $80,020 in 2025.

Dolores Simon-Burgess

Service/Maintenance Manager/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,308

At Kennesaw State University, Dolores Simon-Burgess serves as a Service/Maintenance Manager. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,000.

Elyssa Reed

External Affairs Manager/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Elyssa Reed is a External Affairs Manager at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $80,000.

Amanda Sampson

Assistant Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$11

Amanda Sampson holds the role of Assistant Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Kennesaw State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,000.

Stephen Beal

Service/Maintenance Manager/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Stephen Beal holds the role of Service/Maintenance Manager at Kennesaw State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,000.

Kevin Ball

Senior IT Professional/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

At Kennesaw State University, Kevin Ball serves as a Senior IT Professional. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,000.

Donovan Kates

Athletics Professional Assistant/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$11,856

At Kennesaw State University, Donovan Kates serves as a Athletics Professional Assistant. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,000.

Maggie Ishak

Limited Term Faculty/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Maggie Ishak is a Limited Term Faculty at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $80,000.

Ramya Rajagopalan

Assistant Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

At Kennesaw State University, Ramya Rajagopalan serves as a Assistant Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,000.

Elizabeth Ward

Assistant Professor, Clinical/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Elizabeth Ward works as a Assistant Professor, Clinical for Kennesaw State University. Elizabeth earned $80,000 in 2025.

Sabina Shahnaz

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

At Kennesaw State University, Sabina Shahnaz serves as a Lecturer. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,000.

Tammy Green

Assistant Professor, Clinical/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$80,000
Base pay
$80,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,000

Tammy Green is a Assistant Professor, Clinical at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $80,000.

Swayamprabha Behera

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,974
Base pay
$79,974
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,974

Swayamprabha Behera is a Lecturer at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,974.

Chad Goebert

Assistant Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,920
Base pay
$79,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,920

Chad Goebert holds the role of Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,920.

Phelicia Gibbons

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,917
Base pay
$79,917
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,917

Phelicia Gibbons holds the role of Director Subdiv/Unit Ad at Kennesaw State University. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,917.

Denise Tucker

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,874
Base pay
$79,874
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,874

Denise Tucker works as a Lecturer for Kennesaw State University. Denise earned $79,874 in 2025.

Dennis Loubiere

Academic Services Professional/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,818
Base pay
$79,818
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,818

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,015

Dennis Loubiere works as a Academic Services Professional for Kennesaw State University. Dennis earned $79,818 in 2025.

Kei Tomita

Associate Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,765
Base pay
$79,765
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,765

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,549

At Kennesaw State University, Kei Tomita serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,765.

Rebecca Cox

Communications Professional/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,760
Base pay
$79,760
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,760

Rebecca Cox is a Communications Professional at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,760.

Jeongyi Lee

Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,744
Base pay
$79,744
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,744

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,395

Jeongyi Lee is a Professor at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,744.

Jennifer Hutchins

Associate Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,700
Base pay
$79,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,700

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,601

Jennifer Hutchins is a Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,700.

Robert Gutierrez

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,629
Base pay
$79,629
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,629

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,884

Robert Gutierrez is a Lecturer at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,629.

David Okelley

Associate Professor/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,497
Base pay
$79,497
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,497

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,776

At Kennesaw State University, David Okelley serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,497.

Quincy Dawson

Director Subdiv/Unit Ad/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,484
Base pay
$79,484
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,484

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,933

Quincy Dawson works as a Director Subdiv/Unit Ad for Kennesaw State University. Quincy earned $79,484 in 2025.

Kimberly Friedrichs

Assistant Director Div/Dpt Ad/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,460
Base pay
$79,460
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,460

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$678

At Kennesaw State University, Kimberly Friedrichs serves as a Assistant Director Div/Dpt Ad. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,460.

Stephen Blunt

Police Officer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,455
Base pay
$79,455
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,455

At Kennesaw State University, Stephen Blunt serves as a Police Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,455.

Madelyn Fox-Defago

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,377
Base pay
$79,377
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,377

Madelyn Fox-Defago works as a Lecturer for Kennesaw State University. Madelyn earned $79,377 in 2025.

Erin Thorne

Head Coach/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,320
Base pay
$79,320
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,320

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,598

At Kennesaw State University, Erin Thorne serves as a Head Coach. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,320.

David Bennett

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,316
Base pay
$79,316
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,316

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$664

At Kennesaw State University, David Bennett serves as a Lecturer. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,316.

Daniel Branham

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,305
Base pay
$79,305
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,305

Daniel Branham is a Lecturer at Kennesaw State University. 2025 total compensation came to $79,305.

Abigail Dimercurio

Lecturer/Kennesaw State University

2025 total comp
$79,258
Base pay
$79,258
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,258

At Kennesaw State University, Abigail Dimercurio serves as a Lecturer. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,258.