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Georgia / Student Finance Authority, Georgia / Division Director

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Division Director

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

5 employees hold this title in Student Finance Authority, Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $53,888, above the department median of $26,332.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$230.9K
Role median
$53,888
Agency median
$26,332
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Division Director pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 2,890 people — is $110,200. Student Finance Authority, Georgia pays a median base salary of $54,952 for this role, 50% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Student Finance Authority, Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$72,910
$86,740
$110,200
$161,550
$230,780
Student Finance Authority, Georgia median · $54,952

The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Student Finance Authority, Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 180,470 people — is $104,590. Student Finance Authority, Georgia’s median base salary is 47% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$64,560
$80,870
$104,590
$144,370
$215,620
Student Finance Authority, Georgia median · $54,952

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 4 of 5 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Student Finance Authority, Georgia is $53,888, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Georgia

Division Director is held in 21 Georgia departments. In Student Finance Authority, Georgia, the median of $53,888 ranks #21 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Division Director beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $126,385 ranks #3 of 6. See Division Director across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$165,804 · 5
Florida
$145,310 · 5
City of Boston
$126,190 · 38
Utah
$118,824 · 10
Missouri
$114,598 · 133

Median total compensation for comparable Division Directorroles 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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Stephen Debaun

Division Director/Student Finance Authority, Georgia

2025 total comp
$61,213
Base pay
$61,213
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,213

Stephen Debaun holds the role of Division Director at Student Finance Authority, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,213.

Mark Pevey

Division Director/Student Finance Authority, Georgia

2025 total comp
$56,015
Base pay
$56,015
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,015

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$181

Mark Pevey is a Division Director at Student Finance Authority, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $56,015.

Lisa Garrison

Division Director/Student Finance Authority, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,888
Base pay
$53,888
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,888

Lisa Garrison works as a Division Director for Student Finance Authority, Georgia. Lisa earned $53,888 in 2025.

Pennie Strong

Division Director/Student Finance Authority, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,011
Base pay
$52,011
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,011

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$820

Pennie Strong is a Division Director at Student Finance Authority, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $52,011.

Lance Wallace

Division Director/Student Finance Authority, Georgia

2025 total comp
$7,792
Base pay
$7,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,792

Lance Wallace is a Division Director at Student Finance Authority, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $7,792.