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Georgia Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Georgia Colleges

Emory University has the highest professor salary of $205,873 among Georgia colleges followed by Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ($182,637) and University of Georgia ($148,120). The average professor salary of the Georgia colleges is $134,326 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Professor Salary At Georgia Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$205,873
3.76%
$207,131
3.82%
-$126,529
3.00%
$268,846
3.40%
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA$182,637
2.41%
$179,942
2.60%
--$281,962
4.82%
3University of GeorgiaAthens, GA$148,120
1.84%
$155,007
0.94%
--$162,584
4.03%
4Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA$134,743
1.30%
-$149,189
1.10%
-$189,403
3.69%
5Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$119,417
2.61%
$107,704
4.47%
--$177,124
9.88%
6South University-SavannahSavannah, GA$115,323
3.03%
---$153,765
3.03%
7Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA$114,528
6.02%
$114,528
6.02%
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8Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA$108,886
2.63%
$109,120
3.04%
--$136,245
8.28%
9Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA$107,995
1.01%
$108,809
1.75%
$103,281-$145,057
2.25%
10Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA$105,740
0.30%
$105,740
0.30%
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