2025 pay · state agencies, universities and school districts
How much do Georgia public employees make?
$43,282typical pay in 2025 for Georgia public-sector employees
$13,235 – $72,551what most people earned
Official pay records for 513,533 people at 351 employers.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during 2025. Poll workers and other short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last. Select an employer for jobs, names and more.
- Gwinnett County Board of Education31,553 people$57,115
- University of Georgia26,421 people$27,238
- Georgia Institute of Technology24,962 people$31,204
- Cobb County School District18,876 people$61,606
- DeKalb County Board of Education16,980 people$58,032
- Fulton County Board of Education16,409 people$55,887
- Georgia State University14,431 people$14,460
- Atlanta Independent School System9,654 people$66,940
- Kennesaw State University9,376 people$14,179
- Clayton County Board of Education9,214 people$54,742
- Department of Corrections8,905 people$50,123
- Forsyth County Board of Education8,769 people$54,822
- Departments of Family & Children Services8,684 people$41,899
- Augusta University7,639 people$49,505
- Cherokee County Board of Education7,473 people$52,236
- Henry County Board of Education6,946 people$48,558
- Georgia Southern University6,497 people$11,585
- Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education6,430 people$59,709
- Houston County Board of Education5,713 people$41,621
- Paulding County Board of Education5,617 people$46,123
- Muscogee County Board of Education5,533 people$42,548
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities5,179 people$44,070
- Hall County Board of Education4,978 people$42,274
- Richmond County Board of Education4,828 people$45,726
- Department of Transportation4,783 people$49,925
- Columbia County Board of Education4,574 people$47,447
- Bibb County Board of Education4,247 people$43,679
- Coweta County Board of Education4,174 people$44,760
- Douglas County Board of Education4,146 people$50,193
- Fayette County Board of Education3,750 people$43,427
- Department of Juvenile Justice3,690 people$42,802
- Newton County Board of Education3,549 people$37,419
- University of North Georgia3,416 people$32,887
- Department of Natural Resources3,358 people$33,476
- Clarke County Board of Education3,266 people$48,019
- Rockdale County Board of Education3,188 people$42,779
- University of West Georgia3,179 people$12,500
- Department of Human Services3,109 people$45,085
- Glynn County Board of Education2,717 people$39,920
- Carroll County Board of Education2,708 people$44,240
- Barrow County Board of Education2,686 people$51,536
- Effingham County Board of Education2,601 people$46,865
- Dougherty County Board of Education2,561 people$43,999
- Bartow County Board of Education2,543 people$53,373
- Bulloch County Board of Education2,469 people$37,284
- Troup County Board of Education2,464 people$34,636
- Walton County Board of Education2,367 people$49,551
- Catoosa County Board of Education2,205 people$35,311
- Department of Public Safety2,202 people$69,752
- Georgia College and State University2,201 people$8,600
- Department of Community Supervision2,171 people$59,667
- Valdosta State University2,133 people$9,200
- Whitfield County Board of Education1,998 people$52,619
- Columbus State University1,935 people$9,700
- Bryan County Board of Education1,933 people$45,625
- Jackson County Board of Education1,924 people$48,190
- Liberty County Board of Education1,912 people$38,176
- Camden County Board of Education1,867 people$34,829
- Walker County Board of Education1,855 people$37,917
- Georgia Ports Authority1,783 people$126,247
- Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education1,782 people$43,307
- Lowndes County Board of Education1,759 people$46,006
- City of Marietta Board of Education1,723 people$66,264
- Armstrong State University1,698 people · 2017 pay, the latest published$7,182
- Albany State University1,580 people$11,138
- Department of Public Health1,544 people$57,442
- Georgia Gwinnett College1,530 people$42,103
- Oconee County School District1,498 people$42,576
- Floyd County Board of Education1,458 people$52,677
- Colquitt County Board of Education1,421 people$52,475
- Coffee County Board of Education1,419 people$38,761
- Department of Education1,394 people$65,741
- City of Valdosta Board of Education1,329 people$44,867
- Middle Georgia State University1,328 people$37,624
- Thomas County Board of Education1,328 people$30,816
- Georgia Military College1,326 people$14,350
- City of Dalton Board of Education1,324 people$52,308
- City of Gainesville Board of Education1,322 people$51,024
- Habersham County Board of Education1,313 people$45,780
- Tift County Board of Education1,305 people$44,034
- Polk School District1,298 people$49,245
- Central Georgia Technical College1,290 people$23,453
- City of Decatur Board of Education1,233 people$53,486
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation1,215 people$71,514
- Ware County Board of Education1,206 people$41,364
- Gwinnett Technical College1,151 people$16,400
- Laurens County Board of Education1,150 people$46,653
- Department of Driver Services1,136 people$36,811
- Mountain Education Center School1,127 people · 2022 pay, the latest published$13,094
- Fort Valley State University1,111 people$25,691
- Harris County Board of Education1,102 people$29,882
- Burke County Board of Education1,095 people$33,647
- Department of Revenue1,075 people$54,548
- Chattahoochee Technical College1,056 people$27,410
- Lee County Board of Education1,051 people$39,393
- Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency1,047 people$48,927
- Prosecuting Attorneys' Council1,030 people$71,349
- Georgia Public Defender Council1,030 people$63,670
- City of Carrollton Board of Education1,003 people$43,333
- City of Rome Board of Education997 people$48,966
- Gordon County Board of Education990 people$52,704
- Madison County Board of Education984 people$40,510
- Department of Community Health983 people$59,280
- City of Buford Board of Education969 people$55,784
- Department of Labor951 people$47,923
- Clayton State University950 people$26,747
- Decatur County Board of Education898 people$26,989
- Jones County Board of Education898 people$41,342
- Murray County Board of Education884 people$56,018
- Peach County Board of Education882 people$30,876
- Wayne County Board of Education881 people$43,187
- Georgia World Congress Center Authority860 people$13,644
- Sumter County Board of Education852 people$31,859
- West Georgia Technical College831 people$16,959
- Department of Early Care and Learning824 people$51,324
- City of Cartersville Board of Education799 people$48,025
- Crisp County Board of Education798 people$35,564
- Darton State College797 people · 2016 pay, the latest published$9,594
- Emanuel County Board of Education781 people$34,840
- Monroe County Board of Education778 people$49,410
- Gilmer County Board of Education776 people$42,068
- Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education771 people$37,769
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College759 people$11,393
- Baldwin County Board of Education757 people$45,440
- Georgia General Assembly754 people$25,315
- Pickens County Board of Education741 people$45,416
- Cook County Board of Education739 people$24,353
- Lanier Technical College739 people$13,900
- McDuffie County Board of Education728 people$31,406
- Stephens County Board of Education705 people$39,195
- Brantley County Board of Education704 people$33,614
- Putnam County Board of Education700 people$37,723
- Georgia Southwestern State University691 people$9,000
- Grady County Board of Education691 people$46,223
- White County Board of Education690 people$43,371
- Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia689 people$71,586
- Dawson County Board of Education688 people$52,386
- Department of Agriculture687 people$46,720
- Savannah State University687 people$13,167
- Georgia Northwestern Technical College686 people$21,782
- City of Jefferson Board of Education685 people$46,463
- Long County Board of Education681 people$38,517
- Superior Courts679 people$62,172
- Georgia Forestry Commission679 people$51,889
- Lumpkin County Board of Education676 people$44,199
- Butts County Board of Education674 people$35,399
- Jekyll Island Authority664 people$7,150
- City of Calhoun Board of Education662 people$33,863
- Morgan County Board of Education660 people$42,708
- Dalton State College649 people$12,925
- Tattnall County Board of Education642 people$43,036
- Pike County Board of Education628 people$35,934
- Department of Community Affairs626 people$59,280
- Secretary of State625 people$20,721
- Hart County Board of Education624 people$46,270
- Technical College System of Georgia619 people$57,200
- Appling County Board of Education617 people$48,502
- City of Thomasville Board of Education615 people$33,118
- Greene County Board of Education613 people$43,370
- Banks County Board of Education612 people$34,642
- Office of the Governor607 people$51,883
- Franklin County Board of Education605 people$46,362
- Savannah Technical College604 people$20,461
- College of Coastal Georgia600 people$9,639
- Pierce County Board of Education593 people$51,457
- Haralson County Board of Education592 people$54,899
- Fannin County Board of Education589 people$42,126
- Georgia Highlands College580 people$25,990
- Dodge County Board of Education579 people$27,275
- Elbert County Board of Education568 people$41,395
- Athens Technical College565 people$16,841
- Atlanta Technical College564 people$24,100
- Chattooga County Board of Education559 people$25,381
- Ben Hill County Board of Education558 people$38,798
- Southern Crescent Technical College557 people$25,333
- Bleckley County Board of Education548 people$27,271
- Toombs County Board of Education546 people$36,563
- Berrien County Board of Education542 people$35,596
- Union County Board of Education541 people$50,562
- Jeff Davis County Board of Education541 people$41,439
- Augusta Technical College534 people$24,212
- Jasper County Board of Education531 people$36,996
- City of Dublin Board of Education530 people$43,131
- Southern Regional Technical College528 people$38,872
- Oglethorpe County Board of Education504 people$32,720
- Washington County Board of Education492 people$40,886
- Lamar County Board of Education489 people$34,494
- Rabun County Board of Education480 people$49,931
- Jefferson County Board of Education476 people$29,676
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College474 people$19,571
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College467 people$40,059
- Albany Technical College462 people$16,899
- Wiregrass Technical College451 people · 2022 pay, the latest published$37,000
- Worth County Board of Education451 people$46,804
- Brooks County Board of Education447 people$44,546
- Meriwether County Board of Education443 people$45,077
- Bacon County Board of Education423 people$42,509
- Gordon State College421 people$18,050
- Georgia Lottery Corporation419 people$67,045
- Evans County Board of Education414 people$30,440
- Dade County Board of Education412 people$32,084
- Candler County Board of Education409 people$34,881
- Heard County Board of Education408 people$44,468
- Columbus Technical College400 people$31,689
- Department of Law400 people$66,779
- Screven County Board of Education397 people$39,464
- Department of Insurance397 people$54,080
- City of Bremen Board of Education389 people$37,896
- North Georgia Technical College387 people$24,915
- City of Vidalia Board of Education380 people$44,814
- City of Social Circle Board of Education376 people$45,105
- Mitchell County Board of Education369 people$37,251
- Coastal Pines Technical College365 people$37,346
- Lanier County Board of Education340 people$27,091
- Ogeechee Technical College338 people$19,035
- Oconee Fall Line Technical College335 people$17,414
- Department of Administrative Services321 people$66,560
- City of Commerce Board of Education320 people$47,017
- Crawford County Board of Education313 people$30,562
- Telfair County Board of Education308 people$42,209
- Pulaski County Board of Education307 people$26,599
- Charlton County Board of Education303 people$40,623
- Irwin County Board of Education303 people$43,631
- Lincoln County Board of Education298 people$24,816
- McIntosh County Board of Education297 people$37,907
- East Georgia State College297 people$31,645
- South Georgia Technical College297 people$31,173
- Turner County Board of Education295 people$28,824
- Department of Audits and Accounts295 people$80,168
- Towns County Board of Education292 people$25,935
- Taylor County Board of Education290 people$37,204
- Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission289 people$22,600
- Wilkinson County Board of Education285 people$28,517
- Macon County Board of Education282 people$24,572
- Early County Board of Education282 people$54,186
- Atkinson County Board of Education280 people$42,218
- Bainbridge State College278 people · 2017 pay, the latest published$26,276
- Wilkes County Board of Education277 people$32,619
- City of Pelham Board of Education277 people$35,465
- Hancock County Board of Education276 people$28,042
- Terrell County Board of Education274 people$25,680
- Atlanta Regional Commission273 people$78,037
- Wilcox County Board of Education270 people$30,385
- Marion County Board of Education264 people$26,800
- Southeastern Technical College263 people$32,900
- Seminole County Board of Education263 people$44,218
- Clinch County Board of Education262 people$31,802
- Dooly County Board of Education255 people$36,444
- City of Trion Board of Education246 people$39,681
- South Georgia State College243 people$40,773
- Montgomery County Board of Education241 people$30,911
- Georgia Technology Authority241 people$83,067
- Atlanta Metropolitan State College237 people$14,140
- Jenkins County Board of Education234 people$44,144
- Treutlen County Board of Education231 people$32,817
- Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia229 people$75,913
- Schley County Board of Education229 people$39,244
- Wheeler County Board of Education221 people$33,584
- City of Chickamauga Board of Education220 people$40,957
- Miller County Board of Education216 people$22,183
- Johnson County Board of Education213 people$36,080
- Department of Economic Development207 people$60,640
- Chattahoochee County Board of Education204 people$38,347
- State Board of Pardons and Paroles202 people$48,862
- Georgia Correctional Industries Administration197 people$48,783
- Georgia Building Authority193 people$42,380
- Department of Veterans Service189 people$39,487
- Warren County Board of Education184 people$35,451
- Pioneer RESA179 people$30,864
- Twiggs County Board of Education178 people$33,953
- State Accounting Office174 people$63,614
- Randolph County Board of Education173 people$32,629
- Glascock County Board of Education159 people$21,743
- Echols County Board of Education154 people$36,617
- State Road and Tollway Authority145 people$56,766
- Calhoun County Board of Education141 people$29,030
- Talbot County Board of Education139 people$36,456
- Northwest Georgia RESA137 people$23,517
- Stewart County Board of Education133 people$36,189
- State Board of Workers' Compensation131 people$62,680
- Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission129 people$69,766
- Stone Mountain Memorial Association128 people$20,996
- Judicial Council123 people$64,179
- Employees' Retirement System of Georgia119 people$58,227
- Georgia Student Finance Commission119 people$55,777
- Court of Appeals117 people$125,405
- Supreme Court111 people$85,271
- Coastal Georgia Regional Commission111 people$32,510
- First District RESA110 people$40,826
- Three Rivers Regional Commission110 people$44,624
- Northeast Georgia RESA109 people$56,710
- Georgia Student Finance Authority105 people$26,834
- Department of Banking and Finance100 people$70,599
- Quitman County Board of Education97 people$26,467
- Metropolitan RESA97 people$48,826
- Public Service Commission94 people$73,580
- Taliaferro County Board of Education89 people$28,387
- Baker County Board of Education88 people$33,075
- Coastal Plains RESA86 people$7,218
- Clay County Board of Education80 people$35,635
- Webster County Board of Education76 people$34,425
- Southern Georgia Regional Commission66 people$48,797
- Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation64 people · 2023 pay, the latest published$7,160
- North Georgia RESA63 people$46,200
- Heart of Georgia RESA63 people$39,276
- Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission63 people$49,184
- Georgia Environmental Finance Authority55 people$78,324
- Chattahoochee Flint RESA52 people$61,887
- Central Savannah River Area RESA50 people$56,067
- State Soil and Water Conservation Commission48 people · 2017 pay, the latest published$26,211
- Griffin RESA48 people$63,375
- Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority44 people$62,258
- Northeast Georgia Regional Commission42 people$61,782
- Okefenokee RESA41 people$52,861
- Middle Georgia Regional Commission41 people$59,475
- River Valley Regional Commission40 people$44,869
- Northwest Georgia Regional Commission39 people · 2016 pay, the latest published$17,355
- Southwest Georgia RESA36 people$37,055
- Middle Georgia RESA34 people$55,012
- Georgia Mountains Regional Commission29 people$47,624
- West Georgia RESA27 people$69,368
- Office of State Treasurer22 people$107,578
- Georgia Seed Development Commission20 people$56,930
- Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Georgia19 people$49,317
- Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Regional Commission18 people$59,508
- Oconee RESA17 people$61,513
- Southwest Georgia Regional Commission17 people$54,525
- State Properties Commission15 people$79,500
- Georgia Development Authority14 people$42,457
- Subsequent Injury Trust Fund13 people$66,352
- Council of Juvenile Court Judges11 people$55,001
- Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund11 people$66,933
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts7 people$63,246
- Georgia Commission on the Holocaust7 people$7,775
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Milk4 people$44,925
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton3 people$59,308
- Georgia Aviation Authority2 people$90,077
- Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority2 people$153,048
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Tobacco1 people$13,100
- Magistrates' Retirement Fund of Georgia1 people$13,200
- Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia1 people$24,000
- Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia1 people$22,693
- Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority1 people · 2017 pay, the latest published$48,500
- Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame1 people · 2023 pay, the latest published$6,000
- Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia0 peoplenot published
- Georgia Natural Resources Foundation0 peoplenot published
- North Georgia Mountains Authority0 people · 2016 pay, the latest publishednot published
- Georgia Regional Transportation Authority0 people · 2017 pay, the latest publishednot published
- Department of Defense2,521 people$1,508
- Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority345 people$2,820
- Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority21 people$420
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Pay by type of employer
Typical pay for everyone paid, grouped by the kind of employer. Select a type to see each employer.
- Schools311,606 people · 180 employers$48,106
- Colleges and universities129,380 people · 51 employers$25,454
- State government72,547 people · 106 employers$47,970
State agencies by what they do
- State prisons and corrections15,165 people · 5 agencies$50,346
- State transportation agencies7,893 people · 6 agencies$54,767
- State health agencies7,706 people · 3 agencies$47,101
- State environment and natural resources agencies5,951 people · 12 agencies$36,301
- State police and public safety5,938 people · 3 agencies$42,920
- State education agencies3,591 people · 20 agencies$52,280
- State courts and legal offices3,522 people · 9 agencies$68,070
- State revenue and finance agencies2,495 people · 13 agencies$62,217
- State labor and workforce agencies2,142 people · 4 agencies$48,905
- State economic development and housing agencies1,709 people · 5 agencies$41,770
- State administration and technology agencies770 people · 4 agencies$66,314
- State regulation and licensing agencies591 people · 3 agencies$59,908
What stands out in Georgia
Employers whose pay looks different from others like them, with the comparison spelled out.
Most common jobs
Typical pay for each job in Georgia, 2025. Select a job to see where people do it and how pay varies.
- Grade Teacher38,956 people · 179 employers$65,932
- Grades 9-12 Teacher22,815 people · 179 employers$73,568
- Special Education Interrelated16,344 people · 175 employers$67,230
- Bus Driver15,091 people · 178 employers$27,827
- Special Ed Parapro/Aide14,200 people · 179 employers$24,743
- School Food Service Worker12,086 people · 178 employers$17,976
- Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide11,716 people · 182 employers$23,821
- Custodial Personnel10,227 people · 154 employers$33,189
- Graduate Research Assistant9,530 people · 8 employers$24,500
- Grades 6-8 Teacher6,988 people · 145 employers$70,648
- Instructional Specialist P-85,945 people · 159 employers$70,399
- School Secretary/Clerk5,404 people · 164 employers$33,300
- Assistant Principal4,647 people · 173 employers$101,085
- Kindergarten Teacher4,570 people · 131 employers$66,204
- Grades K-5 Teacher4,292 people · 137 employers$71,701
- Graduate Teaching Assistant3,651 people · 9 employers$13,793
- Service/Maintenance Worker3,592 people · 27 employers$34,445
- Esol Teacher3,462 people · 134 employers$77,020
- Early Intervention Primary Teacher3,352 people · 159 employers$70,296
- Maintenance Personnel3,107 people · 171 employers$51,648
- Researcher Ac3,091 people · 4 employers$127,918
- Instructional Specialist2,994 people · 141 employers$84,338
- Associate Professor2,992 people · 26 employers$103,819
- Eligibility Specialist2,876 people · 2 employers$37,825
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Pay by job group
Typical pay for related jobs grouped together, such as police, fire and security. Select a group to see each job.
- Teachers and librarians221,762 people · 124 jobs$55,577
- Office and administrative support29,152 people · 80 jobs$36,032
- Managers24,152 people · 133 jobs$86,185
- Social work and counseling17,797 people · 63 jobs$55,846
- Science jobs17,587 people · 25 jobs$33,239
- Drivers and transportation17,412 people · 9 jobs$29,697
- Cleaning and grounds15,743 people · 11 jobs$32,604
- Police, fire and security14,632 people · 59 jobs$51,353
- Food service13,494 people · 8 jobs$18,321
- Business and finance jobs8,162 people · 67 jobs$58,968
- Computer and IT jobs5,795 people · 53 jobs$65,625
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals5,382 people · 21 jobs$60,465
- Maintenance and repair4,667 people · 16 jobs$51,844
- Healthcare support2,557 people · 10 jobs$39,566
- Legal jobs1,468 people · 15 jobs$93,073
- Arts, media and sports1,306 people · 15 jobs$56,471
- Engineers and architects598 people · 5 jobs$70,470
Highest paid Georgia public-sector employees, 2025
- 1Kirby Paul SmartCoach · University of Georgia$13,803,000
- 2Student EmployeeGraduate Assistant Hourly · Georgia Institute of Technology$4,058,293
- 3Michael WhiteCoach · University of Georgia$3,810,524
- 4Donald B KeyHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$3,765,600
- 5Damon StoudamireHead Coach · Georgia Institute of Technology$2,566,667
- 6Glenn B SchumannCoach · University of Georgia$2,164,996
- 7James D St LouisProfessor · Augusta University$1,622,815
- 8Robert Michael BoboCoach · University of Georgia$1,564,996
- 9Griffith Vincent Patrick LynchPresident and Ceo · Georgia Ports Authority$1,489,553
- 10Travaris RobinsonCoach · University of Georgia$1,462,196
Where this data comes from
Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts
Years we cover: 2016–2025 · Matches the agency's latest release
Official website: audits.ga.gov ↗
Common questions
Are public employee salaries public in Georgia?
Yes. Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts publishes public employee pay records. We collect them, add context, and link to the agency's official website.
How often is this updated?
Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts: the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
Why can't I find someone?
We only cover the employers listed on this page. Some agencies withhold names for safety reasons (for example certain public-safety staff); those people count in the totals but are never named. Names are listed on each employer's page.