Georgia · 2025 pay
How much do Columbus State University (Georgia) employees make?
$9,700typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$2,459 – $52,258what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Student AssistantPart Time Limited Term FacultyProfessor
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and AccountsMatches the agency's latest releaseaudits.ga.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $8,000 in 2016 to $9,700 in 2025 (+21%).
What changed since 2024
- −3.0%Typical pay went down from $10,000 to $9,700.
- +01,935 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,935 in 2024.
- +21%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $8,000 to $9,700, while the number of people paid went down from 2,279 to 1,935.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Assistant | 447 | $1,758 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 5.5% |
| Part Time Limited Term Faculty | 276 | $8,000 | $5k – $13k | ▼ 11.1% |
| Professor | 86 | $105,862 | $89k – $124k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Associate Professor | 67 | $83,542 | $75k – $108k | ▼ 3.9% |
| Graduate Assistant Hourly | 67 | $3,739 | $2k – $6k | ▲ 23.6% |
| Occasional Hourly Professional | 56 | $992 | $0k – $2k | ▲ 35.0% |
| Assistant Professor | 50 | $75,091 | $65k – $85k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Temporary Office/Clerical | 42 | $2,857 | $1k – $7k | ▼ 13.9% |
| Director Subdiv/Unit Ad | 37 | $78,168 | $72k – $89k | ▼ 7.7% |
| Student Services Parapro/Professio | 35 | $37,517 | $26k – $43k | ▲ 3.9% |
| Student Services Professional | 34 | $27,396 | $13k – $48k | ▼ 41.1% |
| Service/Maintenance Worker | 33 | $31,119 | $19k – $34k | ▲ 16.7% |
| Lecturer | 30 | $62,165 | $54k – $71k | ▲ 0.5% |
| Limited Term Office/Clerical | 30 | $2,646 | $1k – $11k | ▼ 40.2% |
| Academic Services Professional | 29 | $50,050 | $17k – $52k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Limited Term Technical/Parapro | 28 | $1,468 | $1k – $4k | ▼ 38.1% |
| Coach Hourly | 24 | $263 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 18.9% |
| Graduate Lab Assistant | 19 | $9,000 | $6k – $12k | ▲ 0.0% |
| Office/Clerical Assistant | 18 | $39,339 | $36k – $40k | ▲ 22.3% |
| Cont Ed Parapro/Professional | 18 | $2,609 | $0k – $3k | ▼ 21.3% |
| Department Chair/Head Ac | 15 | $117,445 | $98k – $140k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Administrative Specialist/Coordinator | 15 | $51,641 | $47k – $54k | ▲ 8.6% |
| Athletics Technical/Parapro | 13 | $720 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 12.0% |
| Associate/Assistant Director Subdiv/Unit Ad | 12 | $64,175 | $64k – $65k | ▲ 1.7% |
| Library Technical/Parapro | 12 | $37,554 | $33k – $40k | ▲ 0.1% |
| Asso/Assistant Director Division/Department Ad | 11 | $69,680 | $52k – $78k | ▲ 2.5% |
| Skilled Craftsperson | 11 | $38,467 | $36k – $43k | ▲ 6.3% |
| Acad Srv Parapro/Professional | 11 | $4,253 | $4k – $28k | ▲ 195.5% |
| Senior Lecturer | 10 | $69,840 | $66k – $77k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Police Officer | 10 | $42,180 | $22k – $62k | ▼ 23.2% |
| Limited Term Faculty Retiree | 10 | $10,500 | $9k – $14k | ▲ 36.5% |
| Head Coach | 9 | $77,441 | $71k – $102k | ▲ 8.7% |
| Librarian Ac | 9 | $66,788 | $54k – $70k | ▼ 2.1% |
| Service/Maintenance Foreman/Lead | 9 | $36,812 | $34k – $39k | ▼ 1.2% |
| Technical Design Professional | 9 | $25,833 | $15k – $58k | ▼ 54.7% |
| Part Time Service/Maintenance Worker | 9 | $22,096 | $7k – $35k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Temp Technician/Parapro Retiree | 9 | $12,134 | $6k – $22k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Assistant Coach | 8 | $32,630 | $28k – $37k | new |
| Information Technology Manager | 7 | $80,000 | $70k – $86k | ▲ 57.6% |
| Manager | 7 | $58,379 | $52k – $63k | ▼ 1.6% |
| IT Technical/Paraprofessional | 7 | $39,752 | $40k – $47k | ▼ 16.2% |
| Temporary Technical/Parapro | 7 | $441 | $0k – $0k | ▲ 1.6% |
| Admin Specialist/Coordinator | 6 | $57,919 | $56k – $63k | ▲ 12.0% |
| Service/Maintenance Supervisor | 6 | $47,375 | $40k – $49k | new |
| Facility Operations Para/Pro | 6 | $39,765 | $38k – $43k | ▲ 5.5% |
| IT Client Support Para/Pro | 6 | $19,126 | $4k – $47k | ▼ 13.4% |
| Artist | 6 | $13,531 | $4k – $28k | ▲ 81.7% |
| Temporary Hourly Professional | 6 | $7,629 | $2k – $12k | ▼ 28.2% |
| Technical Design Parapro | 6 | $6,620 | $4k – $19k | new |
| Graduate Research Assistant | 6 | $6,000 | $6k – $14k | ▲ 19.5% |
| Associate/Assistant Vice President | 5 | $125,951 | $123k – $133k | new |
| Associate/Assistant Dean Ac | 5 | $110,960 | $103k – $137k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Executive Director Subdiv/Unit Ad | 5 | $101,210 | $86k – $110k | ▼ 6.3% |
| Police/Security Supervisor | 5 | $71,665 | $68k – $72k | ▲ 9.3% |
| Facility Operator Professional | 5 | $59,311 | $58k – $60k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Accounting Parapro/Pro | 5 | $44,687 | $36k – $51k | ▲ 71.5% |
| Business Operations Parapro/Pr | 5 | $44,158 | $28k – $45k | new |
| IT Network Support Professional | 5 | $38,004 | $35k – $65k | new |
| (Part-Time) Acad Service Parapro/Pro | 5 | $10,868 | $6k – $12k | ▲ 6.5% |
| Limited Term Professional | 5 | $9,600 | $9k – $23k | ▼ 59.5% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k971
- $10k – $30k265
- $30k – $50k187
- $50k – $70k170
- $70k – $90k163
- $90k – $110k72
- $110k – $150k85
- $150k or more22
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Columbus State University in 2025
- 1Stuart Eddings RayfieldPresident$342,900▼ $0 vs 2024
- 2Paul T Kettering IiiChief Development Officer$223,342▲ $2,000 vs 2024
- 3Patrick J DonahoeChief Operations Officer$212,121▲ $88,670 vs 2024
- 4John C LesterChief External Affairs Officer$196,500▲ $110,132 vs 2024
- 5Deborah KidderDean Ac$192,000▲ $2,000 vs 2024
- 6Theodore LaskarisChief Information IT Officer$190,322▲ $322 vs 2024
- 7Helen Marguerite YatesDean Ac$186,722▲ $2,456 vs 2024
- 8Wanda K EbrightDean Ac$185,000▲ $2,000 vs 2024
- 9Martha L VennTemporary Professional Retiree$179,146▲ $148,936 vs 2024
- 10Annice Yarber-AllenActing Provost$170,992▲ $9,992 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Columbus State University (Georgia) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $9,700 in 2025: half of the 1,935 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $2,459 and $52,258.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 971 people (50.2%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (audits.ga.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 8 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals