Georgia · 2025 pay
How much do Georgia Ports Authority employees make?
$126,247typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$97,639 – $147,988what 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: Equipment Operator - Gct ContainersCrane OperatorPort Police Officer
✓ 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 $84,054 in 2016 to $126,247 in 2025 (+50%).
What changed since 2024
- +16.3%Typical pay went up from $108,558 to $126,247.
- +341,783 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,749 in 2024.
- +50%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $84,054 to $126,247, while the number of people paid went up from 1,192 to 1,783.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
Worth knowing about pay at Georgia Ports Authority
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +14.1%
People paid by Georgia Ports Authority in both 2024 and 2025 saw their pay change by a typical +14.1%. Typical pay across everyone paid changed +16.3%, as people joined and left.
Usual among the 27 other state agencies in Georgia in our data: +4.0%.
Compares the same people in both years, so new hires and leavers do not move it. Overtime and hours worked count too.
- +122%
Since 2016, total pay at Georgia Ports Authority went up 122% while the number of people paid went up 50%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Operator - Gct Containers | 691 | $126,898 | $109k – $146k | new |
| Crane Operator | 172 | $146,489 | $138k – $155k | ▲ 5.8% |
| Port Police Officer | 117 | $131,957 | $118k – $147k | ▲ 8.6% |
| Electronic Mechanical Technician | 63 | $158,034 | $143k – $182k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Equipment Operator - Arp | 46 | $101,427 | $95k – $125k | new |
| Operations Admin Coordinator - Gct Containers | 41 | $76,961 | $70k – $85k | new |
| Assistant Manager of Operations - Gct Containers | 37 | $90,301 | $81k – $97k | new |
| Protective Services Officer | 35 | $92,119 | $82k – $108k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Crane Mechanic | 33 | $124,360 | $98k – $142k | ▲ 13.1% |
| Mechanical Electrical Technician | 28 | $161,920 | $143k – $168k | ▲ 15.9% |
| Corporate Loss Control Manager | 26 | $89,804 | $63k – $114k | ▲ 9.6% |
| Yard Foreman - Gct Containers | 25 | $148,294 | $143k – $167k | new |
| Sergeant | 22 | $137,644 | $128k – $148k | ▲ 4.4% |
| EMT Foreman | 16 | $193,686 | $179k – $210k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Container Yard Manager - Gct | 12 | $118,163 | $110k – $122k | new |
| Maintenance Mechanic | 12 | $100,292 | $82k – $107k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Police Communications Officer | 11 | $115,451 | $107k – $121k | ▲ 12.6% |
| Cranes Dock Foreman | 10 | $168,171 | $152k – $185k | ▲ 9.3% |
| Lieutenant | 10 | $121,596 | $116k – $127k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Driver Operator* - Gct Containers | 10 | $102,761 | $98k – $137k | new |
| Operations Admin Supervisor - Gct Containers | 10 | $99,296 | $93k – $122k | new |
| Driver Operator - Gct Containers | 8 | $117,810 | $99k – $128k | new |
| Corporal | 8 | $113,444 | $103k – $122k | new |
| Electronic Mechanical Systems Technician | 8 | $70,648 | $67k – $75k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Assistant Manager of Operations - Cranes | 7 | $90,447 | $62k – $116k | new |
| Assistant Manager - Maintenance and Repair | 7 | $86,379 | $64k – $89k | ▲ 0.8% |
| General Manager of Container Operations | 6 | $164,573 | $135k – $175k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Senior Business Analyst | 6 | $124,540 | $121k – $130k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Equipment Operator - Brunswick | 6 | $98,905 | $98k – $100k | new |
| Assistant Manager of Operations - Ship Operations | 6 | $90,940 | $88k – $95k | new |
| Customer Experience Representative | 5 | $75,317 | $69k – $78k | new |
| Port Transport Officer | 5 | $68,606 | $66k – $70k | ▲ 2.9% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k16
- $10k – $30k30
- $30k – $50k43
- $50k – $70k86
- $70k – $90k163
- $90k – $110k273
- $110k – $150k756
- $150k or more416
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Georgia Ports Authority in 2025
- 1Griffith Vincent Patrick LynchPresident and Ceo$1,489,553▲ $103,882 vs 2024
- 2Edward MccarthyChief Operating Officer$714,056▲ $39,593 vs 2024
- 3Clifford Reagan PyronGpa Advisor$649,637▼ $23,821 vs 2024
- 4Flavio Ewbank Rodrigues BatistaChief Commercial Officer$581,603new in 2025
- 5James C MccurryChief Administrative Officer$532,362▲ $39,985 vs 2024
- 6Lise AltmanChief Human Resources Officer$476,541▲ $28,066 vs 2024
- 7William C SuttonChief Information Officer$447,121▼ $1,625 vs 2024
- 8Susan Elizabeth GardnerVice President of Operations$405,273▲ $13,271 vs 2024
- 9Thomas Hartin BoydChief Communications Officer$390,826▲ $92,859 vs 2024
- 10Robert Francis DooleyChief Financial Officer$383,705▲ $163,449 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Georgia Ports Authority employee make?
The typical employee was paid $126,247 in 2025: half of the 1,783 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $97,639 and $147,988.
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