Georgia · 2025 pay · 6 people
How much does a finance director make in Georgia?
$161,081typical pay for a finance director in 2025
$153,549 – $168,668what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where finance directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Stone Mountain Memorial Association1 person$162,245
- Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority1 person$170,809
- Department of Administrative Services1 person$151,426
- Atlanta Regional Commission1 person$216,560
- Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Regional Commission1 person$76,389
- Georgia Building Authority1 person$159,917
Highest-paid finance directors, 2025
- 1Kelly M SmithFinance Director · Atlanta Regional Commission$216,560
- 2Jamie MccarronFinance Director · Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority$170,809
- 3Edna J ZimmermanFinance Director · Stone Mountain Memorial Association$162,245
- 4Christopher Phillip StampsFinance Director · Georgia Building Authority$159,917
- 5Paulette L PettyFinance Director · Department of Administrative Services$151,426
Common questions
How much does a finance director make in Georgia?
The typical finance director was paid $161,081 in 2025; most earned between $153,549 and $168,668. This counts all 6 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Finance Director, at any level (for example "Finance Director"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this