Georgia · 2025 pay · 372 people
How much does an IT professional make in Georgia?
$70,325typical pay for a IT professional in 2025
$60,772 – $84,998what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where IT professionals work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Georgia128 people$69,767
- Georgia Institute of Technology82 people$105,617
- Kennesaw State University47 people$61,672
- Augusta University35 people$62,400
- Georgia State University30 people$74,332
- University of West Georgia12 people$75,546
- Valdosta State University7 people$54,255
- University of North Georgia5 people$64,480
- Savannah State University4 people$46,511
- College of Coastal Georgia3 people$69,835
- Georgia Highlands College3 people$47,458
- Columbus State University3 people$63,834
- Fort Valley State University3 people$45,721
- Middle Georgia State University3 people$66,590
- Georgia Gwinnett College2 people$11,543
- Georgia Southern University2 people$78,624
- Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia1 person$130,737
- Clayton State University1 person$64,433
- Albany State University1 person$55,475
No employers match.
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- IT Professional (this page)$70,325 (everyone)
- Intermediate IT Professional$81,500 (everyone)
- IT Professional Lead$88,153 (everyone)
- Senior IT Professional$92,000 (everyone)
Highest-paid IT professionals, 2025
- 1Sumathi G HariharIT Professional · Georgia Institute of Technology$164,904
- 2Basil A CongroIT Professional · Georgia Institute of Technology$145,172
- 3Oksana S WaughIT Professional · Georgia Institute of Technology$144,100
- 4James D CochranIT Professional · Georgia Institute of Technology$140,000
- 5Earl S BarfieldIT Professional · Georgia Institute of Technology$139,670
Common questions
How much does an IT professional make in Georgia?
The typical IT professional was paid $70,325 in 2025; most earned between $60,772 and $84,998. This counts all 372 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is IT Professional, at any level (for example "IT Professional"). 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