Georgia · 2025 pay · 172 people
How much does a nursing professional make in Georgia?
$80,366typical pay for a nursing professional in 2025
$61,742 – $94,403what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where nursing professionals work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Augusta University112 people$86,172
- University of Georgia26 people$64,108
- Georgia Military College6 people$25,825
- Dalton State College4 people$24,341
- University of North Georgia4 people$76,689
- Georgia Institute of Technology3 people$78,640
- University of West Georgia3 people$78,088
- Georgia College and State University3 people$78,500
- Albany State University2 people$64,480
- Georgia Southwestern State University1 person$63,236
- Georgia State University1 person$101,000
- Clayton State University1 person$5,880
- Georgia Gwinnett College1 person$98,782
- Valdosta State University1 person$397
- Middle Georgia State University1 person$82,862
- Savannah State University1 person$97,872
- Kennesaw State University1 person$4,284
- Gordon State College1 person$49,270
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Highest-paid nursing professionals, 2025
- 1Darrell Lynn RaganNursing Professional · Augusta University$270,040
- 2Allison Elsey JesterNursing Professional · Augusta University$244,220
- 3Rani MableNursing Professional · Augusta University$236,300
- 4Tamara PittmanNursing Professional · Augusta University$230,620
- 5Rebecca Greene KerkoNursing Professional · Augusta University$217,360
Common questions
How much does a nursing professional make in Georgia?
The typical nursing professional was paid $80,366 in 2025; most earned between $61,742 and $94,403. This counts all 172 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nursing Professional, at any level (for example "Nursing 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