Georgia · 2025 pay · 72,547 people
How much are state government employees paid in Georgia?
$47,970typical pay for state government employees, 2025
$24,612 – $67,600what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 106 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year. Short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last.
- Department of Corrections8,905 people$50,123
- Departments of Family & Children Services8,684 people$41,899
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities5,179 people$44,070
- Department of Transportation4,783 people$49,925
- Department of Juvenile Justice3,690 people$42,802
- Department of Natural Resources3,358 people$33,476
- Department of Human Services3,109 people$45,085
- Department of Public Safety2,202 people$69,752
- Department of Community Supervision2,171 people$59,667
- Georgia Ports Authority1,783 people$126,247
- Department of Public Health1,544 people$57,442
- Department of Education1,394 people$65,741
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation1,215 people$71,514
- Department of Driver Services1,136 people$36,811
- Department of Revenue1,075 people$54,548
- Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency1,047 people$48,927
- Prosecuting Attorneys' Council1,030 people$71,349
- Georgia Public Defender Council1,030 people$63,670
- Department of Community Health983 people$59,280
- Department of Labor951 people$47,923
- Georgia World Congress Center Authority860 people$13,644
- Department of Early Care and Learning824 people$51,324
- Georgia General Assembly754 people$25,315
- Department of Agriculture687 people$46,720
- Georgia Forestry Commission679 people$51,889
- Superior Courts679 people$62,172
- Jekyll Island Authority664 people$7,150
- Department of Community Affairs626 people$59,280
- Secretary of State625 people$20,721
- Office of the Governor607 people$51,883
- Georgia Lottery Corporation419 people$67,045
- Department of Law400 people$66,779
- Department of Insurance397 people$54,080
- Department of Administrative Services321 people$66,560
- Department of Audits and Accounts295 people$80,168
- Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission289 people$22,600
- Atlanta Regional Commission273 people$78,037
- Georgia Technology Authority241 people$83,067
- Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia229 people$75,913
- Department of Economic Development207 people$60,640
- State Board of Pardons and Paroles202 people$48,862
- Georgia Correctional Industries Administration197 people$48,783
- Georgia Building Authority193 people$42,380
- Department of Veterans Service189 people$39,487
- Pioneer RESA179 people$30,864
- State Accounting Office174 people$63,614
- State Road and Tollway Authority145 people$56,766
- Northwest Georgia RESA137 people$23,517
- State Board of Workers' Compensation131 people$62,680
- Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission129 people$69,766
- Stone Mountain Memorial Association128 people$20,996
- Judicial Council123 people$64,179
- Employees' Retirement System of Georgia119 people$58,227
- Georgia Student Finance Commission119 people$55,777
- Court of Appeals117 people$125,405
- Coastal Georgia Regional Commission111 people$32,510
- Supreme Court111 people$85,271
- First District RESA110 people$40,826
- Three Rivers Regional Commission110 people$44,624
- Northeast Georgia RESA109 people$56,710
- Georgia Student Finance Authority105 people$26,834
- Department of Banking and Finance100 people$70,599
- Metropolitan RESA97 people$48,826
- Public Service Commission94 people$73,580
- Coastal Plains RESA86 people$7,218
- Southern Georgia Regional Commission66 people$48,797
- Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission63 people$49,184
- Heart of Georgia RESA63 people$39,276
- North Georgia RESA63 people$46,200
- Georgia Environmental Finance Authority55 people$78,324
- Chattahoochee Flint RESA52 people$61,887
- Central Savannah River Area RESA50 people$56,067
- Griffin RESA48 people$63,375
- Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority44 people$62,258
- Northeast Georgia Regional Commission42 people$61,782
- Middle Georgia Regional Commission41 people$59,475
- Okefenokee RESA41 people$52,861
- River Valley Regional Commission40 people$44,869
- Southwest Georgia RESA36 people$37,055
- Middle Georgia RESA34 people$55,012
- Georgia Mountains Regional Commission29 people$47,624
- West Georgia RESA27 people$69,368
- Office of State Treasurer22 people$107,578
- Georgia Seed Development Commission20 people$56,930
- Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Georgia19 people$49,317
- Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Regional Commission18 people$59,508
- Oconee RESA17 people$61,513
- Southwest Georgia Regional Commission17 people$54,525
- State Properties Commission15 people$79,500
- Georgia Development Authority14 people$42,457
- Subsequent Injury Trust Fund13 people$66,352
- Council of Juvenile Court Judges11 people$55,001
- Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund11 people$66,933
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts7 people$63,246
- Georgia Commission on the Holocaust7 people$7,775
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Milk4 people$44,925
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton3 people$59,308
- Georgia Aviation Authority2 people$90,077
- Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority2 people$153,048
- Agricultural Commodity Commission for Tobacco1 person$13,100
- Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia1 person$22,693
- Magistrates' Retirement Fund of Georgia1 person$13,200
- Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia1 person$24,000
- Department of Defense2,521 people$1,508
- Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority345 people$2,820
- Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority21 people$420
No employers match.
Other types of employer in Georgia
- Schools311,606 people$48,106
- Colleges and universities129,380 people$25,454
- State prisons and corrections15,165 people$50,346
- State transportation agencies7,893 people$54,767
- State health agencies7,706 people$47,101
- State environment and natural resources agencies5,951 people$36,301
- State police and public safety5,938 people$42,920
- State education agencies3,591 people$52,280
- State courts and legal offices3,522 people$68,070
- State revenue and finance agencies2,495 people$62,217
- State labor and workforce agencies2,142 people$48,905
- State economic development and housing agencies1,709 people$41,770
- State administration and technology agencies770 people$66,314
- State regulation and licensing agencies591 people$59,908
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State government. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this