University of Georgia salaries in Athens, GA

Based on 102 certified H-1B filings by University of Georgia in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$63.5k–$105k
vs. all employers here+0%comparison median $80,000
Filings102FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,037 and $214,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,026
25th$63,455
50th (median)$80,000
75th$105,000
90th$135,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2022: median $67,500 (16 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (47 filings) FY2024: median $64,740 (34 filings) FY2025: median $71,651 (58 filings) FY2026: median $94,100 (44 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 47 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 58 filings FY25 FY2026: 44 filings FY26 58
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022$67,500$57,250$98,59016
FY2023$65,000$55,163$98,59047
FY2024$64,740$57,750$75,75034
FY2025$71,651$60,500$98,19358
FY2026$94,100$65,000$126,87544

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$63,50017
Biochemist$65,00011
Business Professortoo few9
Medical School Professortoo few9
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few7
Engineering Professortoo few7
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few5
Biology Professortoo few5
Microbiologisttoo few4
Architecture Teachertoo few4
Economics Professortoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few2
Biomedical Engineertoo few2
Civil Engineertoo few2
Food Scientisttoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Athens, GA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,000 78
Mid-level · Level II $74,464 21
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.