UGA president: faculty, staff pay hikes will be permanent

University of Georgia president Jere Morehead tells faculty and staff the $5 thousand pay raises allocated by the Georgia legislature will, pending final approval from the state Board of Regents, be made permanent. Action from the Regents is anticipated at their next meeting next month. This year’s UGA pay raises were approved in the legislative session that ended earlier this week.

From UGA president Jere Morehead…

As noted in this March 29 memo, funds to make the $5,000 Cost of Living Adjustment pay increases permanent were included in the Governor’s FY 2023 budget recommendations. These increases needed to be approved by the General Assembly as part of the FY 2023 state budget and receive final approval by the Governor before becoming permanent.

We are pleased to share that the General Assembly supported the Governor’s recommendation to make these $5,000 pay increases permanent when it approved the FY 2023 state budget earlier this week. While the state budget is pending final approval by the Governor, the University of Georgia will reflect these increases as a permanent part of base compensation for eligible faculty and staff in the FY 2023 budget it will submit to the Board of Regents for approval next month. We remain deeply grateful to the Governor and the General Assembly for continuing to recognize the talent, hard work and dedication of our faculty and staff.

This webpage includes details of the COLA increases, including FAQ links. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact University Human Resources.

Again, we would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to every member of our university community for the work that you do to help the university fulfill its mission.

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