GMU Salaries 2016-17: Report

FAIRFAX, VA — Inasmuch that George Mason University is based in one of the more wealthy locales in the Commonwealth, with accompanying cost-of-living considerations, many GMU employees have commensurate salaries. The Richmond Times-Dispatch obtained state employees’ names, job titles and salaries using Virginia's Freedom of Information statute, and George Mason is included.

According to figures obtained by the newspaper, GMU has average salaries of $76,839. For comparison, in Blacksburg, where the cost of living isn't nearly as steep, Virginia Tech has average salaries of $69,558. The highest-paid George Mason University employee is President Angel Cabrera at $683,717, although Tech President Timothy Sands is a bit higher at $770,850.

George Mason had 4,038 employees and a total payroll of $310,275,708.

For the sake of comparison, here's a look at the pay at other selected schools in Virginia:

• George Mason University in Fairfax had 4,038 employees with an average salary of $76,839. President Angel Cabrera made $683,717.
• The University of Virginia in Charlottesville had 7,927 employees with an average salary of $81,215. President Teresa Sullivan made $754,830.
• Virginia Tech in Blacksburg had 7,458 employees with an average salary of $69,558. President Timothy Sands made $770,850.
• James Madison University in Harrisonburg had 2,999 employees with an average salary of $58,926. President Jonathan Alger made $478,888.
• Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond had 5,965 employees with an average salary of $71,262. President Michael Rao made $875,284.
• The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg had 2,240 employees with an average salary of $71,905. President W. Taylor Reveley made $550,000.
• Old Dominion University in Norfolk had 2,471 employees with an average salary of $65,605. President John Broderick made $636,194.

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