Budget and Compensation Changes
Changes in Budget and Faculty-Staff Compensation
Operating Funds
| Fiscal Year | Trustees Approved Budget | Percent Change | Compensation Increase | Classified Increase |
| 2020-21 | $653,100,000 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | $557,300,000 | -7.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | $600,700,000 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2017-18 | $554,300,000 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | $553,200,000 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | $541,500,000 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014-15* | $537,000,000 | --- | 2 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | --- | --- | 3.00i | 3.00i |
| 2012-13 | $334,984,000 | 4.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | $320,766,000 | 1.3 | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| 2010-11 | $316,730,000 | -1.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | $320,876,000 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | $304,240,000 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | $288,633,000 | -8.9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006-07 | $316,940,000 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005-06 | $303,228,000 | 1.9 | 3.00h | 3.00h |
| 2004-05 | $297,524,000 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2003-04 | $293,453,000 | 9.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | $267,139,000 | 3.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001-02 | $258,258,000 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000-01 | $244,130,000 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 4.25 |
| 1999-2000 | $229,340,000 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998-99 | $215,134,200 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 1997-98 | $201,245,874 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | $189,839,000 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995-96 | $176,692,000 | 8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 1994-95 | $163,586,000 | 6 | 6.0g | 6.0g |
| 1993-94 | $154,316,000 | 7.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | $143,769,000 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 1991-92 | $140,662,000 | 6.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990-91 | $132,214,000 | 8.1 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1989-90 | $122,325,000 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 5.7 |
| 1988-89 | $110,662,000 | 11.3 | 9.94f | 5.5 |
| 1987-88 | $99,460,000 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 1986-87 | $92,107,000 | 9.3 | 8 | 5 |
| 1985-86 | $84,760,000 | 9.6 | 8.65e | 4.5 |
| 1984-85 | $77,303,000 | 8.2 | 10.7d | -- |
| 1983-84 | $71,437,000 | 6.3 | 7.0c | 7.2 |
| 1982-83 | $67,216,000 | 13.6 | 10.0b | 8.9 |
| 1981-82 | $59,152,000 | 7.5 | 7 | 16.6 |
| 1980-81 | $55,012,000 | 18.5 | 11.5a | 3 |
| 1979-80 | $46,443,000 | 8.7 | 8 | 13.4 |
| 1978-79 | $42,736,000 | 8.6 | 8 | 9.7 |
| 1977-78 | $39,343,000 | -- | 6 | 3 |
*Conversion to an RCM budgeting model resulted in a significant change to the way university budget figures are represented. Beginning 2014-15, amounts shown for the Trustees Approved Budget include Athens Colleges & Schools and Academic Support.
| a. Raise pool for faculty and contract staff was 10 percent in July. Faculty received 3 percent increase in January. |
| b. Average raise pool was 9 percent with 1 percent market adjustment for selected units. |
| c. Assumes 3 percent step increase plus pay bill increase for each year. |
| d. Originally 7 1/2 percent but another 3 percent added and compounded because of early retirement buyout. |
| e. Originally 6 percent but on September 1 another 2 1/2 percent increase added and compounded. |
| f. Raise pool of 6 percent for all staff, plus 1 percent or $400 across-the-board for insurance cost containment, plus 2.94 percent equity adjustment for full and associate professors. |
| g. Raise pool of 6 percent compounded, i.e., 4 percent granted originally increased subsequently by another 2 percent. |
| h. Raise pool of 2 percent given in July, plus an additional 1 percent increase given in January. |
| i. Raise pool of 2 percent given in July, plus an additional 1 percent increase was given retroactively for meeting fall enrollment targets. |