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Who are top earners among Mecklenburg County’s more than 6,700 employees?

Dena Diorio, the Mecklenburg County manager, sits at their seat during the commissioners meeting at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Monday, Dec. 5 in Charlotte, NC.
Dena Diorio, the Mecklenburg County manager, sits at their seat during the commissioners meeting at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Monday, Dec. 5 in Charlotte, NC. mholder@charlotteobserver.com

Here is how the salaries of full-time workers break down by the highest average salary-earning departments as of July 2024.

▪ The Office of the County Attorney, with 14 employees, pays a median salary of $128,000.

▪ The manager’s office, with 65 employees, pays a median salary of $104,000.

▪ Information and Technology Services, with 199 employees, pays a median salary of $113,000.

▪ Asset and Facility Management, with 51 employees, pays a median salary of $109,000.

Medians include interns and other temporary workers.

To see the top earners for the city of Charlotte, click here.

Gavin Off
The Charlotte Observer
Gavin Off was previously the Charlotte Observer’s data reporter, since 2011. He also worked as a data reporter at the Tulsa World and at Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C. His journalism, including his data analysis and reporting for the investigative series Big Poultry, won multiple national journalism awards.
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