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Who are top earners among Union County’s more than 1,700 employees?

Which Union County public employee earns the most? See the table below.
Which Union County public employee earns the most? See the table below. dlaird@charlotteobserver.com

Here are the Union County departments with the highest average salaries as of March 2024.

The Office of Legal Counsel: $123,929.

The County Manager’s Office: $120,927

Tax Administration: $100,733

Human Resources: $88,243

Budget: $87,414

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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