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Who are top earners among Union County’s more than 1,500 employees?

The 25 best-paid Union County employees all make more than $145,000, data show. Search the highest-paid employees below.
The 25 best-paid Union County employees all make more than $145,000, data show. Search the highest-paid employees below. Union County

Union County general counsel Jason Kay and dentist Candace Crowe top the list of best-paid county employees, according to February data.

Kay earns some $255,000, and Crowe makes about $241,000.

Other top-paid employees include county managers, administrators and directors.

Below are Union County’s 25 highest earners as of February 2025.

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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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