CHARLOTTE — From sheriffs to attorneys to IT managers, the median annual salary of Mecklenburg County workers is $59,759.
There are more than 6,400 county employees, nearly 500 of whom make six figures. The data is current as of July.
County Manager Dena Diorio is Mecklenburg’s highest-paid executive, with an annual base salary of $398,453. That figure is a 5% increase over Diorio’s base salary of $379,479 in fiscal 2023.
On June 6, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Mecklenburg County’s budget for fiscal 2024. The budget included $68.7 million, or 44% of the total increase, for workforce investments. Mecklenburg County employees received a 3% across-the-board salary increase in the fiscal 2024 budget.
The full list of Mecklenburg County’s highest-paid employees and searchable database can be found here.
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