RALEIGH — The Charlotte Business Journal has compiled the annual salaries for the more than 49,000 North Carolina state government employees paid over $42,000 per year. Over 190 of those employees earn $200,000 or more.
From psychiatrists to investment managers to transportation engineers, the state’s median salary for 62,990 full-time, permanent employees is $52,875.
Among all state employees, 193 earn $200,000 or more. The state’s highest-paid employee is Jeff Cox, N.C. Community College System president, with a base salary of $350,000. Cox’s appointment to the position in April marked the conclusion of a nearly year-long search. He is the fourth community college system president in seven years.
Over 80% of the state employees who earned more than $200,000 work in the health, medical and mental health fields.
See more of the top-paid state employees and use the searchable database here.
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