CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Business Journal has compiled the annual salaries for more than 86,000 North Carolina state government employees, over 100 of whom make more than $200,000.
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From medical directors to investment managers, the state’s average salary was $48,813 in August. That average takes into account salary information for 68,363 employees who made more than $25,000.
Of those, 102 made $200,000 or more, and the state’s highest-paid employee made nearly $300,000. Larry Wheeler, director of the N.C. Museum of Art, announced last year that he is retiring in November. His current salary is $295,788.
Use CBJ's database to search by last name or agency for any state employee — or leave the fields blank and click "search" to see the full list ranked by salary in August.
There’s also a ranking of the top 50 highest-paid North Carolina state employees.
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