Who are Mecklenburg County’s highest-paid employees?

CHARLOTTE — From sheriffs to attorneys to IT managers, the median annual salary for Mecklenburg County employees is $59,367. But, of the more than 6,000 people who work for the county, over 450 are bringing home six figures.

County Manager Dena Diorio is Mecklenburg’s highest-paid executive, with an annual base salary of about $380,000. Mecklenburg County commissioners voted in September to give Diorio a 7% salary increase for fiscal 2022 as well as a performance bonus. Her base salary increased to $379,479 this year, up from $354,653 in 2021.

Mecklenburg County employees received a 5% across-the-board salary increase in the fiscal 2023 budget.

Diorio is followed in the ranking by chief forensic pathologist Dr. Thomas Owens, county attorney Tyrone Wade, deputy county manager for sustainable communities Leslie Johnson and deputy county manager/chief of staff Derrick Ramos.

Check out all of Mecklenburg County’s biggest salaries in CBJ’s searchable database here.

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