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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Of Mecklenburg County's more than 5,600 employees, 325 make six-figure salaries, according to CBJ research.
County Manager Dena Diorio is Mecklenburg County's highest-paid employee, with an annual salary of about $327,000. She is followed by chief medical examiner Dr. Thomas Owens, county attorney Tyrone Wade, assistant county manager for sustainable communities Leslie Johnson, and Lee Keesler, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's CEO.
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From sheriffs to librarians to social workers, the average salary is close to $58,000.
Search for the annual salaries of 5,606 regular and temporary employees of Mecklenburg County in this database here.
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