CHARLOTTE, N.C. — From sheriffs to librarians to social workers, the average salary for employees of Mecklenburg County is close to $60,000.
County manager Dena Diorio is Mecklenburg County’s highest-paid employee, with an annual salary of about $344,000. She is followed by chief medical examiner Dr. Thomas Owens, county attorney Tyrone Wade, assistant county manager for sustainable communities Leslie Johnson and Meg Sullivan, medical director.
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The Charlotte Business Journal has compiled the salaries for almost 5,700 Mecklenburg County employees, 364 of whom make six figures. Check out the searchable database here.
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