Which Raleigh city employees are highest paid? Browse our database here
The News & Observer publishes the salaries of public employees to improve government transparency, including state, university, county and municipal salary data.
An analysis of salaries paid by the City of Raleigh, the largest municipality in the Triangle, as of Aug. 31, 2021, shows the following:
- Raleigh employs about 3,800 people, from police officers to electricians and maintenance workers to engineers.
- The median salary is $57,167.
- The highest paid employee is the city manager, Marchell Adams-David, who earns $275,000 a year.
The top ten earners are listed below.
The complete searchable and sortable database is here.
This story was originally published October 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM.
David Raynor
The News & Observer