Which CMS employees make six-figure salaries?

The 22 highest-paid employees of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools oversee operations for the entire district. Twenty of those employees are paid a salary over $200,000, and the other two earn just under that mark.

2023: Who are Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ highest-paid employees?

Among those in the top spots for 2024 are Superintendent Crystal Hill, the district’s cabinet members, attorneys and department directors. In 2023, eight CMS employees earned over $200,000.

Eight senior high school principals are the highest-paid employees at individual schools, each earning $184,384. At this time last year, the highest-paid CMS principals earned $156,895. In total, the district’s 27 senior high school principals ranked among the top 100 highest-paid CMS employees with salaries ranging from $144,469 to $184,384.

For the entire district, 352 employees earned six-figure paychecks. That’s up from 263 employees in 2023.

For a database of over 11,000 annual employees of CMS, ranked by salary, see CBJ’s website here .