City of Charlotte / Air Operations / Locksmith
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in Air Operations. Median total compensation for the role is $84,167, above the department median of $62,358.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers — about 140 people — is $45,370. Air Operations pays a median base salary of $84,167 for this role, 86% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Air Operations’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers — about 15,040 people — is $51,320. Air Operations’s median base salary is 64% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Air Operations is $84,167, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Locksmith is held in 2 City of Charlotte departments. In Air Operations, the median of $84,167 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Locksmith role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $83,678 ranks #5 of 12. See Locksmith across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Locksmith roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Locksmith/Air Operations
Source-specific fields
At Air Operations, Robert Brooks serves as a Locksmith within Avia. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,634.
Locksmith/Air Operations
Source-specific fields
Darryl Campagna is a Locksmith at Air Operations within Avia. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $84,718.
Locksmith/Air Operations
Source-specific fields
Marks Ryan holds the role of Locksmith at Air Operations within Avia. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,616.
Locksmith/Air Operations
Source-specific fields
At Air Operations, Dallas Van Leeuwen serves as a Locksmith within Avia. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,010.