Deputy City Attorney

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $246,887, above the department median of $145,000.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $246.9K
Role median: $246,887
Agency median: $145,000
Comparison: Above

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Deputy City Attorney beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. See Deputy City Attorney across all of City of Charlotte →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$244,766 · 489

City of Las Vegas

$142,960 · 56

City of Milwaukee

$114,350 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy City Attorney 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

Employees with this title

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Lina James

Deputy City Attorney/City Attorney

2026 total comp

$246,887

Sub-department: Attor
Base pay: $246,887
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $246,887
Hourly rate: $119
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt: 246886.69
Quarter: 2
Record ID: 21
Year: 2,026

At City Attorney, Lina James serves as a Deputy City Attorney within Attor. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $246,887.