City of Charlotte / City Attorney / Paralegal I
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
6 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $67,627, below the department median of $145,000.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 4,140 people — is $59,870. City Attorney pays a median base salary of $70,099 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 66th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants 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 City Attorney’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. City Attorney’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th 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 City Attorney is $70,099, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $70,099 ranks #5 of 25. See Paralegal across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegalroles 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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Paralegal I/City Attorney
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Nicole Bellamy works as a Paralegal I for City Attorney within Attor. Their status is full-time. Nicole earned $72,734 in 2026.
Paralegal I/City Attorney
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Melanie Epperson is a Paralegal I at City Attorney within Attor. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,135.
Paralegal I/City Attorney
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Jessica Brooks works as a Paralegal I for City Attorney within Attor. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $68,064 in 2026.
Paralegal I/City Attorney
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At City Attorney, Mary Isabell serves as a Paralegal I within Attor. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,189.
Paralegal I/City Attorney
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At City Attorney, Tamia Herbin serves as a Paralegal I within Attor. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,478.
Paralegal I/City Attorney
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Sarah Hollingsworth is a Paralegal I at City Attorney within Attor. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,478.