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City of Charlotte / Sws Operations-Collections / Apprentice

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Apprentice

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

6 employees hold this title in Sws Operations-Collections. Median total compensation for the role is $47,840, below the department median of $60,847.

Employees
6
Total payroll
$287K
Role median
$47,840
Agency median
$60,847
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Apprentice pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 1,500 people — is $42,670. Sws Operations-Collections pays a median base salary of $47,840 for this role, 12% above that figureabout the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Sws Operations-Collections sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$35,560
$37,170
$42,670
$47,080
$50,130
Sws Operations-Collections median · $47,840

The bar is the range of annual wages for Helpers--Electricians 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 Sws Operations-Collections’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 63,630 people — is $42,670. Sws Operations-Collections’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,020
$36,830
$42,670
$48,470
$58,340
Sws Operations-Collections median · $47,840

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 Sws Operations-Collections is $47,840, 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

This role across City of Charlotte

Apprentice is held in 5 City of Charlotte departments. In Sws Operations-Collections, the median of $47,840 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Apprentice role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Apprentice beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $49,920 ranks #3 of 4. See Apprentice across all of City of Charlotte

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Massachusetts
$70,121 · 7
New York City
$54,306 · 77
Metro Nashville
$13,052 · 28

Median total compensation for comparable Apprenticeroles 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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Ricky Britt

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,328
Year
2,026

Ricky Britt is a Apprentice at Sws Operations-Collections within Sw. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.

Jasiah Burris

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,329
Year
2,026

Jasiah Burris holds the role of Apprentice at Sws Operations-Collections within Sw. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,840.

Levi Toney

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,334
Year
2,026

Levi Toney is a Apprentice at Sws Operations-Collections within Sw. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.

John Washington

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,336
Year
2,026

At Sws Operations-Collections, John Washington serves as a Apprentice within Sw. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,840.

Zion Yeldell

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,338
Year
2,026

Zion Yeldell works as a Apprentice for Sws Operations-Collections within Sw. Their status is full-time. Zion earned $47,840 in 2026.

Lester Smith

Apprentice/Sws Operations-Collections

2026 total comp
$47,840
Sub-department
Sw
Base pay
$47,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,840
Hourly rate
$23
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
47840.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,333
Year
2,026

Lester Smith is a Apprentice at Sws Operations-Collections within Sw. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.