GCGovComp.app

City of Charlotte / Legal Analyst

Role across City of Charlotte

Legal Analyst

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 people hold the Legal Analyst role across 1 department in City of Charlotte, with a median total compensation of $86,767.

Employees
1
Median pay
$86,767
Departments
1
Cross-jurisdiction

Compared with the local labor market

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

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistantsabout 4,140 people is $59,870. City of Charlotte pays a median base salary of $86,767 for this role, 45% above that figureabout the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where City of Charlotte sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,160
$49,110
$59,870
$76,110
$99,530
City of Charlotte median · $86,767

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 of Charlotte’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 Assistantsabout 392,880 people is $62,890. City of Charlotte’s median base salary is 38% above that national figure, about the 80th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
City of Charlotte median · $86,767

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 of Charlotte is $86,767, 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

Legal Analyst pay in other jurisdictions

Where Legal Analysts are paid most

City of San Jose
$140,982 · 18
Minnesota
$73,797 · 35
California
$73,009 · 153

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Analyst roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.