10% pay raises for police and firefighters
Charlotte's FY 2027 Budget includes a 10% pay raise for police officers and firefighters, framed as a public safety investment amid competition for qualified personnel. The measure was part of a broader budget package and passed with the full budget vote of 9-2 by City Council.
Should Charlotte provide 10% pay raises to police officers and firefighters?
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Sources
WBTV / Dalfred Jones — https://www.wbtv.com/2026/06/09/charlotte-city-council-approves-budget-after-months-debate-including-10-raise-police-fire
The vote was not unanimous but it sets spending priorities and pay changes for public safety and other city employees.
City Manager Marcus D. Jones — https://www.charlottenc.gov/City-News/Proposed-Fiscal-Year-2027-Budget-Invests-in-Public-Safety-Mobility
I am pleased to propose a balanced budget that not only invests in meeting the needs of our growing community with a specific focus in public safety.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Raise public safety pay even more than 10% and add new hiring incentives to fully staff departments.
- Support the 10% raise as essential to recruiting and retaining qualified police and fire personnel.
- Approve modest raises for public safety but link future increases to measurable performance outcomes.
- Limit raises to cost-of-living adjustments, equal to those given all other city employees.
- Oppose any pay raise that requires a property tax increase; find savings elsewhere first.