Here are the 500 best-paid employees in Miami-Dade’s county government

On the top end of Miami-Dade County’s payroll, lawyers tip the scales.

Employees from the County Attorney’s Office dominate the Top 20 list of best-paid workers in Miami-Dade’s government, a sprawling bureaucracy that includes Miami International Airport, PortMiami, the county police force, Zoo Miami, and other agencies. With more than 25,000 employees, county government is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade, behind the school system.

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Below you’ll find an interactive ranking of the county government’s 500 best-paid workers, culled from 2015 payroll data. At the top of the list: County Attorney Abigail Price-Williams, who took over the top lawyer job last year after Robert Cuevas (No. 6 on the list) retired. At year’s end, Price-Williams’ earnings topped $347,000.

This story was originally published September 19, 2016 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Here are the 500 best-paid employees in Miami-Dade’s county government."