Agricultural Research Manager pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000041
- Class code
- 32000041
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Agricultural Research Manager is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000041.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and supervisory work in planning and directing a research project or projects of a work unit within a Research Station or a Division. Work requires knowledge of research concepts, practices and procedures, laboratory operations, regulatory requirements, and planning and budgeting. The range of duties may include facility planning and maintenance, inventory control, purchasing, monitoring environmental risks and quality control, planning and scheduling work, determining staff assignments and training needs, and human resources management. Work may include other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of the scientific, experimental, and research theory applicable to the assigned program area. Knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of scientific research. Ability to plan, evaluate, and interpret research methods and data. Ability to supervise or oversee the work of others. Ability to perform statistical analysis and interpret data. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree related to the assigned program area and two years of general research experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.