ALE Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32003501
- Class code
- 32003501
- Pay group
- SW12
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for ALE Director is $92,543 to $166,576 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32003501.
- 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 04/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and managerial work in directing the daily operations of all programs assigned to Alcohol and Law Enforcement. Employee will oversee and manage all facets of the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division to include administration, operations, professional standards, and their related functions. Employee will oversee staff that provides enforcement and regulation for the control and regulation of the sale, transportation, consumption and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, tobacco, lottery, gambling, criminal laws and the administration of the bingo and game night programs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of State and Federal laws pertaining to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, controlled substances, and gambling. Thorough knowledge of modern principles and methods of investigation and law enforcement, including rules of evidence, use of technical equipment, laws of arrest and search and seizure. Thorough knowledge of all facets of ALE, including all related policies and procedures. Skill in budgetary oversight to include developing expansion budgets. Ability to lead, coach, mentor and if necessary, discipline subordinate staff. Ability to coordinate investigations with other law enforcement agencies. Ability to clearly communicate both orally and in writing and convey technica ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and considerable experience in law enforcement administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Certifiable as a Law Enforcement Officer by the North Carolina Education and Training Standards Commission of the NC Department of Justice. <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.