Assistant State Auditor III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000236
- Class code
- 32000236
- Pay group
- NC21
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Assistant State Auditor III is $70,627 to $137,724 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000236.
- 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 03/2022.
What the state says the job is
Positions at this level are professional auditors or investigators who are assigned responsibilities for performing advanced level work which may include the most complex, specialized auditing/investigations of financial, programmatic functions, and/or systems. Positions independently examine and analyze risks, internal controls, complex source records and reports, programmatic data, financial statements and/or systems for accuracy, completeness and conformance to guidelines and regulations. These positions will justify and defend audit and investigative findings for unprecedented and controversial cases and serve as a technical resource for unique or unprecedented issues.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Ability to interpret and apply knowledge of complex laws, regulations, and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles, technical and professional standards, such as Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and serve as technical resource for unprecedented issues. Ability to develop and follow work plan, apply sampling techniques, design test procedures, and assist others in design. Ability to audit or investigate various complex financial, systems, and/or program information and confirm accuracy, integrity, and conformance to rules, regulations, and standards. Ability to identify substantive issues requiring research and analysis an ...
Minimum qualifications
Financial and Investigative: Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and 3 years of experience in auditing/accounting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Performance: Bachelor's degree with 12 semester hours in accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and 3 years of experience in auditing/accounting or program evaluation; 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.