Associate State School Superintendent pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001351
- Class code
- 32001351
- Pay group
- NC28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Associate State School Superintendent is $127,570 to $287,033 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001351.
- 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, policy-making work in directing the various and broad educational programs and services of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Employees serve as an Associate State School Superintendent over major program areas of the Department and are delegated responsibility for the general administration and management of each area. Employees in this class are relied upon by the State Superintendent and Chairman of the State Board of Education to assist in the execution of the state public school laws, and the policies, rules, and regulations of the State Board of Education in their assigned work areas. The positions supervise and direct professional staff in areas such as educational programming, instruction, assistance, testing, and monitoring; financial and school business services; and State Board of Education relations.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of modern theories and practices of education and school administration. Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations governing public education in North Carolina. Demonstrated ability to direct an extensive educational program area. Ability to delegate complex tasks to professional and office support staff. Ability to represent the State Department of Public Instruction and to interpret its program and its objectives to community groups, professional associates, legislative groups, and the public in an effective manner. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with federal officials, teachers, superintendents, education agency personnel, local b ...
Minimum qualifications
PhD or Ed.D in curriculum and instruction or education administration from an appropriately accredited institution and ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience in public education, or Master's degree in Business Administration or Public Administration from an appropriately accredited institution and ten years of progressively responsible financial leadership experience in public education, or an equivalent combination of related training 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.