Attorney V pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000131
- Class code
- 32000131
- Pay group
- LG10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Attorney V is $120,642 to $271,443 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000131.
- 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
Employees in this class independently perform the highest, most advanced legal support work for the State in a variety of specialized legal areas. Under minimal supervision, employees are assigned cases in state and federal courts of the highest significance, complexity, and time duration in areas such as civil, criminal, administrative law, and others. They issue legal opinions on questions of the highest sensitivity posed to the office of the Attorney General. At this level cases involve major state and federal constitutional issues, public policy concerns, or issues that may have extreme impact on economic conditions, natural resources, a wide segment of the general public which might include other states or even nationally. Cases may be significantly high profile or lack precedent-setting case law or statutory dynamics.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of case, statutory, regulatory, and common law. Thorough knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedures. Ability to conduct complex civil or criminal litigation in trial and appellate courts. Ability to interpret and apply laws, constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and court decisions. Ability to analyze facts, evidence, and legal instruments and ability to determine issues in various cases. Ability to express conclusions and arguments clearly and logically in oral and written form. Ability to analyze complex legal problems and render formal opinions and ability to creatively develop case strategy and tactics. Ability to establish and maint ...
Minimum qualifications
Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar and five years of progressively responsible professional legal experience. NOTE: GS 114-2 and 114-6 make it the duty of the Attorney General of NC to represent the State of North Carolina in all litigation unless another statute specifically states otherwise. <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.
Nearby classes in North Carolina
Attorney V in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $12,659 | $16,883 | $151,908 to $202,596 |
| Oklahoma | $73,241 | $312,578 | $73,241 to $312,578 |
| South Carolina | $113,016 | $214,710 | $113,016 to $214,710 |
| Texas | $112,047 | $189,499 | $112,047 to $189,499 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.