Budget Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000248
- Class code
- 32000248
- Pay group
- NC25
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Budget Director is $89,596 to $201,593 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000248.
- 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
Positions in this classification function as part of the senior management team who utilizes technical, specialized skills to analyze/set budget parameters and strategic planning, organizing business functions, and quality assurance. Position is a principal budget/fiscal adviser for a complex and large State division or State agency. Positions use analytic techniques to identify policy issues and recommend changes based on the agency mission and objectives. Positions analyze budget needs or resources in concert with short and long-term business plans and recommend fiscal policy adjustments. They adapt budgetary guidelines and program standards to fit the needs of specific programs based on regulatory or other requirements. They also establish and maintain long range budget and policy plans.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and theories of accounting, auditing, budgeting or financial management and knowledge of trends and merging technologies/automation. Thorough knowledge of governmental finances, programs and institutional fund accounting. Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations applicable to the area of employment. Thorough knowledge of state governmental fiscal and budgetary processes. Thorough knowledge of office management and organizational concepts. Ability to manage and direct complex financial management systems. Ability to interpret and analyze financial data and reports. Ability to interpret complicated federal and state statutes, ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, accounting or related business area from appropriately accredited institution and five years of administrative experience involving participation in the planning and management of a business or governmental program; or equivalent combination of 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.