Business Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000251
- Class code
- 32000251
- Pay group
- NC22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Business Director is $75,925 to $148,054 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000251.
- 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 10/2023.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves managing the business and financial resources for a facility or division with numerous funding streams, or otherwise complex budgets. Employees perform a range of financial and business-related duties associated with specialized areas such as budgeting, auditing, purchasing, subrecipient monitoring, planning, facility management, and/or grants administration. Typical duties may include strategic planning, oversight for accounts reconciliation, maintenance and reporting of financial data, financial projections, and cash/receipts management. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal business standards and practices, policy interpretation, organization of work, and the supervision of professionals engaged in the review and analysis of the fiscal and business operations of the facility/division.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of budget and business practices, systems, tools, and laws / policies impacting the facility / division Intermediate knowledge of present accounting systems as well as modifications and expansion requirements Proven ability to make oral and written presentations reaching a variety of audiences Demonstrated ability in establishing financial / budgetary and administrative criteria for project funding and control Demonstrated ability in overseeing the work of a team of business professionals
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in business administration, public administration, or other discipline related to the area of assignment from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive administrative experience including supervising, planning, and managing a business or governmental program; or Bachelor's degree, in business administration, public administration, or other discipline related to the area of assignment from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive administrative experience including supervising, planning, and managing a business or governmental program; or 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.