Chief Deputy Attorney General pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000132
- Class code
- 32000132
- Pay group
- LG11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Chief Deputy Attorney General is $156,834 to $352,877 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000132.
- 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 and managerial work in directing legal support professionals provided to the state by the Attorney General's Office. Employee serves as the liaison between the legal staff and the Attorney General, provides legal advice and consultation to the Attorney General, and develops the policies of the Attorney General's Office. Employee oversees all legal services provided by the staff including the legal opinions rendered and the litigation conducted. Work includes coordinating all administrative and legal activities through the division directors who oversee the day-to-day operations of the areas. Employee may be directly involved in litigation or negotiations concerning issues of major importance to the State.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of case law, legal principles, statutes, rules, and regulations pertaining to the State and its agencies. Thorough knowledge of federal and state court procedures. Thorough knowledge of the principles of government, government administration, and personnel management. Ability to provide technical and administrative supervision of others. Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of attorneys in providing general legal services, trial preparation, and conducting litigation. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to creatively respond to unusual job demands.
Minimum qualifications
Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar and seven 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.