Chief Medical Examiner pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001300
- Class code
- 32001300
- Pay group
- MH28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Chief Medical Examiner is $195,639 to $391,279 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001300.
- 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 highly professional and responsible work directing the statewide medical examiner system. Employee plans and coordinates a comprehensive medicolegal investigative program for determining the cause and manner of sudden, violent, suspicious, and unnatural death. Work involves the enforcement of and compliance with North Carolina statutes and the rules and regulations established for the medical examiner system by the North Carolina Public Health Commission. Work includes establishing policies and procedures to ensure the efficient operation of the medical examiner system; supervising county medical examiners and regional autopsy services and providing technical assistance to other professional groups and the North Carolina General Assembly in enacting or revising statutes.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, literature, and developments in the fields of pathological anatomy and forensic pathology. Extensive knowledge of the procedures involved in detecting, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting manifestations and symptoms of physical conditions from pathologic examinations. Extensive knowledge of the diversified specialized equipment, instruments, and materials required in all phases of pathology. Thorough knowledge of legal medicine and the ability to make medicolegal interpretations. Thorough knowledge of practices in laboratory investigation. Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of general medicine and surgery. Extensive kn ...
Minimum qualifications
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina, certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology and four years of progressively responsible experience in forensic pathology, forensic research, criminal justice, public health or related management experience. Special
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
Chief Medical Examiner in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $261,742 | $387,378 | $261,742 to $387,378 |
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.