Code Official Supervisor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32002629
- Class code
- 32002629
- Pay group
- NC15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Code Official Supervisor is $55,221 to $96,639 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32002629.
- 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 12/2021.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves supervision of a minimum of three Code Official Trainees or Code Officials I. II. or III performing inspection activities based on mandated State of North Carolina Building Codes written for the inspection of State-owned facilities and structures, or inspection of factory-built structures for compliance with Federal and/or State building codes. The Enforcement of the North Carolina State Building code is outlined in NCGS 143-139. In section (b) of this statute, the general Oversight of the Code Officials throughout the state is given to the Commissioner of Insurance. To provide an assurance of competency of the inspectors, and to assist with the consistent application of the code throughout the state NCGS 143-151.13 establishes the Code Officials Qualification Board.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of North Carolina Code for all five trades (Building, Fire, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical). Working knowledge of state and/or federal rules and regulations for Disaster and Manufactured or Modular Structure Code Officials. Ability to independently conduct complex inspections for compliance with standards/codes Ability to establish and maintain effective work Ability to communicate concisely and effectively using various forms of communications including the production of clear and concise inspection reports. Ability to conduct training as necessary to various parties.
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) and 4 years as a Code Official for The Department of Insurance; or 4 years of building code enforcement experience as a supervisor, director or chief code official within a jurisdiction.
Special requirements
State Facility manufactured or modular, and Disaster Code Officials must possess or prequalify for ALL North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board Standard Certificates. These include a minimum of 2 of the Level III Certificates (Building, Fire, Electrical, and the remaining Certificates can be trades at any level (I or II).
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.