Community Development Planner I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000872
- Class code
- 32000872
- Pay group
- NC12
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Community Development Planner I is $47,703 to $83,479 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000872.
- 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 professional consultative work in the development and promotion of the planning and management assistance process for communities in a region of the State. Employees in this class analyze data on areas of concern and problems of local governmental units and develop proposals and technical plans to attempt to meet the needs of the individual communities to which assigned. Employees, working alone or with other planners and staff, explain plan components and assist the governmental units in implementing plans and working toward developing and implementing related planning or administrative structures, programs, and practices. Employees work with independence in assessing programs, determining strategies, and developing detailed planning components.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of analytical planning techniques applied in the collection and evaluation of community data and in the preparation of planning reports and recommendations. Working knowledge of technical planning methodologies. Working knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental administration, especially at the local level. Working knowledge of governmental programs and services pertinent to the planning and management assistance process. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form. Ability to coordinate work of a team of planners. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with State and local officials and the general public.
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in a planning curriculum or a field related to planning that includes planning courses from an appropriately accredited institution; or Master's degree in Public Administration, including planning courses from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree in a field related to planning from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of specifically related planning experience; or an 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.