Correctional Administrator II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001036
- Class code
- 32001036
- Pay group
- NC22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Administrator II is $75,925 to $148,054 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001036.
- 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
Work in this class involves planning, directing, and coordination of multiple correctional operations including custody, maintenance, administration, medical and programs. Positions are part of Adult Corrections prison management team. Employees are typically assigned to a regional district office and provide oversight and guidance to prisons located within their district/region. Employees may be located centrally and have oversight over multiple programmatic duties that affect prisons, such as: diagnostic services, security services, programmatic services, inmate classification, and inmate transfer. Employees participate in the long rang organizational planning of prisons, to include the development of new and revised policies and procedures. Employees actively monitor budget and operational costs and make recommendations to improve efficiencies while maintaining public safety.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of inmate custody and program management within a correctional setting. Thorough knowledge of inmate custody practices and procedures to include knowledge of inmate rehabilitation. Thorough knowledge of the principles of administration involved in operating a state correctional facility. Thorough knowledge of restrictive housing policies and procedures, including placement, continuation, promotion, and release from restrictive housing. Thorough knowledge of security threat groups. Thorough knowledge of effective management and supervision practices. Skill in motivating, coaching, and leading employees. Skill in effective verbal and written communication. Skill in writing, ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of supervisory, administrative, or consultative experience in corrections or related work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. <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.