Correctional Associate Warden Operations pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001038
- Class code
- 32001038
- Pay group
- NC18
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Associate Warden Operations is $63,927 to $111,871 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001038.
- 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 responsibility for the management, supervision and administration of day-today custody and security operations at Central Prison or North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Both prison institutions house over 1000 inmates assigned to all three custody levels, minimum, medium, and close. Both institutions have restrictive and controlled housing. Furthermore, these two institutions both have death row, safe keepers, protective custody, mental health, pre-sentence diagnostic, long term segregation and maximum security inmates. Employees reports to the Correctional Deputy Warden.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of human psychology applicable to an inmate population Thorough knowledge of inmate custody and program management in correctional settings. 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 security threat groups. Thorough knowledge of effective management and supervision practices. Skill in motivating, coaching, and leading employees. Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of employees and inmates. Ability to think clearly and act appropriately during emergencies or other ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three 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.