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Correctional Asst Supt V pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32001047

$60,881 to $106,544 per year$60,881$106,544MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $83,712 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32001047
Pay group
NC17
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

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 assisting the Correctional Facility Administrator in the management and operations close-custody institutions with over 700 inmates and over 350 staff. Position supervises Correctional Captain III's and may supervise Correctional Assistant Superintendent III's in the largest close-custody institutions. Positions provide management oversight of restrictive housing units, including super-max, and control housing. Positions review inmates for placement, continuation, promotion and release from restrictive and controlled housing. A large variety of programs and services such as: medical, dental, and possibly mental health care and/or other programs such as chronic care are seen at this custody level. These institutions have increased numbers of incidents.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

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 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. Basic knowledge of human psychology applicable to an inmate population. Skill in motivating, coaching, and leading employees. Skil ...

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 High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and five years of experience at or above the Correctional Lieutenant level; 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.

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