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Correctional Captain II pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32001051

$45,431 to $79,504 per year$45,431$79,504MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $62,468 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32001051
Pay group
NC11
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

Employees in this class are involved in the planning, supervision, and coordination of activities in a medium-custody facility or institution and supervise Correctional Lieutenant II's. Employees follow security policies and procedures, perform on-the-job training, assign and supervise custody staff, and coordinate administrative affairs within the facility. Employees serve as shift supervisors of mid to large sized medium-custody prison facilities or institutions and may serve as an Officer-in-Charge. Positions are responsible for the daily management of off-site activities when inmates are in the community for extended periods of time. Positions supervise more employees than the Correctional Captain I and supervise inmates in facilities that may include restrictive housing. Positions typically report to a Correctional Assistant Superintendent.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Thorough knowledge of the methods and procedures of discipline and rehabilitation of inmates confined to a correctional facility or institution. Thorough knowledge of principles of administration involved in various functional activities in a correctional facility or institution. Thorough knowledge of the use and maintenance of firearms. Ability to plan, coordinate, and supervise the work of subordinate employees. Ability to think clearly and act quickly and efficiently in an emergency. Ability to prepare, review, and follow oral and written instructions.

Minimum qualifications

High school or General Education Development (GED) diploma and two years six months of experience as a Correctional Lieutenant, or two years of experience as a Correctional Lieutenant II; 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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