Correctional Facility Administrator pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001068
- Class code
- 32001068
- Pay group
- NC21
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Facility Administrator is $70,627 to $137,724 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001068.
- 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 total operation of a large complex medium or close- custody institution which includes: custody, programs, food service, fiscal, training, human resources administration and maintenance. These facilities house the more specialized and most complex inmate population (e.g., youth, mental health, intensive management or a combination of these) or a large diversified transient population. This management role requires thorough knowledge and innovation related to the complexity in the medical and mental health mission, out-patient clinics and infirmaries. At this level there will be a greater variety of training needs such as: cell searches, use of stun shield; multilevel problem solving; higher level control devices and electronic security upkeep. At this level, employees may have all custody levels to manage.
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 four 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.