Correctional Lieutenant II pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001085
- Class code
- 32001085
- Pay group
- NC09
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Lieutenant II is $41,206 to $72,113 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001085.
- 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 assisting in planning, supervising, and coordinating activities in a medium custody facility or institution. Employees serve as first-line supervisors of Correctional Sergeant II's. Employees may serve as Officer-in-Charge in absence of the Correctional Captain. Employees may assist with personnel actions, administrative affairs, and officers' work schedule and coordinate activities involving discipline, security, and the welfare of the inmate population. Employee's responsibilities are primarily custodial in nature serving as shift supervisor. This level is distinguished from Correctional Lieutenant I based on increased staffing totals, larger inmate population totals and the complexity of the facility operation which may include some restrictive housing. There are also more critical decisions because the inmates are more difficult to manage.
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 correctional facilities Thorough knowledge of the use and maintenance of firearms. Skilled in the performance of searches of persons, places, and objects. Skilled in emergency response procedures. 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 Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years six months of experience as a Correctional Sergeant, or two years of experience as a Correctional Sergeant II; 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.