Deputy Chief Medical Examiner pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001305
- Class code
- 32001305
- Pay group
- MH28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Deputy Chief Medical Examiner is $195,639 to $391,279 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001305.
- 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 10/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized professional medical work providing administrative and pathological assistance to the Chief Medical Examiner. Work involves directing the activities of all professional and technical personnel engaged in determining the cause and manner of death in cases of a violent, sudden, or otherwise suspicious nature. The position acts as head of the Pathology Branch in the Chief Medical Examiner's office and assumes the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner in their absence. Position supervises assigned program areas and staff. Work requires performing autopsies, medicolegal interpretations of findings, and testifying in court on autopsy results. Assignments are analytical in nature and are carried out in accordance with departmental management and policy direction.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, literature, and developments in the fields of pathological anatomy and forensic pathology Thorough knowledge of the diversified specialized equipment, instruments, and materials required in all phases of pathology Thorough knowledge of microscopy, toxicology, ballistics, and investigative techniques as they relate to forensic medicine Intermediate knowledge of practices in laboratory investigation Intermediate knowledge of the principles and practices of general medicine and surgery Ability to communicate with empathy, tact, and diplomacy Ability to provide continuous, non-routine analytical decisions and interpretations Thorough knowledge of ...
Minimum qualifications
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina, board certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology and two years of experience in forensic medicine. <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.