Deputy Chief Toxicologist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32005378
- Class code
- 32005378
- Pay group
- NC23
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Deputy Chief Toxicologist is $81,620 to $159,158 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32005378.
- 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 02/2024.
What the state says the job is
The position functions as Toxicology Operations Director supervising a staff of toxicologists, analytical chemists, and chemical technicians in performing an extensive range of chemical and physical analyses to discover, isolate, and identify the presence or extent of toxicity of drugs, environmental toxins, or synthetic toxic substances which may directly or indirectly cause death. This is advanced professional and technical work involving the development and maintenance of a toxicological program designed to support the Chief Medical Examiner's Office through the discovery of primary and secondary causes of unattended, accidental, or homicidal death. This is specialized professional medical work providing administrative and toxicological assistance to the Chief Toxicologist.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practice and current developments in the field of forensic toxicology Thorough knowledge of theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, physiology and pharmacology, biological science, drug interaction and toxicogenomics; laboratory protocol, procedure, and techniques associated with medicolegal investigative work; principles of operation of analytical instrumentation Ability to organize and coordinate the operations of an analytical laboratory administratively and technically Ability to interpret and relate analytical results on causes and manner of death according to professional standards and ethical practices Ability to initiate and maintain prof ...
Minimum qualifications
Doctorate degree in toxicology, biochemistry, or pharmacology with four years of experience in forensic toxicology; or Master's degree in chemistry with at least six years of experience in forensic toxicology, a medical examiner system, or in a clinical chemistry laboratory; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <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.