Deputy Director of Prisons pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001104
- Class code
- 32001104
- Pay group
- NC25
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Deputy Director of Prisons is $89,596 to $201,593 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001104.
- 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
This is administrative and managerial work assisting in directing the activities of a section of prisons. Work in this class involves planning, developing, implementing, analyzing and evaluating prison operations including inmate custody and security, correctional programs, human resources, budgeting, purchasing, facility maintenance, staff and inmate safety, and inmate issues and activities. Those inmate issues and activities include conditions of inmate confinement, inmate feeding, housing, clothing, medical, dental, mental health, education and vocational programs for all the State's prisons. The position in this position ensures consistency and accountability of prison operations through performance analysis, operational data reviews and operational audits. This position will also be involved with the planning of all prison expansions, closings, and/or consolidations.
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 security threat groups. Thorough knowledge of the principles of administration involved in operating a state correctional facility. Thorough knowledge of governmental processes, prison operations, and state policies and laws governing prisons and correctional programs. Working knowledge of budgeting procedures, accounting, and business management. Skill in motivating, coaching, and leading employees. Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of inmates, staff, publi ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Human Services, Public Administration, or related field from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of experience in prison administration, four of which must have been in programs or operations in a correctional setting; 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.