Forensic Pathologist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001307
- Class code
- 32001307
- Pay group
- MH28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Forensic Pathologist is $195,639 to $391,279 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001307.
- 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 12/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized professional medical work in the determination of the circumstances and facts of certain types of death in North Carolina to determine their cause and manner. Employees are responsible for developing, maintaining, advancing, and carrying out the medical examiner system as provided for by General Statute 130, Article 21, and by the approved rules and regulations endorsed by the North Carolina Public Health Commission. Work is of a diagnostic nature in terms of death investigation and autopsy and requires utilization of acute skills in determining causes of death. Employees have significant contact with families and a variety of governmental agencies, hospitals, physicians, and others in the conduct of individual cases.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, literature, and developments in the field of anatomical pathology. Thorough knowledge of the diversified specialized equipment, instruments, and materials required in all phases of pathology. Thorough knowledge of procedures involved in detecting, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting manifestations and symptoms of physical conditions from pathological examinations. Knowledge of the principles, practices, literature, and developments in the field of forensic medicine. Ability to maintain confidentiality to sensitive causes of death. Detailed knowledge in the specialized field of forensic pathology and skills in anatomical pathology. Abil ...
Minimum qualifications
Eligible to obtain license to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina, board eligible/certified in Anatomic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology, and board eligible/certified in Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. <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.