Forensic Toxicologist I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32006151
- Class code
- 32006151
- Pay group
- NC19
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Forensic Toxicologist I is $67,122 to $117,465 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32006151.
- 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 12/2025.
What the state says the job is
Positions serve as technical experts in lower-tier postmortem forensic toxicology laboratory testing. Positions develop and perform a variety of complex and advanced laboratory diagnostic work to identify the presence or extent of toxicity of drugs, environmental toxins, or synthetic toxic substances which may directly or indirectly cause death. Positions provide professional, diagnostic, and technical direction for laboratory assay method development, implementation, quality assurance, technical training, problem assessment, and routine maintenance of cutting-edge forensic toxicology techniques in a postmortem toxicology laboratory.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Intermediate knowledge of theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, physiology and pharmacology, biological science, drug interaction, toxicogenomics, biochemistry, toxicology, anatomy as well as the fundamental concepts of pharmacy, medicine, and law Intermediate knowledge of laboratory protocol, procedure, and techniques associated with medicolegal investigative principles for operations of analytical instrumentation Ability to interpret and apply analytical results on causes and manner of death according to professional standards and ethical practices Ability to maintain professional working relationships with forensic staff, law enforcement authorities, physicians, and attorneys in ...
Minimum qualifications
Doctorate degree in toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, or pharmacology with one year of experience in forensic toxicology or in a clinical chemistry laboratory; or Master's degree in toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, or pharmacology with at least three years of experience in forensic toxicology or in a clinical chemistry laboratory; or: Bachelor's degree in toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, or pharmacology chemistry with five 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.