Medicolegal Death Investigator I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000526
- Class code
- 32000526
- Pay group
- MH13
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Medicolegal Death Investigator I is $55,490 to $83,235 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000526.
- 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
Work in this class involves a variety of staff support activities for the pathologists in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and the statewide Medical Examiner System. Positions provide support to OCME pathologists through medicolegal death investigation and facilitate communication with law enforcement and other outside agencies. They take incoming calls reporting new cases and determine jurisdictional authority and case disposition. Positions perform death scene investigations, collect evidence from decedents, and gather reports from a variety of agencies to supplement external examinations and autopsy reports regarding the cause and manner of death.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques required in the performance of medicolegal death investigations Basic knowledge of statutes, rules, policies and procedures related to medicolegal death investigations Basic knowledge of and ability to understand and interpret medical and forensic terminology, rules regarding evidence, and the ability to maintain a legally defensible chain of custody Basic knowledge and awareness of various hazards associated with possible scene investigations, including physical, chemical, biological hazards and exposure Ability to obtain and record the information needed for the adequate evaluation of death of medicolegal significance, analyze fac ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in science (biology, chemistry, nursing, anthropology, forensic sciences, biochemistry, or related sciences field), or criminal justice from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of medicolegal death investigation experience or specialized (e.g., unidentified decedent, etc.) experience; 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.
Nearby classes in North Carolina
Medicolegal Death Investigator I in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $27.34 | $38.34 | $56,867 to $79,747 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.