Network Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32002445
- Class code
- 32002445
- Pay group
- DT10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Network Specialist is $87,617 to $131,426 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32002445.
- 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 10/2021.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves serving as a technical mentor to all agency groups participating in the support of WAN/LAN, network security, and/or telecommunications services and performs elevated level troubleshooting of very technical and complex WAN/LAN, network security, or telecommunications systems. Employees provide highly skilled technical assistance to departments or agencies in network planning and troubleshooting. They act as a consultant to management and other state agencies in the review of policies, operations, controls, system development, and data communications. They work with Network Engineers and gather requirements and design customer solutions to meet their network needs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of new and evolving telecommunications technologies and determining their suitability and applicability to highly complex data networks Thorough knowledge of telecommunications network software and hardware and the full range of network system requirements. Ability to manage projects through implementation. Ability to analyze and design network systems using the application of electronic and communications principles, communications protocols, and network topologies. Thorough knowledge of telecommunications network concepts, architecture, protocols, transport systems, and communications hardware and software. Thorough knowledge of digital electronics, communications system ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT related field or related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of progressive experience in networking or a related field; or Associate degree in computer science or an IT related field or related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in networking or a related field; or High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and six years of networking related 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.