Nurse Director I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000626
- Class code
- 32000626
- Pay group
- MH21
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Nurse Director I is $89,072 to $146,968 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000626.
- 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
Employees in this class are responsible for the direction, administration, and supervision of a specific system-wide program in Nursing Services such as education, infection control, performance improvement/risk management and recruitment. Employees have complete responsibility for independently planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating the quality of system-wide nursing care delivered through the organization. Employees in this class are usually members of the clinical management team. Work is performed under the general supervision of a higher level Nurse Director or a hospital/facility director.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of professional nursing theory, techniques, practices and procedures. Considerable knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations and accrediting agencies governing their specific program and/or agency/facility. Considerable knowledge of standards and practices regarding their specific programs and or agency/facility. Considerable knowledge of teaching methods applicable to in-service nursing training programs and of materials to be used in group discussions and demonstrations. Ability to independently assess, analyze, plan, direct, implement and evaluate delivery of nursing services. Ability to participate in program planning, policy-making, and the development ...
Minimum qualifications
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and five years of nursing experience, including three years of experience in the area of specialization. <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.