Physician Extender pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001315
- Class code
- 32001315
- Pay group
- MH21
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Physician Extender is $89,072 to $146,968 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001315.
- 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
This is professional work providing primary health care involving gathering medical history, conducting patient evaluations, making medical diagnoses, and prescribing medical treatment. Practitioners in this role have received specialized training. They provide a medical diagnosis, order therapy, other treatment and prescribe medications. Practitioners may be trained in a specialized area. Work is performed in state facilities, public health programs, correctional units and other clinic settings. Work is performed in collaboration with a physician.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of medicine and the techniques involved. Knowledge of biological, social, and psychological developmental processes at all ages. Knowledge of developments in the field of medicine. Skill in treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases and injuries. Ability to assess and interpret laboratory results, clinical data and information relative to the patient's condition. Ability to compile clear and concise notes for patient's charts and to make oral presentations of cases in medical conferences. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associate personnel, patients, and their families, and the general public.
Minimum qualifications
Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the North Carolina Medical Board or approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Medical Board. Special
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.