Policy Development Analyst III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32004527
- Class code
- 32004527
- Pay group
- NC20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Policy Development Analyst III is $70,478 to $123,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32004527.
- 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 12/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional policy development work within an agency. Positions in this class advise on a variety of complex initiatives. Positions may be responsible for planning and executing the agency's policy operations, partnering with appropriate managers and staff to track policy deliverables, develop strategy, and shepherd proposals. Positions conduct in-depth research, analyses, evaluations, and develop agency and state policies, procedures, regulatory and legislative proposals. Positions establish and maintain close contacts with agency management, legislative committees, individual legislators, fiscal research staff, public officials, management from other state agencies, federal agencies, and advocates and stakeholders to assure full communication of ideas, interests and purposes.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of policy analysis, legislative practices and research and evaluation techniques.. Considerable knowledge of state and federal policies related to area of assignment. Ability to collect and analyze data and information, ability to conduct and report analyses and ability to conduct independent research. Ability to analyze, interpret, and assess the impact of regulations, procedures, and legislative proposals. Ability to exercise judgement and discretion in establishing, applying, and interpreting policies and procedures. Ability to identify, recognize and resolve problems that are unprecedented and have broad impact Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree related to the program assigned from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in policy implementation; or Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in policy development and implementation; 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.