Psychological Program Manager pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000657
- Class code
- 32000657
- Pay group
- MH20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Psychological Program Manager is $82,857 to $136,714 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000657.
- 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
Positions in this class have dual responsibility for providing direct psychological services at a high level of technical expertise as well as supervising a small program. Includes some planning, organizing, supervising and training responsibilities for a program component such as children services in a small county or a small county mental health center staffed with an average of 5 to 15 staff including 1 to 3 psychologists, or an area Correctional Mental Health and Diagnostic Center program. Employees serve as program experts in performing advanced testing, assessment, and treatment of complex behavioral, emotional, and learning disorders, independently. Approximately 50 percent of the work is administrative and supervisory in nature.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of policy/procedure development and complying with licensure/certification laws and regulations. Thorough knowledge of the theories and practices of the field of psychology including human behavior, learning, and development throughout the life span. Thorough knowledge of the range of special needs of the emotionally and socially distressed, learning disabled, handicapped, and disadvantaged and thorough knowledge of the causes and effects of atypical and disruptive behavior patterns. Thorough knowledge of the principles of therapeutic intervention, including interpretive therapy and behavior modification or curriculum design. General knowledge of psychological program plannin ...
Minimum qualifications
Eligibility for licensure in North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Psychology Practice Act (G.S. 90270)and two years of professional psychological experience, one of which must be postdoctoral. Refer to the law for specifics regarding experience requirements. <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.