Research Historian Supervisor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000721
- Class code
- 32000721
- Pay group
- NC12
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Research Historian Supervisor is $47,703 to $83,479 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000721.
- 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 12/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and managerial work in directing the projects and activities of the unit of professionals that provides historical research. The position oversees the research of the other professionals in the unit and performs the research for the more sensitive inquiries referred to them by the director. Work involves the establishment of standards for research and documentation by the unit, coordination of project needs with administrators of the sections in the division, and the establishment and development of communications between researchers to promote and further discussions of research sources and findings.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of North Carolina and American history Thorough knowledge of primary and secondary reference sources and historical materials, laws, legislative journals, and documents of the state of North Carolina and the use of such materials Ability to gather and document historical facts, analyze, and verify their importance and significance Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form Ability to direct and supervise other professional researchers Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in history from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of progressive experience in a historical agency that has included significant research experience; or Bachelor's degree in history from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive experience in a historical agency that has included significant research 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.