Research Historian pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000720
- Class code
- 32000720
- Pay group
- NC09
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Research Historian is $41,206 to $72,113 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000720.
- 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 professional work in providing historical research services. Under the general supervision of the research unit supervisor or the section administrator, employees perform research activities for specific projects for the sections of the division, topics defined by the division's administration, the historical marker program, or individual requests from other state agencies or the general public. These roles document findings and develop guides and indexes for future referral and responses to inquiries. Positions perform related duties as required. Research for the sections may be for a particular event, period of time, historic site or property, or general topics involving social and political impacts or trends in the state.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of North Carolina and American history Considerable knowledge of primary and secondary reference sources and historical materials, laws, legislative journals, arid documents of the state of North Carolina and the use of such materials Ability to gather historical facts, analyze, and verify their importance and significance, and to document them Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in history from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of progressive experience in a historical agency that has included research experience; or Bachelor's degree in history from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in a historical agency that has included 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.