SBI Agent pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000552
- Class code
- 32000552
- Pay group
- SW08
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for SBI Agent is $61,275 to $104,168 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000552.
- 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 06/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional law enforcement and investigative work involving violations of the criminal laws of North Carolina. Employees perform the full range of criminal investigative duties or specialized assignments within designated geographical areas and are responsible for providing technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies. Based on individual training and experience, responsibilities span from routine assignments to the coordination of highly complex, multi‑agency cases. Work ranges from conducting straightforward investigations, where employees ensure proper investigative and arrest procedures are followed, to handling cases requiring extensive analysis, evidence evaluation, and coordination across jurisdictions.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of the methods, procedures, and practices used in the investigation of criminal offenses to solve the more common types of crimes. Basic knowledge of the principles of securing and identifying the more common types of physical evidence. Ability to investigate a variety of criminal cases, to interpret and apply criminal laws of North Carolina in investigations, to make arrest, to prepare comprehensive and detailed reports pertaining to individual cases, to present effective court testimony, and to apply the principles, techniques, and procedures of modern criminal investigations. Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with local law enforcement agencies, federal i ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of law enforcement experience including the power to arrest; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Applicant must graduate from the next available SBI Academy upon hire and meet any other applicable NC state statutory standards for law enforcement officers. <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.