SBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000556
- Class code
- 32000556
- Pay group
- SW10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for SBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge is $73,119 to $131,617 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000556.
- 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 08/2018.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class conduct criminal investigations within North Carolina, typically within an assigned geographic area. Investigations consist of major crimes including but not limited to: assaults, burglary, child abuse, financial crimes, homicides, robberies, sex offenses, and narcotics violations. Positions conduct and or coordinate complex/technical investigations which may include other law enforcement agencies. Positions provide testimony and evidence in court during prosecution. Investigations may involve allegations of misconduct by public officials, law enforcement officers, and judicial officials. Positions typically supervise SBI Agent I, II's, and III's.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of methods, procedures, and practices used in investigations of all criminal offenses, and of the principles of securing and identifying a variety of crime related evidence. Thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures, and practices used in the investigation of criminal offenses and of the criminal laws of North Carolina and of the State Bureau of Investigation organization and operations and of principles of securing and identifying a variety of crime related evidence. Skill in investigating a variety of complex criminal cases, to interpreting and applying criminal laws of North Carolina in investigations, making arrests, preparing comprehensive and detailed reports per ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of law enforcement experience that included having the power to arrest; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Applicant must have graduated from the SBI Academy or the next available SBI Academy after hiring and meet any other applicable North Carolina 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.