SBI Criminal Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000557
- Class code
- 32000557
- Pay group
- SW08
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for SBI Criminal Specialist is $61,275 to $104,168 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000557.
- 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
Employees in this class are assigned to the more specialized or unique investigations within the SBI. Employees provide expertise and guidance on specific investigations (such as: unsolved murders, diversion investigations, drug awareness, special emergency response). Employees perform the highest level of investigative work involving interpretation and development of policies and procedures; planning, organizing and directing programs, services and/or task forces; analysis of criminal activities and determining case(s) involvement, case review, and performing specialized training. Employees typically do not supervise, but may lead specialized investigations and work with SBI Agents in the course of the investigation. Employees are responsible for the coordination and management of special investigations, services, or programs of statewide scope.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of methods, procedures, and practices used in investigations of all criminal offenses and possess training and experience recognized as an expert in a particular investigative area(s). Thorough knowledge of the specific type of criminal investigative work being performed. 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, interpreting and applying criminal laws of No ...
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.