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SBI Special Agent in Charge pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32002701

$82,260 to $148,068 per year$82,260$148,068MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $115,164 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32002701
Pay group
SW11
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

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 serve as a district supervisor or as a specialty unit supervisor. Positions serving as district supervisors oversee field investigations performed within their assigned district. Positions coordinate all field investigations through subordinate personnel, maintain close relationships with other law enforcement agencies and manage the administrative affairs within the District Office. Work may include active participation in the more complex or unusual investigations. When requests for investigative assistance are received from other law enforcement agencies, this employee is responsible for developing the work plan, and assigning staff to specific assignments. Positions serving as specialty unit supervisors are responsible for supervising and overseeing specialty investigative units within the SBI.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Thorough knowledge of one or more specific areas of criminal investigation(s) Thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures, and practices used in the investigation of criminal offenses, and of the criminal laws of North Carolina and SBI organization and operation and of the organization, function, and responsibilities of other law enforcement agencies and the principles of securing and identifying a variety of crime related evidence Skill using firearms and tools and equipment involved in evidence Skill in supervising, coaching, mentoring, hiring, and disciplining employees Ability to oversee budget expenditures and future budgetary needs, and oversee and manage purchasing requests Skill in ...

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and six 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.

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