Social Research Manager I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000908
- Class code
- 32000908
- Pay group
- NC19
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Social Research Manager I is $67,122 to $117,465 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000908.
- 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
This is managerial and supervisory work with responsibilities for all activities and staff necessary to coordinate social research projects and programs in state agencies, including, behavioral, economic, educational, public health/medical, public policy, sociology, and closely related areas. Work is completed to support research or develop public programs and policies. Positions at this level serve as supervisors over sections of agency wide research projects and/or programs with staff and report to a higher level program manager, Research/Project Directors, or Social Research Executive. The range of duties includes, but is not limited to: project/program administration; organizing and planning work operations; human resources management; communication; reporting; and related business and administrative responsibilities. Positions supervise research staff.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of social research concepts, practices, and procedures; project/program requirements; planning and evaluation. Working knowledge of methods and techniques used in gathering, editing, analyzing, interpreting and reporting social, educational, or economic information. Working knowledge of statistical principles and techniques used in collecting, interpreting, and reporting numerical data. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in a discipline related to the work assigned to the position from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the work assigned to the position from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of research/analysis 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.