W. Va. Code § 18A-4-2 — WV Code / Chapter 18A / Article 4 / Section 2
§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers.
Status: in_force

(a) For school year 2024-2025, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year.

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE Years Exp 4th Class 3rd Class 2nd Class A.B. A.B. 15 M.A. M.A. 15 M.A. 30 M.A. 45 Doctorate 0 39,057 39,746 40,012 41,455 42,216 43,983 44,744 45,505 46,266 47,301 1 39,385 40,074 40,340 41,973 42,734 44,502 45,263 46,023 46,784 47,819 2 39,714 40,402 40,668 42,492 43,253 45,020 45,781 46,542 47,303 48,338 3 40,042 40,730 40,996 43,011 43,771 45,539 46,300 47,060 47,821 48,856 4 40,614 41,302 41,568 43,773 44,534 46,302 47,063 47,823 48,584 49,619 5 40,942 41,630 41,896 44,292 45,053 46,820 47,581 48,342 49,103 50,138 6 41,270 41,958 42,224 44,810 45,571 47,339 48,100 48,860 49,621 50,656 7 41,598 42,287 42,552 45,329 46,090 47,857 48,618 49,379 50,140 51,175 8 41,926 42,615 42,881 45,847 46,608 48,376 49,137 49,897 50,658 51,693 9 42,254 42,943 43,209 46,366 47,127 48,894 49,655 50,416 51,177 52,212 10 42,583 43,271 43,537 46,886 47,646 49,414 50,175 50,936 51,696 52,731 11 42,911 43,599 43,865 47,404 48,165 49,933 50,693 51,454 52,215 53,250 12 43,239 43,927 44,193 47,923 48,683 50,451 51,212 51,973 52,733 53,768 13 43,567 44,255 44,521 48,441 49,202 50,970 51,730 52,491 53,252 54,287 14 43,895 44,583 44,849 48,960 49,720 51,488 52,249 53,010 53,770 54,805 15 44,223 44,911 45,177 49,478 50,239 52,007 52,767 53,528 54,289 55,324 16 44,551 45,239 45,505 49,997 50,757 52,525 53,286 54,047 54,807 55,842 17 44,879 45,568 45,833 50,515 51,276 53,044 53,805 54,565 55,326 56,361 18 45,207 45,896 46,162 51,034 51,795 53,562 54,323 55,084 55,845 56,880 19 45,535 46,224 46,490 51,552 52,313 54,081 54,842 55,602 56,363 57,398 20 45,863 46,552 46,818 52,071 52,832 54,599 55,360 56,121 56,882 57,917 21 46,192 46,880 47,146 52,589 53,350 55,118 55,879 56,639 57,400 58,435 22 46,520 47,208 47,474 53,108 53,869 55,636 56,397 57,158 57,919 58,954 23 46,848 47,536 47,802 53,627 54,387 56,155 56,916 57,676 58,437 59,472 24 47,176 47,864 48,130 54,145 54,906 56,674 57,434 58,195 58,956 59,991 25 47,504 48,192 48,458 54,664 55,424 57,192 57,953 58,714 59,474 60,509 26 47,832 48,520 48,786 55,182 55,943 57,711 58,471 59,232 59,993 61,028 27 48,160 48,848 49,114 55,701 56,461 58,229 58,990 59,751 60,511 61,546 28 48,488 49,177 49,442 56,219 56,980 58,748 59,508 60,269 61,030 62,065 29 48,816 49,505 49,771 56,738 57,498 59,266 60,027 60,788 61,548 62,583 30 49,144 49,833 50,099 57,256 58,017 59,785 60,545 61,306 62,067 63,102 31 49,473 50,161 50,427 57,775 58,536 60,303 61,064 61,825 62,585 63,620 32 49,801 50,489 50,755 58,293 59,054 60,822 61,583 62,343 63,104 64,139 33 50,129 50,817 51,083 58,812 59,573 61,340 62,101 62,862 63,623 64,658 34 50,457 51,145 51,411 59,330 60,091 61,859 62,620 63,380 64,141 65,176 35 50,785 51,473 51,739 59,849 60,610 62,377 63,138 63,899 64,660 65,695

(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

(c) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher providing math instruction in the teacher’s certified area of study for at least 60 percent of the time the teacher is providing instruction to students shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided , That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.

(d) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher certified in special education and employed as a full-time special education teacher, as defined by the State Superintendent, shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided , That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.

(e) In accordance with §18A-4-5 of this code, each teacher shall be paid the supplement amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:

(1) For "4th Class" at zero years of experience, $1,781. An additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(2) For "3rd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,796. An additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(3) For "2nd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,877. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(4) For "A.B." at zero years of experience, $2,360. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(5) For "A.B. 15" at zero years of experience, $2,452. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(6) For "M.A." at zero years of experience, $2,644. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(7) For "M.A. 15" at zero years of experience, $2,740. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(8) For "M.A. 30" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(9) For "M.A. 45" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience; and

(10) For "Doctorate" at zero years of experience, $2,927. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience.

These payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.