2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18A. School Personnel › Article 4. Salaries, Wages and Other Benefits › §18A-4-2. State Minimum Salaries for Teachers

(a) For school year 2023-2024, 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.
Doctorate
0
36,597
37,286
37,552
38,995
39,756
41,523
42,284
43,045
43,806
44,841
1
36,925
37,614
37,880
39,513
40,274
42,042
42,803
43,563
44,324
45,359
2
37,254
37,942
38,208
40,032
40,793
42,560
43,321
44,082
44,843
45,878
3
37,582
38,270
38,536
40,551
41,311
43,079
43,840
44,600
45,361
46,396
4
38,154
38,842
39,108
41,313
42,074
43,842
44,603
45,363
46,124
47,159
5
38,482
39,170
39,436
41,832
42,593
44,360
45,121
45,882
46,643
47,678
6
38,810
39,498
39,764
42,350
43,111
44,879
45,640
46,400
47,161
48,196
7
39,138
39,827
40,092
42,869
43,630
45,397
46,158
46,919
47,680
48,715
8
39,466
40,155
40,421
43,387
44,148
45,916
46,677
47,437
48,198
49,233
9
39,794
40,483
40,749
43,906
44,667
46,434
47,195
47,956
48,717
49,752
10
40,123
40,811
41,077
44,426
45,186
46,954
47,715
48,476
49,236
50,271
11
40,451
41,139
41,405
44,944
45,705
47,473
48,233
48,994
49,755
50,790
12
40,779
41,467
41,733
45,463
46,223
47,991
48,752
49,513
50,273
51,308
13
41,107
41,795
42,061
45,981
46,742
48,510
49,270
50,031
50,792
51,827
14
41,435
42,123
42,389
46,500
47,260
49,028
49,789
50,550
51,310
52,345
15
41,763
42,451
42,717
47,018
47,779
49,547
50,307
51,068
51,829
52,864
16
42,091
42,779
43,045
47,537
48,297
50,065
50,826
51,587
52,347
53,382
17
42,419
43,108
43,373
48,055
48,816
50,584
51,345
52,105
52,866
53,901
18
42,747
43,436
43,702
48,574
49,335
51,102
51,863
52,624
53,385
54,420
19
43,075
43,764
44,030
49,092
49,853
51,621
52,382
53,142
53,903
54,938
20
43,403
44,092
44,358
49,611
50,372
52,139
52,900
53,661
54,422
55,457
21
43,732
44,420
44,686
50,129
50,890
52,658
53,419
54,179
54,940
55,975
22
44,060
44,748
45,014
50,648
51,409
53,176
53,937
54,698
55,459
56,494
23
44,388
45,076
45,342
51,167
51,927
53,695
54,456
55,216
55,977
57,012
24
44,716
45,404
45,670
51,685
52,446
54,214
54,974
55,735
56,496
57,531
25
45,044
45,732
45,998
52,204
52,964
54,732
55,493
56,254
57,014
58,049
26
45,372
46,060
46,326
52,722
53,483
55,251
56,011
56,772
57,533
58,568
27
45,700
46,388
46,654
53,241
54,001
55,769
56,530
57,291
58,051
59,086
28
46,028
46,717
46,982
53,759
54,520
56,288
57,048
57,809
58,570
59,605
29
46,356
47,045
47,311
54,278
55,038
56,806
57,567
58,328
59,088
60,123
30
46,684
47,373
47,639
54,796
55,557
57,325
58,085
58,846
59,607
60,642
31
47,013
47,701
47,967
55,315
56,076
57,843
58,604
59,365
60,125
61,160
32
47,341
48,029
48,295
55,833
56,594
58,362
59,123
59,883
60,644
61,679
33
47,669
48,357
48,623
56,352
57,113
58,880
59,641
60,402
61,163
62,198
34
47,997
48,685
48,951
56,870
57,631
59,399
60,160
60,920
61,681
62,716
35
48,325
49,013
49,279
57,389
58,150
59,917
60,678
61,439
62,200
63,235
(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 teachers 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.