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

(a) For school year 2022-2023, 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.
Doc-torate
0
34,297
34,986
35,252
36,695
37,456
39,223
39,984
40,745
41,506
42,541
1
34,625
35,314
35,580
37,213
37,974
39,742
40,503
41,263
42,024
43,059
2
34,954
35,642
35,908
37,732
38,493
40,260
41,021
41,782
42,543
43,578
3
35,282
35,970
36,236
38,251
39,011
40,779
41,540
42,300
43,061
44,096
4
35,854
36,542
36,808
39,013
39,774
41,542
42,303
43,063
43,824
44,859
5
36,182
36,870
37,136
39,532
40,293
42,060
42,821
43,582
44,343
45,378
6
36,510
37,198
37,464
40,050
40,811
42,579
43,340
44,100
44,861
45,896
7
36,838
37,527
37,792
40,569
41,330
43,097
43,858
44,619
45,380
46,415
8
37,166
37,855
38,121
41,087
41,848
43,616
44,377
45,137
45,898
46,933
9
37,494
38,183
38,449
41,606
42,367
44,134
44,895
45,656
46,417
47,452
10
37,823
38,511
38,777
42,126
42,886
44,654
45,415
46,176
46,936
47,971
11
38,151
38,839
39,105
42,644
43,405
45,173
45,933
46,694
47,455
48,490
12
38,479
39,167
39,433
43,163
43,923
45,691
46,452
47,213
47,973
49,008
13
38,807
39,495
39,761
43,681
44,442
46,210
46,970
47,731
48,492
49,527
14
39,135
39,823
40,089
44,200
44,960
46,728
47,489
48,250
49,010
50,045
15
39,463
40,151
40,417
44,718
45,479
47,247
48,007
48,768
49,529
50,564
16
39,791
40,479
40,745
45,237
45,997
47,765
48,526
49,287
50,047
51,082
17
40,119
40,808
41,073
45,755
46,516
48,284
49,045
49,805
50,566
51,601
18
40,447
41,136
41,402
46,274
47,035
48,802
49,563
50,324
51,085
52,120
19
40,775
41,464
41,730
46,792
47,553
49,321
50,082
50,842
51,603
52,638
20
41,103
41,792
42,058
47,311
48,072
49,839
50,600
51,361
52,122
53,157
21
41,432
42,120
42,386
47,829
48,590
50,358
51,119
51,879
52,640
53,675
22
41,760
42,448
42,714
48,348
49,109
50,876
51,637
52,398
53,159
54,194
23
42,088
42,776
43,042
48,867
49,627
51,395
52,156
52,916
53,677
54,712
24
42,416
43,104
43,370
49,385
50,146
51,914
52,674
53,435
54,196
55,231
25
42,744
43,432
43,698
49,904
50,664
52,432
53,193
53,954
54,714
55,749
26
43,072
43,760
44,026
50,422
51,183
52,951
53,711
54,472
55,233
56,268
27
43,400
44,088
44,354
50,941
51,701
53,469
54,230
54,991
55,751
56,786
28
43,728
44,417
44,682
51,459
52,220
53,988
54,748
55,509
56,270
57,305
29
44,056
44,745
45,011
51,978
52,738
54,506
55,267
56,028
56,788
57,823
30
44,384
45,073
45,339
52,496
53,257
55,025
55,785
56,546
57,307
58,342
31
44,713
45,401
45,667
53,015
53,776
55,543
56,304
57,065
57,825
58,860
32
45,041
45,729
45,995
53,533
54,294
56,062
56,823
57,583
58,344
59,379
33
45,369
46,057
46,323
54,052
54,813
56,580
57,341
58,102
58,863
59,898
34
45,697
46,385
46,651
54,570
55,331
57,099
57,860
58,620
59,381
60,416
35
46,025
46,713
46,979
55,089
55,850
57,617
58,378
59,139
59,900
60,935
(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 (b) 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.