W. Va. Code § 18A-4-2 – State minimum salaries for teachers.

(a) For school year 2026-2027, 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	40,617	41,306	41,572	43,015	43,776	45,543	46,304	47,065	47,826	48,861
1	40,945	41,634	41,900	43,533	44,294	46,062	46,823	47,583	48,344	49,379
2	41,274	41,962	42,228	44,052	44,813	46,580	47,341	48,102	48,863	49,898
3	41,602	42,290	42,556	44,571	45,331	47,099	47,860	48,620	49,381	50,416
4	42,174	42,862	43,128	45,333	46,094	47,862	48,623	49,383	50,144	51,179
5	42,502	43,190	43,456	45,852	46,613	48,380	49,141	49,902	50,663	51,698
6	42,830	43,518	43,784	46,370	47,131	48,899	49,660	50,420	51,181	52,216
7	43,158	43,847	44,112	46,889	47,650	49,417	50,178	50,939	51,700	52,735
8	43,486	44,175	44,441	47,407	48,168	49,936	50,697	51,457	52,218	53,253
9	43,814	44,503	44,769	47,926	48,687	50,454	51,215	51,976	52,737	53,772
10	44,143	44,831	45,097	48,446	49,206	50,974	51,735	52,496	53,256	54,291
11	44,471	45,159	45,425	48,964	49,725	51,493	52,253	53,014	53,775	54,810
12	44,799	45,487	45,753	49,483	50,243	52,011	52,772	53,533	54,293	55,328
13	45,127	45,815	46,081	50,001	50,762	52,530	53,290	54,051	54,812	55,847
14	45,455	46,143	46,409	50,520	51,280	53,048	53,809	54,570	55,330	56,365
15	45,783	46,471	46,737	51,038	51,799	53,567	54,327	55,088	55,849	56,884
16	46,111	46,799	47,065	51,557	52,317	54,085	54,846	55,607	56,367	57,402
17	46,439	47,128	47,393	52,075	52,836	54,604	55,365	56,125	56,886	57,921
18	46,767	47,456	47,722	52,594	53,355	55,122	55,883	56,644	57,405	58,440
19	47,095	47,784	48,050	53,112	53,873	55,641	56,402	57,162	57,923	58,958
20	47,423	48,112	48,378	53,631	54,392	56,159	56,920	57,681	58,442	59,477
21	47,752	48,440	48,706	54,149	54,910	56,678	57,439	58,199	58,960	59,995
22	48,080	48,768	49,034	54,668	55,429	57,196	57,957	58,718	59,479	60,514
23	48,408	49,096	49,362	55,187	55,947	57,715	58,476	59,236	59,997	61,032
24	48,736	49,424	49,690	55,705	56,466	58,234	58,994	59,755	60,516	61,551
25	49,064	49,752	50,018	56,224	56,984	58,752	59,513	60,274	61,034	62,069
26	49,392	50,080	50,346	56,742	57,503	59,271	60,031	60,792	61,553	62,588
27	49,720	50,408	50,674	57,261	58,021	59,789	60,550	61,311	62,071	63,106
28	50,048	50,737	51,002	57,779	58,540	60,308	61,068	61,829	62,590	63,625
29	50,376	51,065	51,331	58,298	59,058	60,826	61,587	62,348	63,108	64,143
30	50,704	51,393	51,659	58,816	59,577	61,345	62,105	62,866	63,627	64,662
31	51,033	51,721	51,987	59,335	60,096	61,863	62,624	63,385	64,145	65,180
32	51,361	52,049	52,315	59,853	60,614	62,382	63,143	63,903	64,664	65,699
33	51,689	52,377	52,643	60,372	61,133	62,900	63,661	64,422	65,183	66,218
34	52,017	52,705	52,971	60,890	61,651	63,419	64,180	64,940	65,701	66,736
35	52,345	53,033	53,299	61,409	62,170	63,937	64,698	65,459	66,220	67,255

(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments:
1. (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule;
2. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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.