§ 7-7-4

W. Va. Code § 7-7-4

Compensation of elected county officials and county commissioners for each class of county; effective date.

  1. (1) The increased salaries to be paid to the county commissioners and the other elected county officials described in this section on and after July 1, 2014, on and after July 1, 2022, and on and after July 1, 2026, are set out in subsections (2) and (4) of this section. Every county commissioner and elected county official in each county, whose term of office commenced prior to or on or after July 1, 2014, shall receive the same annual salary by virtue of legislative findings of extra duties as set forth in §7-7-1 of this code.

  2. (2) Prior to July 1, 2014:

    COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
    Class I$36,960
    Class II$36,300
    Class III$35,640
    Class IV$34,980
    Class V$34,320
    Class VI$28,380
    Class VII$27,720
    Class VIII$25,080
    Class IX$24,420
    Class X$19,800

    After June 30, 2014:

    COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
    Class I$41,395
    Class II$40,656
    Class III$39,917
    Class IV$39,178
    Class V$38,438
    Class VI$31,786
    Class VII$31,046
    Class VIII$28,090
    Class IX$27,350
    Class X$22,176

    After June 30, 2022:

    COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
    Class I$45,535
    Class II$44,722
    Class III$43,909
    Class IV$43,096
    Class V$42,282
    Class VI$34,965
    Class VII$34,151
    Class VIII$30,899
    Class IX$30,085
    Class X$24,394

    After June 30, 2026:

    COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
    Class I$47,812
    Class II$46,958
    Class III$46,104
    Class IV$45,251
    Class V$44,396
    Class VI$36,713
    Class VII$35,859
    Class VIII$32,444
    Class IX$31,589
    Class X$25,614
  3. (3) For the purpose of determining the salaries to be paid to the elected county officials of each county, the salaries for each county office by class, set out in subsection (4) of this section, are established and shall be used by each county commission in determining the salaries of each of their county officials other than salaries of members of the county commission.

  4. (4) Prior to July 1, 2014:

    OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS

    SheriffCounty ClerkCircuit ClerkAssessorProsecuting Attorney
    Class I$44,880$55,440$55,440$44,880$96,600
    Class II$44,220$54,780$54,780$44,220$94,400
    Class III$43,890$53,460$53,460$43,890$92,200
    Class IV$43,560$53,154$53,154$43,560$90,000
    Class V$43,230$52,800$52,800$43,230$87,800
    Class VI$42,900$49,500$49,500$42,900$59,400
    Class VII$42,570$48,840$48,840$42,570$56,760
    Class VIII$42,240$48,180$48,180$42,240$54,120
    Class IX$41,910$47,520$47,520$41,910$50,160
    Class X$38,280$42,240$42,240$38,280$46,200

    After June 30, 2014:

    OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS

    SheriffCounty ClerkCircuit ClerkAssessorProsecuting Attorney
    Class I$50,266$62,093$62,093$50,266$108,192
    Class II$49,526$61,354$61,354$49,526$105,728
    Class III$49,157$59,875$59,875$49,157$103,264
    Class IV$48,787$59,536$59,536$48,787$100,800
    Class V$48,418$59,136$59,136$48,418$98,336
    Class VI$48,048$55,440$55,440$48,048$66,528
    Class VII$47,678$54,701$54,701$47,678$63,571
    Class VIII$47,309$53,962$53,962$47,309$60,614
    Class IX$46,939$53,222$53,222$46,939$56,179
    Class X$42,874$47,309$47,309$42,874$51,744

    After June 30, 2022:

    OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS

    SheriffCounty ClerkCircuit ClerkAssessorProsecuting Attorney
    Class I$56,793$68,302$68,302$56,793$119,011
    Class II$55,979$67,489$67,489$55,979$116,301
    Class III$55,573$65,863$65,863$55,573$113,590
    Class IV$55,166$65,485$65,485$55,166$110,880
    Class V$54,760$65,050$65,050$54,760$108,170
    Class VI$54,353$60,984$60,984$53,853$73,181
    Class VII$53,946$60,171$60,171$53,446$69,928
    Class VIII$53,540$59,358$59,358$52,940$66,675
    Class IX$53,133$58,544$58,544$52,533$61,797
    Class X$48,661$52,040$52,040$47,811$56,918

    After June 30, 2026:

    OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS

    SheriffCounty ClerkCircuit ClerkAssessorProsecuting Attorney
    Class I$59,633$71,717$71,717$59,633$124,962
    Class II$58,778$70,863$70,863$58,778$122,116
    Class III$58,352$69,156$69,156$58,352$119,270
    Class IV$57,924$68,759$68,759$57,924$116,424
    Class V$57,498$68,303$68,303$57,498$113,579
    Class VI$57,071$64,033$64,033$56,546$76,840
    Class VII$56,643$63,180$63,180$56,118$73,424
    Class VIII$55,167$62,326$62,326$55,587$70,009
    Class IX$55,790$61,471$61,471$55,160$64,887
    Class X$51,094$54,642$54,642$50,202$59,764
  5. (5) Any county clerk, circuit clerk, county assessor, prosecuting attorney, or sheriff of a Class I through Class V county, inclusive, any assessor or any sheriff of a Class VI through Class IX county, inclusive, shall devote full time to his or her public duties to the exclusion of any other employment: Provided, That any public official whose term of office begins when his or her county’s classification imposes no restriction on his or her outside activities may not be restricted on his or her outside activities during the remainder of the term for which he or she is elected.
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