West Virginia state teacher salary schedule, 2025-26

Teachers' state minimum salary schedule, state total (basic plus state supplement), 2025-26. This is the schedule the state itself publishes; districts add local supplements on top.

West Virginia's 2025-26 state teacher salary schedule runs from $40,838 (4th Class, years of experience 0) to $71,037 (Doctorate, years of experience 35), per West Virginia Department of Education, Office of School Finance (effective July 1, 2025).
Bachelor's lane (A.B.): $43,815 at 0 years of experience to $64,624 at the top.
Master's lane (M.A.): $46,627 to $67,436.
The grid has 10 lanes and 36 years of experience rows.

Teachers' state minimum salary schedule, state total (basic plus state supplement), 2025-26

Official sourceDocumentWest Virginia Department of Education, Office of School FinanceSchool year2025-26EffectiveJuly 1, 2025Work days200

Years of experience \ Training classification	4th Class	3rd Class	2nd Class	A.B.	A.B.+15	M.A.	M.A.+15	M.A.+30	M.A.+45	Doctorate
0	$40,838	$41,542	$41,889	$43,815	$44,668	$46,627	$47,484	$48,341	$49,102	$50,228
1	$41,204	$41,937	$42,286	$44,402	$45,255	$47,215	$48,072	$48,928	$49,689	$50,815
2	$41,571	$42,332	$42,683	$44,990	$45,843	$47,802	$48,659	$49,516	$50,277	$51,403
3	$41,937	$42,727	$43,080	$45,578	$46,430	$48,390	$49,247	$50,103	$50,864	$51,990
4	$42,547	$43,366	$43,721	$46,409	$47,262	$49,222	$50,079	$50,935	$51,696	$52,822
5	$42,913	$43,761	$44,118	$46,997	$47,850	$49,809	$50,666	$51,523	$52,284	$53,410
6	$43,279	$44,156	$44,515	$47,584	$48,437	$50,397	$51,254	$52,110	$52,871	$53,997
7	$43,645	$44,552	$44,912	$48,172	$49,025	$50,984	$51,841	$52,698	$53,459	$54,585
8	$44,011	$44,947	$45,310	$48,759	$49,612	$51,572	$52,429	$53,285	$54,046	$55,172
9	$44,377	$45,342	$45,707	$49,347	$50,200	$52,159	$53,016	$53,873	$54,634	$55,760
10	$44,744	$45,737	$46,104	$49,936	$50,788	$52,748	$53,605	$54,462	$55,222	$56,348
11	$45,110	$46,132	$46,501	$50,523	$51,376	$53,336	$54,192	$55,049	$55,810	$56,936
12	$45,476	$46,527	$46,898	$51,111	$51,963	$53,923	$54,780	$55,637	$56,397	$57,523
13	$45,842	$46,922	$47,295	$51,698	$52,551	$54,511	$55,367	$56,224	$56,985	$58,111
14	$46,208	$47,317	$47,692	$52,286	$53,138	$55,098	$55,955	$56,812	$57,572	$58,698
15	$46,574	$47,712	$48,089	$52,873	$53,726	$55,686	$56,542	$57,399	$58,160	$59,286
16	$46,940	$48,107	$48,486	$53,461	$54,313	$56,273	$57,130	$57,987	$58,747	$59,873
17	$47,306	$48,503	$48,883	$54,048	$54,901	$56,861	$57,718	$58,574	$59,335	$60,461
18	$47,672	$48,898	$49,281	$54,636	$55,489	$57,448	$58,305	$59,162	$59,923	$61,049
19	$48,038	$49,293	$49,678	$55,223	$56,076	$58,036	$58,893	$59,749	$60,510	$61,636
20	$48,404	$49,688	$50,075	$55,811	$56,664	$58,623	$59,480	$60,337	$61,098	$62,224
21	$48,771	$50,083	$50,472	$56,398	$57,251	$59,211	$60,068	$60,924	$61,685	$62,811
22	$49,137	$50,478	$50,869	$56,986	$57,839	$59,798	$60,655	$61,512	$62,273	$63,399
23	$49,503	$50,873	$51,266	$57,574	$58,426	$60,386	$61,243	$62,099	$62,860	$63,986
24	$49,869	$51,268	$51,663	$58,161	$59,014	$60,974	$61,830	$62,687	$63,448	$64,574
25	$50,235	$51,663	$52,060	$58,749	$59,601	$61,561	$62,418	$63,275	$64,035	$65,161
26	$50,601	$52,058	$52,457	$59,336	$60,189	$62,149	$63,005	$63,862	$64,623	$65,749
27	$50,967	$52,453	$52,854	$59,924	$60,776	$62,736	$63,593	$64,450	$65,210	$66,336
28	$51,333	$52,849	$53,251	$60,511	$61,364	$63,324	$64,180	$65,037	$65,798	$66,924
29	$51,699	$53,244	$53,649	$61,099	$61,951	$63,911	$64,768	$65,625	$66,385	$67,511
30	$52,065	$53,639	$54,046	$61,686	$62,539	$64,499	$65,355	$66,212	$66,973	$68,099
31	$52,432	$54,034	$54,443	$62,274	$63,127	$65,086	$65,943	$66,800	$67,560	$68,686
32	$52,798	$54,429	$54,840	$62,861	$63,714	$65,674	$66,531	$67,387	$68,148	$69,274
33	$53,164	$54,824	$55,237	$63,449	$64,302	$66,261	$67,118	$67,975	$68,736	$69,862
34	$53,530	$55,219	$55,634	$64,036	$64,889	$66,849	$67,706	$68,562	$69,323	$70,449
35	$53,896	$55,614	$56,031	$64,624	$65,477	$67,436	$68,293	$69,150	$69,911	$71,037

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Training classification

Years of experience

Annual salary

$43,815

Per month (12)

$3,651.25

Per work day

$219.07 / 200 days

Next 5 steps in this training classification

Years of experience	Salary	vs. selected
1	$44,402	+$587
2	$44,990	+$1,175
3	$45,578	+$1,763
4	$46,409	+$2,594
5	$46,997	+$3,182

Worked example as rendered: A.B., years of experience 0 = $43,815 a year, $3,651.25 a month spread over 12 months, $219.07 per work day on a 200-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

This is the state minimum (basic salary plus the state supplement). County boards pay county supplements on top of it, so an actual paycheck is usually higher.

Excludes the $600 supplement for 20+ years, the $3,500 NBPTS supplement and the other statutory supplements listed in the schedule's footnote.

The 200-day figure is the statutory employment term for WV teachers (WVC 18A-4-2) and is used only for the per-day estimate.

West Virginia district schedules indexed

All West Virginia districts, with enrollment and what is indexed, are on the West Virginia page. Other statewide schedules: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.