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2026-27 · State salary guide

West VirginiaTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$47,665
Top pay$80,772

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$58,099NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$45,294NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$43,015See state terms
Districts sourced
10Official schedules

West Virginia teachers averaged $58,099 in 2024-25 per NEA, 47th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $45,294.

West Virginia teachers averaged $58,099 in 2024-25 per NEA, 47th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $45,294. The 2026-27 state minimum schedule in WV Code §18A-4-2 starts a bachelor's-degree teacher at $43,015, or $45,375 once the state's equity supplement is added, and each county adds its own supplement on top. Among the 10 largest counties, bachelor's starting pay runs from $47,665 in Harrison to $51,100 in Monongalia, and Jefferson has the highest master's maximum, $77,171 at 35 years.

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Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Jefferson County Schools

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Jefferson County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,610$53,422$57,023
1$51,197$54,010$57,610
2$51,785$54,597$58,198
3$52,373$55,185$58,785
4$53,669$56,482$60,082
5$54,257$57,069$60,670
6$54,844$57,657$61,257
7$55,432$58,244$61,845
8$56,019$58,832$62,432
9$56,607$59,419$63,020
10$57,946$60,758$64,358
11$58,533$61,346$64,946
12$59,121$61,933$65,533
13$59,708$62,521$66,121
14$60,296$63,108$66,708
15$61,608$64,421$68,021
16$62,196$65,008$68,608
17$62,783$65,596$69,196
18$63,371$66,183$69,784
19$63,958$66,771$70,371
20$65,546$68,358$71,959
21$66,133$68,946$72,546
22$66,721$69,533$73,134
23$67,309$70,121$73,721
24$67,896$70,709$74,309
25$68,484$71,296$74,896
26$69,071$71,884$75,484
27$69,659$72,471$76,071
28$70,246$73,059$76,659
29$70,834$73,646$77,246
30$71,421$74,234$77,834
31$72,009$74,821$78,421
32$72,596$75,409$79,009
33$73,184$75,996$79,597
34$73,771$76,584$80,184
35$74,359$77,171$80,772

Putnam County Schools

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Putnam County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,752$53,591$57,953
1$51,301$54,209$58,585
2$51,852$54,831$59,217
3$52,425$55,464$59,861
4$53,247$56,351$60,764
5$53,878$56,983$61,412
6$54,506$57,610$62,048
7$55,136$58,238$62,685
8$55,818$58,936$63,345
9$56,448$59,569$63,988
10$57,080$60,202$64,630
11$57,708$60,836$65,272
12$58,338$61,468$65,914
13$58,967$62,100$66,556
14$59,486$62,733$67,198
15$60,013$63,366$67,840
16$60,601$63,998$68,481
17$61,188$64,517$69,124
18$61,776$65,069$69,767
19$62,363$65,657$70,409
20$62,998$66,296$70,992
21$63,585$66,884$71,579
22$64,173$67,471$72,167
23$64,761$68,059$72,754
24$65,348$68,647$73,342
25$65,936$69,234$73,929
26$66,523$69,822$74,517
27$67,111$70,409$75,104
28$67,698$70,997$75,692
29$68,286$71,584$76,279
30$68,873$72,172$76,867
31$69,461$72,759$77,454
32$70,048$73,347$78,042
33$70,636$73,934$78,630
34$71,223$74,522$79,217
35$71,811$75,109$79,805

Berkeley County Schools

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Berkeley County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,000$52,890$56,629
1$50,593$53,502$57,240
2$51,208$54,116$57,855
3$51,814$54,720$58,460
4$52,684$55,593$59,331
5$53,296$56,204$59,946
6$53,910$56,819$60,557
7$54,522$57,430$61,172
8$55,136$58,045$61,783
9$55,751$58,659$62,398
10$56,652$59,560$63,301
11$57,266$60,175$63,913
12$57,881$60,789$64,527
13$58,492$61,401$65,142
14$59,080$62,015$65,753
15$59,817$62,779$66,518
16$60,405$63,391$67,132
17$60,992$63,979$67,744
18$61,580$64,566$68,359
19$62,167$65,154$68,970
20$63,041$66,027$69,844
21$64,203$67,190$71,006
22$64,791$67,777$71,594
23$65,379$68,365$72,181
24$65,966$68,953$72,769
25$66,704$69,690$73,506
26$67,291$70,278$74,094
27$67,879$70,865$74,681
28$68,466$71,453$75,269
29$69,054$72,040$75,856
30$69,641$72,628$76,444
31$70,229$73,215$77,031
32$70,816$73,803$77,619
33$71,404$74,390$78,207
34$71,991$74,978$78,794
35$72,579$75,565$79,382

Monongalia County Schools

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Monongalia County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$51,100$53,912$57,513
1$51,687$54,500$58,100
2$52,275$55,087$58,688
3$52,863$55,675$59,275
4$53,694$56,507$60,107
5$54,282$57,094$60,695
6$54,869$57,682$61,282
7$55,457$58,269$61,870
8$56,044$58,857$62,457
9$56,632$59,444$63,045
10$57,221$60,033$63,633
11$57,808$60,621$64,221
12$58,396$61,208$64,808
13$58,983$61,796$65,396
14$59,671$62,383$65,983
15$60,258$62,971$66,571
16$60,846$63,558$67,158
17$61,433$64,246$67,746
18$62,021$64,833$68,334
19$62,608$65,421$68,921
20$63,196$66,008$69,609
21$63,783$66,596$70,196
22$64,371$67,183$70,784
23$64,959$67,771$71,371
24$65,546$68,359$71,959
25$66,134$68,946$72,546
26$66,721$69,534$73,134
27$67,309$70,121$73,721
28$67,896$70,709$74,309
29$68,484$71,296$74,896
30$69,071$71,884$75,484
31$69,659$72,471$76,071
32$70,246$73,059$76,659
33$70,834$73,646$77,247
34$71,421$74,234$77,834
35$72,009$74,821$78,422

Cabell County Schools

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Cabell County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$49,004$51,876$55,553
1$49,604$52,476$56,152
2$50,204$53,076$56,753
3$50,805$53,676$57,352
4$51,653$54,526$58,202
5$52,254$55,125$58,802
6$52,853$55,725$59,401
7$53,453$56,325$60,002
8$54,053$56,925$60,601
9$54,653$57,525$61,202
10$55,255$58,126$61,802
11$55,854$58,726$62,402
12$56,455$59,326$63,002
13$57,054$59,926$63,602
14$57,654$60,526$64,202
15$58,254$61,126$64,802
16$58,854$61,725$65,401
17$59,454$62,326$66,002
18$60,054$62,925$66,602
19$60,653$63,526$67,202
20$61,266$64,138$67,815
21$61,866$64,738$68,414
22$62,466$65,338$69,015
23$63,067$65,938$69,614
24$63,666$66,538$70,214
25$64,266$67,138$70,814
26$64,866$67,738$71,414
27$65,466$68,338$72,014
28$66,066$68,938$72,614
29$66,666$69,537$73,213
30$67,265$70,138$73,814
31$67,866$70,737$74,413
32$68,465$71,338$75,014
33$69,066$71,937$75,614
34$69,665$72,537$76,213
35$70,265$73,137$76,814

Kanawha County Schools

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Kanawha County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,794$50,792$54,656
1$48,426$51,426$55,288
2$49,056$52,054$55,920
3$49,692$52,688$56,554
4$50,586$53,586$57,452
5$51,222$54,218$58,088
6$51,852$54,854$58,718
7$52,484$55,484$59,352
8$53,116$56,120$59,986
9$53,748$56,752$60,620
10$54,382$57,386$61,252
11$55,018$58,020$61,884
12$55,654$58,654$62,518
13$56,292$59,290$63,152
14$56,892$59,936$63,792
15$57,490$60,572$64,428
16$58,090$61,172$65,062
17$58,690$61,772$65,700
18$59,290$62,370$66,336
19$59,888$62,970$66,972
20$60,500$63,582$67,584
21$61,098$64,182$68,184
22$61,698$64,778$68,784
23$62,298$65,378$69,382
24$62,896$65,978$69,980
25$63,496$66,578$70,580
26$64,096$67,178$71,180
27$64,696$67,776$71,778
28$65,294$68,376$72,378
29$65,892$68,976$72,978
30$66,492$69,574$73,578
31$67,092$70,172$74,176
32$67,690$70,772$74,774
33$68,290$71,372$75,374
34$68,890$71,972$75,974
35$69,490$72,570$76,574

Wood County Schools

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Wood County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,907$50,775$54,448
1$48,505$51,375$55,047
2$49,105$51,973$55,646
3$49,705$52,573$56,245
4$50,552$53,422$57,094
5$51,152$54,020$57,693
6$51,751$54,620$58,292
7$52,351$55,219$58,892
8$52,949$55,819$59,491
9$53,549$56,417$60,090
10$54,150$57,018$60,690
11$54,749$57,618$61,290
12$55,348$58,217$61,889
13$55,947$58,816$62,488
14$56,547$59,415$63,087
15$57,197$60,015$63,687
16$57,847$60,613$64,286
17$58,497$61,212$64,885
18$59,148$61,811$65,485
19$59,747$62,411$66,084
20$60,409$63,022$66,696
21$61,008$63,673$67,345
22$61,608$64,323$67,996
23$62,208$64,974$68,646
24$62,806$65,625$69,348
25$63,406$66,274$69,946
26$64,005$66,874$70,546
27$64,605$67,473$71,145
28$65,203$68,073$71,745
29$65,803$68,671$72,343
30$66,402$69,271$72,943
31$67,002$69,870$73,542
32$67,600$70,470$74,142
33$68,200$71,068$74,741
34$68,799$71,668$75,340
35$69,399$72,267$75,940

Mercer County Schools

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Mercer County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$48,055$50,867$54,468
1$48,642$51,455$55,055
2$49,230$52,042$55,643
3$49,818$52,630$56,230
4$50,649$53,462$57,062
5$51,237$54,049$57,650
6$51,824$54,637$58,237
7$52,412$55,224$58,825
8$52,999$55,812$59,412
9$53,587$56,399$60,000
10$54,176$56,988$60,588
11$54,763$57,576$61,176
12$55,351$58,163$61,763
13$55,938$58,751$62,351
14$56,526$59,338$62,938
15$57,113$59,926$63,526
16$57,701$60,513$64,113
17$58,288$61,101$64,701
18$58,876$61,688$65,289
19$59,463$62,276$65,876
20$60,051$62,863$66,464
21$60,638$63,451$67,051
22$61,226$64,038$67,639
23$61,814$64,626$68,226
24$62,401$65,214$68,814
25$62,989$65,801$69,401
26$63,576$66,389$69,989
27$64,164$66,976$70,576
28$64,751$67,564$71,164
29$65,339$68,151$71,751
30$65,926$68,739$72,339
31$66,514$69,326$72,926
32$67,101$69,914$73,514
33$67,689$70,501$74,102
34$68,276$71,089$74,689
35$68,864$71,676$75,277

Raleigh County Schools

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Raleigh County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$48,025$50,837$54,438
1$48,612$51,425$55,025
2$49,200$52,012$55,613
3$49,788$52,600$56,200
4$50,619$53,432$57,032
5$51,207$54,019$57,620
6$51,794$54,607$58,207
7$52,382$55,194$58,795
8$52,969$55,782$59,382
9$53,557$56,369$59,970
10$54,146$56,958$60,558
11$54,733$57,546$61,146
12$55,321$58,133$61,733
13$55,908$58,721$62,321
14$56,496$59,308$62,908
15$57,083$59,896$63,496
16$57,671$60,483$64,083
17$58,258$61,071$64,671
18$58,846$61,658$65,259
19$59,433$62,246$65,846
20$60,021$62,833$66,434
21$60,608$63,421$67,021
22$61,196$64,008$67,609
23$61,784$64,596$68,196
24$62,371$65,184$68,784
25$62,959$65,771$69,371
26$63,546$66,359$69,959
27$64,134$66,946$70,546
28$64,721$67,534$71,134
29$65,309$68,121$71,721
30$65,896$68,709$72,309
31$66,484$69,296$72,896
32$67,071$69,884$73,484
33$67,659$70,471$74,072
34$68,246$71,059$74,659
35$68,834$71,646$75,247

Harrison County Schools

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Harrison County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,665$50,437$54,038
1$48,212$51,025$54,625
2$48,800$51,612$55,213
3$49,388$52,200$55,800
4$50,219$53,032$56,632
5$50,807$53,619$57,220
6$51,394$54,207$57,807
7$51,982$54,794$58,395
8$52,569$55,382$58,982
9$53,157$55,969$59,570
10$53,746$56,558$60,158
11$54,333$57,146$60,746
12$54,921$57,733$61,333
13$55,508$58,321$61,921
14$56,096$58,908$62,508
15$56,683$59,496$63,096
16$57,271$60,083$63,683
17$57,858$60,671$64,271
18$58,446$61,258$64,859
19$59,033$61,846$65,446
20$59,621$62,433$66,034
21$60,208$63,021$66,621
22$60,796$63,608$67,209
23$61,384$64,196$67,796
24$61,971$64,784$68,384
25$62,559$65,371$68,971
26$63,146$65,959$69,559
27$63,734$66,546$70,146
28$64,321$67,134$70,734
29$64,909$67,721$71,321
30$65,496$68,309$71,909
31$66,084$68,896$72,496
32$66,671$69,484$73,084
33$67,259$70,071$73,672
34$67,846$70,659$74,259
35$68,434$71,246$74,847

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

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West Virginia district salary comparison
Official source
Jefferson County SchoolsCharles Town2026-27$50,610$53,422$74,359$77,171$80,772Schedule ↗ for Jefferson County Schools
Putnam County SchoolsWinfield2026-27$50,752$53,591$71,811$75,109$79,805Schedule ↗ for Putnam County Schools
Berkeley County SchoolsMartinsburg2026-27$50,000$52,890$72,579$75,565$79,382Schedule ↗ for Berkeley County Schools
Monongalia County SchoolsMorgantown2026-27$51,100$53,912$72,009$74,821$78,422Schedule ↗ for Monongalia County Schools
Cabell County SchoolsHuntington2026-27$49,004$51,876$70,265$73,137$76,814Schedule ↗ for Cabell County Schools
Kanawha County SchoolsCharleston2026-27$47,794$50,792$69,490$72,570$76,574Schedule ↗ for Kanawha County Schools
Wood County SchoolsParkersburg2026-27$47,907$50,775$69,399$72,267$75,940Schedule ↗ for Wood County Schools
Mercer County SchoolsPrinceton2026-27$48,055$50,867$68,864$71,676$75,277Schedule ↗ for Mercer County Schools
Raleigh County SchoolsBeckley2026-27$48,025$50,837$68,834$71,646$75,247Schedule ↗ for Raleigh County Schools
Harrison County SchoolsClarksburg2026-27$47,665$50,437$68,434$71,246$74,847Schedule ↗ for Harrison County Schools

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Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Jefferson County Schools2026-27

BA start $50,610

Top $80,772

Putnam County Schools2026-27

BA start $50,752

Top $79,805

Berkeley County Schools2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $79,382

Monongalia County Schools2026-27

BA start $51,100

Top $78,422

Cabell County Schools2026-27

BA start $49,004

Top $76,814

Kanawha County Schools2026-27

BA start $47,794

Top $76,574

Wood County Schools2026-27

BA start $47,907

Top $75,940

Mercer County Schools2026-27

BA start $48,055

Top $75,277

Raleigh County Schools2026-27

BA start $48,025

Top $75,247

Harrison County Schools2026-27

BA start $47,665

Top $74,847

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
View district chart data
Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Jefferson County Schools2026-27$50,610$80,772
Putnam County Schools2026-27$50,752$79,805
Berkeley County Schools2026-27$50,000$79,382
Monongalia County Schools2026-27$51,100$78,422
Cabell County Schools2026-27$49,004$76,814
Kanawha County Schools2026-27$47,794$76,574
Wood County Schools2026-27$47,907$75,940
Mercer County Schools2026-27$48,055$75,277
Raleigh County Schools2026-27$48,025$75,247
Harrison County Schools2026-27$47,665$74,847

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k09182635Experience stepKanawha County Schools: step 0, $47,794Kanawha County Schools: step 1, $48,426Kanawha County Schools: step 2, $49,056Kanawha County Schools: step 3, $49,692Kanawha County Schools: step 4, $50,586Kanawha County Schools: step 5, $51,222Kanawha County Schools: step 6, $51,852Kanawha County Schools: step 7, $52,484Kanawha County Schools: step 8, $53,116Kanawha County Schools: step 9, $53,748Kanawha County Schools: step 10, $54,382Kanawha County Schools: step 11, $55,018Kanawha County Schools: step 12, $55,654Kanawha County Schools: step 13, $56,292Kanawha County Schools: step 14, $56,892Kanawha County Schools: step 15, $57,490Kanawha County Schools: step 16, $58,090Kanawha County Schools: step 17, $58,690Kanawha County Schools: step 18, $59,290Kanawha County Schools: step 19, $59,888Kanawha County Schools: step 20, $60,500Kanawha County Schools: step 21, $61,098Kanawha County Schools: step 22, $61,698Kanawha County Schools: step 23, $62,298Kanawha County Schools: step 24, $62,896Kanawha County Schools: step 25, $63,496Kanawha County Schools: step 26, $64,096Kanawha County Schools: step 27, $64,696Kanawha County Schools: step 28, $65,294Kanawha County Schools: step 29, $65,892Kanawha County Schools: step 30, $66,492Kanawha County Schools: step 31, $67,092Kanawha County Schools: step 32, $67,690Kanawha County Schools: step 33, $68,290Kanawha County Schools: step 34, $68,890Kanawha County Schools: step 35, $69,490Berkeley County Schools: step 0, $50,000Berkeley County Schools: step 1, $50,593Berkeley County Schools: step 2, $51,208Berkeley County Schools: step 3, $51,814Berkeley County Schools: step 4, $52,684Berkeley County Schools: step 5, $53,296Berkeley County Schools: step 6, $53,910Berkeley County Schools: step 7, $54,522Berkeley County Schools: step 8, $55,136Berkeley County Schools: step 9, $55,751Berkeley County Schools: step 10, $56,652Berkeley County Schools: step 11, $57,266Berkeley County Schools: step 12, $57,881Berkeley County Schools: step 13, $58,492Berkeley County Schools: step 14, $59,080Berkeley County Schools: step 15, $59,817Berkeley County Schools: step 16, $60,405Berkeley County Schools: step 17, $60,992Berkeley County Schools: step 18, $61,580Berkeley County Schools: step 19, $62,167Berkeley County Schools: step 20, $63,041Berkeley County Schools: step 21, $64,203Berkeley County Schools: step 22, $64,791Berkeley County Schools: step 23, $65,379Berkeley County Schools: step 24, $65,966Berkeley County Schools: step 25, $66,704Berkeley County Schools: step 26, $67,291Berkeley County Schools: step 27, $67,879Berkeley County Schools: step 28, $68,466Berkeley County Schools: step 29, $69,054Berkeley County Schools: step 30, $69,641Berkeley County Schools: step 31, $70,229Berkeley County Schools: step 32, $70,816Berkeley County Schools: step 33, $71,404Berkeley County Schools: step 34, $71,991Berkeley County Schools: step 35, $72,579Monongalia County Schools: step 0, $51,100Monongalia County Schools: step 1, $51,687Monongalia County Schools: step 2, $52,275Monongalia County Schools: step 3, $52,863Monongalia County Schools: step 4, $53,694Monongalia County Schools: step 5, $54,282Monongalia County Schools: step 6, $54,869Monongalia County Schools: step 7, $55,457Monongalia County Schools: step 8, $56,044Monongalia County Schools: step 9, $56,632Monongalia County Schools: step 10, $57,221Monongalia County Schools: step 11, $57,808Monongalia County Schools: step 12, $58,396Monongalia County Schools: step 13, $58,983Monongalia County Schools: step 14, $59,671Monongalia County Schools: step 15, $60,258Monongalia County Schools: step 16, $60,846Monongalia County Schools: step 17, $61,433Monongalia County Schools: step 18, $62,021Monongalia County Schools: step 19, $62,608Monongalia County Schools: step 20, $63,196Monongalia County Schools: step 21, $63,783Monongalia County Schools: step 22, $64,371Monongalia County Schools: step 23, $64,959Monongalia County Schools: step 24, $65,546Monongalia County Schools: step 25, $66,134Monongalia County Schools: step 26, $66,721Monongalia County Schools: step 27, $67,309Monongalia County Schools: step 28, $67,896Monongalia County Schools: step 29, $68,484Monongalia County Schools: step 30, $69,071Monongalia County Schools: step 31, $69,659Monongalia County Schools: step 32, $70,246Monongalia County Schools: step 33, $70,834Monongalia County Schools: step 34, $71,421Monongalia County Schools: step 35, $72,009Cabell County Schools: step 0, $49,004Cabell County Schools: step 1, $49,604Cabell County Schools: step 2, $50,204Cabell County Schools: step 3, $50,805Cabell County Schools: step 4, $51,653Cabell County Schools: step 5, $52,254Cabell County Schools: step 6, $52,853Cabell County Schools: step 7, $53,453Cabell County Schools: step 8, $54,053Cabell County Schools: step 9, $54,653Cabell County Schools: step 10, $55,255Cabell County Schools: step 11, $55,854Cabell County Schools: step 12, $56,455Cabell County Schools: step 13, $57,054Cabell County Schools: step 14, $57,654Cabell County Schools: step 15, $58,254Cabell County Schools: step 16, $58,854Cabell County Schools: step 17, $59,454Cabell County Schools: step 18, $60,054Cabell County Schools: step 19, $60,653Cabell County Schools: step 20, $61,266Cabell County Schools: step 21, $61,866Cabell County Schools: step 22, $62,466Cabell County Schools: step 23, $63,067Cabell County Schools: step 24, $63,666Cabell County Schools: step 25, $64,266Cabell County Schools: step 26, $64,866Cabell County Schools: step 27, $65,466Cabell County Schools: step 28, $66,066Cabell County Schools: step 29, $66,666Cabell County Schools: step 30, $67,265Cabell County Schools: step 31, $67,866Cabell County Schools: step 32, $68,465Cabell County Schools: step 33, $69,066Cabell County Schools: step 34, $69,665Cabell County Schools: step 35, $70,265Wood County Schools: step 0, $47,907Wood County Schools: step 1, $48,505Wood County Schools: step 2, $49,105Wood County Schools: step 3, $49,705Wood County Schools: step 4, $50,552Wood County Schools: step 5, $51,152Wood County Schools: step 6, $51,751Wood County Schools: step 7, $52,351Wood County Schools: step 8, $52,949Wood County Schools: step 9, $53,549Wood County Schools: step 10, $54,150Wood County Schools: step 11, $54,749Wood County Schools: step 12, $55,348Wood County Schools: step 13, $55,947Wood County Schools: step 14, $56,547Wood County Schools: step 15, $57,197Wood County Schools: step 16, $57,847Wood County Schools: step 17, $58,497Wood County Schools: step 18, $59,148Wood County Schools: step 19, $59,747Wood County Schools: step 20, $60,409Wood County Schools: step 21, $61,008Wood County Schools: step 22, $61,608Wood County Schools: step 23, $62,208Wood County Schools: step 24, $62,806Wood County Schools: step 25, $63,406Wood County Schools: step 26, $64,005Wood County Schools: step 27, $64,605Wood County Schools: step 28, $65,203Wood County Schools: step 29, $65,803Wood County Schools: step 30, $66,402Wood County Schools: step 31, $67,002Wood County Schools: step 32, $67,600Wood County Schools: step 33, $68,200Wood County Schools: step 34, $68,799Wood County Schools: step 35, $69,399
  • Kanawha County Schools2026-27
  • Berkeley County Schools2026-27
  • Monongalia County Schools2026-27
  • Cabell County Schools2026-27
  • Wood County Schools2026-27
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Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Kanawha County Schools0$47,794
Kanawha County Schools1$48,426
Kanawha County Schools2$49,056
Kanawha County Schools3$49,692
Kanawha County Schools4$50,586
Kanawha County Schools5$51,222
Kanawha County Schools6$51,852
Kanawha County Schools7$52,484
Kanawha County Schools8$53,116
Kanawha County Schools9$53,748
Kanawha County Schools10$54,382
Kanawha County Schools11$55,018
Kanawha County Schools12$55,654
Kanawha County Schools13$56,292
Kanawha County Schools14$56,892
Kanawha County Schools15$57,490
Kanawha County Schools16$58,090
Kanawha County Schools17$58,690
Kanawha County Schools18$59,290
Kanawha County Schools19$59,888
Kanawha County Schools20$60,500
Kanawha County Schools21$61,098
Kanawha County Schools22$61,698
Kanawha County Schools23$62,298
Kanawha County Schools24$62,896
Kanawha County Schools25$63,496
Kanawha County Schools26$64,096
Kanawha County Schools27$64,696
Kanawha County Schools28$65,294
Kanawha County Schools29$65,892
Kanawha County Schools30$66,492
Kanawha County Schools31$67,092
Kanawha County Schools32$67,690
Kanawha County Schools33$68,290
Kanawha County Schools34$68,890
Kanawha County Schools35$69,490
Berkeley County Schools0$50,000
Berkeley County Schools1$50,593
Berkeley County Schools2$51,208
Berkeley County Schools3$51,814
Berkeley County Schools4$52,684
Berkeley County Schools5$53,296
Berkeley County Schools6$53,910
Berkeley County Schools7$54,522
Berkeley County Schools8$55,136
Berkeley County Schools9$55,751
Berkeley County Schools10$56,652
Berkeley County Schools11$57,266
Berkeley County Schools12$57,881
Berkeley County Schools13$58,492
Berkeley County Schools14$59,080
Berkeley County Schools15$59,817
Berkeley County Schools16$60,405
Berkeley County Schools17$60,992
Berkeley County Schools18$61,580
Berkeley County Schools19$62,167
Berkeley County Schools20$63,041
Berkeley County Schools21$64,203
Berkeley County Schools22$64,791
Berkeley County Schools23$65,379
Berkeley County Schools24$65,966
Berkeley County Schools25$66,704
Berkeley County Schools26$67,291
Berkeley County Schools27$67,879
Berkeley County Schools28$68,466
Berkeley County Schools29$69,054
Berkeley County Schools30$69,641
Berkeley County Schools31$70,229
Berkeley County Schools32$70,816
Berkeley County Schools33$71,404
Berkeley County Schools34$71,991
Berkeley County Schools35$72,579
Monongalia County Schools0$51,100
Monongalia County Schools1$51,687
Monongalia County Schools2$52,275
Monongalia County Schools3$52,863
Monongalia County Schools4$53,694
Monongalia County Schools5$54,282
Monongalia County Schools6$54,869
Monongalia County Schools7$55,457
Monongalia County Schools8$56,044
Monongalia County Schools9$56,632
Monongalia County Schools10$57,221
Monongalia County Schools11$57,808
Monongalia County Schools12$58,396
Monongalia County Schools13$58,983
Monongalia County Schools14$59,671
Monongalia County Schools15$60,258
Monongalia County Schools16$60,846
Monongalia County Schools17$61,433
Monongalia County Schools18$62,021
Monongalia County Schools19$62,608
Monongalia County Schools20$63,196
Monongalia County Schools21$63,783
Monongalia County Schools22$64,371
Monongalia County Schools23$64,959
Monongalia County Schools24$65,546
Monongalia County Schools25$66,134
Monongalia County Schools26$66,721
Monongalia County Schools27$67,309
Monongalia County Schools28$67,896
Monongalia County Schools29$68,484
Monongalia County Schools30$69,071
Monongalia County Schools31$69,659
Monongalia County Schools32$70,246
Monongalia County Schools33$70,834
Monongalia County Schools34$71,421
Monongalia County Schools35$72,009
Cabell County Schools0$49,004
Cabell County Schools1$49,604
Cabell County Schools2$50,204
Cabell County Schools3$50,805
Cabell County Schools4$51,653
Cabell County Schools5$52,254
Cabell County Schools6$52,853
Cabell County Schools7$53,453
Cabell County Schools8$54,053
Cabell County Schools9$54,653
Cabell County Schools10$55,255
Cabell County Schools11$55,854
Cabell County Schools12$56,455
Cabell County Schools13$57,054
Cabell County Schools14$57,654
Cabell County Schools15$58,254
Cabell County Schools16$58,854
Cabell County Schools17$59,454
Cabell County Schools18$60,054
Cabell County Schools19$60,653
Cabell County Schools20$61,266
Cabell County Schools21$61,866
Cabell County Schools22$62,466
Cabell County Schools23$63,067
Cabell County Schools24$63,666
Cabell County Schools25$64,266
Cabell County Schools26$64,866
Cabell County Schools27$65,466
Cabell County Schools28$66,066
Cabell County Schools29$66,666
Cabell County Schools30$67,265
Cabell County Schools31$67,866
Cabell County Schools32$68,465
Cabell County Schools33$69,066
Cabell County Schools34$69,665
Cabell County Schools35$70,265
Wood County Schools0$47,907
Wood County Schools1$48,505
Wood County Schools2$49,105
Wood County Schools3$49,705
Wood County Schools4$50,552
Wood County Schools5$51,152
Wood County Schools6$51,751
Wood County Schools7$52,351
Wood County Schools8$52,949
Wood County Schools9$53,549
Wood County Schools10$54,150
Wood County Schools11$54,749
Wood County Schools12$55,348
Wood County Schools13$55,947
Wood County Schools14$56,547
Wood County Schools15$57,197
Wood County Schools16$57,847
Wood County Schools17$58,497
Wood County Schools18$59,148
Wood County Schools19$59,747
Wood County Schools20$60,409
Wood County Schools21$61,008
Wood County Schools22$61,608
Wood County Schools23$62,208
Wood County Schools24$62,806
Wood County Schools25$63,406
Wood County Schools26$64,005
Wood County Schools27$64,605
Wood County Schools28$65,203
Wood County Schools29$65,803
Wood County Schools30$66,402
Wood County Schools31$67,002
Wood County Schools32$67,600
Wood County Schools33$68,200
Wood County Schools34$68,799
Wood County Schools35$69,399

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Salary in context

West Virginia average$58,099
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$43,015
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
West Virginia average$58,099NEA 2024-25
State minimum$43,015See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$43,015

West Virginia has a statutory State Minimum Salary Schedule (WV Code §18A-4-2) by training class and years of experience (0-35). The figure shown is the 2026-27 statutory schedule amount for an A.B. (bachelor's) teacher with 0 years, $43,015; the M.A. step-0 amount is $45,543 and the A.B. 35-year amount is $61,409. Section 18A-4-2(e) adds a state equity supplement ($2,360 at A.B. step 0, $2,644 at M.A. step 0, plus $69 per year) that the law counts as part of the state minimum, so the state total minimum is $45,375 (A.B.) and $48,187 (M.A.) at step 0, per WVDE's 2026-27 State Minimum Required Salary Schedules. Classroom teachers with 20+ years get another $600. Each county adds a local supplement under §18A-4-5a; the district figures here are each county's total schedule (state basic + state supplement + county supplement) as compiled by WVDE (dated 8/14/26). NEA average salary is FY 2024-25 (Rankings & Estimates, August 2026); starting salary is the NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark, FY 2024-25. Districts are the 10 largest by WVDE 2025-26 certified 2nd-month headcount; West Virginia has one district per county.

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