2026-27 · District salary guide
Mercer County SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.
At Mercer County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $50,867 for 2026-27.
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Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $48,055
- Master’s starting pay
- $50,867
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $68,864
- Master’s maximum
- $71,676
- Doctorate maximum
- $75,277
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
County posted total schedule for 2026-27 (state basic salary + state equity supplement + Mercer County supplement), as filed with the WV Department of Education and compiled in WVDE's Professional Salary Schedules Summary 27 (dated 8/14/26), page 28. Its local supplement adds $2,680 to the state total at A.B. step 0 and $2,680 at M.A. step 0. State-minimum total for comparison is $45,375 (A.B.) and $48,187 (M.A.) at step 0. Steps are years of experience 0-35; bachelor = A.B. lane, master = M.A. lane, doctorate = Doctorate lane. The top lane, M.A.+45, reaches $74,151 at 35 years. Excludes the $600 state supplement for classroom teachers with 20+ years and NBPTS supplements. WVDE's average of this county's schedule (A.B. to Doctorate) is $61,920.33. The county's own website did not surface a posted schedule PDF in this pass, so schedule_url points to the WVDE compilation. Enrollment is WVDE 2025-26 certified 2nd-month headcount.
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 7,906 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Mercer County Schools official salary schedule · Mercer County Schools
- District source and context · Mercer County Schools
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