W. Va. Code § 18A-4-2

Current through 2024 First Special Session

Section 18A-4-2 - State minimum salaries for teachers

(a) For school year 2024-2025, 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	39,057	39,746	40,012	41,455	42,216	43,983	44,744	45,505	46,266	47,301
1	39,385	40,074	40,340	41,973	42,734	44,502	45,263	46,023	46,784	47,819
2	39,714	40,402	40,668	42,492	43,253	45,020	45,781	46,542	47,303	48,338
3	40,042	40,730	40,996	43,011	43,771	45,539	46,300	47,060	47,821	48,856
4	40,614	41,302	41,568	43,773	44,534	46,302	47,063	47,823	48,584	49,619
5	40,942	41,630	41,896	44,292	45,053	46,820	47,581	48,342	49,103	50,138
6	41,270	41,958	42,224	44,810	45,571	47,339	48,100	48,860	49,621	50,656
7	41,598	42,287	42,552	45,329	46,090	47,857	48,618	49,379	50,140	51,175
8	41,926	42,615	42,881	45,847	46,608	48,376	49,137	49,897	50,658	51,693
9	42,254	42,943	43,209	46,366	47,127	48,894	49,655	50,416	51,177	52,212
10	42,583	43,271	43,537	46,886	47,646	49,414	50,175	50,936	51,696	52,731
11	42,911	43,599	43,865	47,404	48,165	49,933	50,693	51,454	52,215	53,250
12	43,239	43,927	44,193	47,923	48,683	50,451	51,212	51,973	52,733	53,768
13	43,567	44,255	44,521	48,441	49,202	50,970	51,730	52,491	53,252	54,287
14	43,895	44,583	44,849	48,960	49,720	51,488	52,249	53,010	53,770	54,805
15	44,223	44,911	45,177	49,478	50,239	52,007	52,767	53,528	54,289	55,324
16	44,551	45,239	45,505	49,997	50,757	52,525	53,286	54,047	54,807	55,842
17	44,879	45,568	45,833	50,515	51,276	53,044	53,805	54,565	55,326	56,361
18	45,207	45,896	46,162	51,034	51,795	53,562	54,323	55,084	55,845	56,880
19	45,535	46,224	46,490	51,552	52,313	54,081	54,842	55,602	56,363	57,398
20	45,863	46,552	46,818	52,071	52,832	54,599	55,360	56,121	56,882	57,917
21	46,192	46,880	47,146	52,589	53,350	55,118	55,879	56,639	57,400	58,435
22	46,520	47,208	47,474	53,108	53,869	55,636	56,397	57,158	57,919	58,954
23	46,848	47,536	47,802	53,627	54,387	56,155	56,916	57,676	58,437	59,472
24	47,176	47,864	48,130	54,145	54,906	56,674	57,434	58,195	58,956	59,991
25	47,504	48,192	48,458	54,664	55,424	57,192	57,953	58,714	59,474	60,509
26	47,832	48,520	48,786	55,182	55,943	57,711	58,471	59,232	59,993	61,028
27	48,160	48,848	49,114	55,701	56,461	58,229	58,990	59,751	60,511	61,546
28	48,488	49,177	49,442	56,219	56,980	58,748	59,508	60,269	61,030	62,065
29	48,816	49,505	49,771	56,738	57,498	59,266	60,027	60,788	61,548	62,583
30	49,144	49,833	50,099	57,256	58,017	59,785	60,545	61,306	62,067	63,102
31	49,473	50,161	50,427	57,775	58,536	60,303	61,064	61,825	62,585	63,620
32	49,801	50,489	50,755	58,293	59,054	60,822	61,583	62,343	63,104	64,139
33	50,129	50,817	51,083	58,812	59,573	61,340	62,101	62,862	63,623	64,658
34	50,457	51,145	51,411	59,330	60,091	61,859	62,620	63,380	64,141	65,176
35	50,785	51,473	51,739	59,849	60,610	62,377	63,138	63,899	64,660	65,695

(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments:

(i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule;

(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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.

W. Va. Code § 18A-4-2

Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4883), eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2023 Acts, ch. 242 (SB 423), eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by 2022 Acts, ch. 216 (SB 531), eff. 7/1/2022.

Amended by 2021 Acts, ch. 241 (SB 680), eff. 7/5/2021.

Amended by 2019SP1 Acts, ch. 31 (HB 206), eff. 6/24/2019.

Amended by 2018 Acts, ch. 193 (HB 4145), eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by 2014 Acts, ch. 158 (SB 391), eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by 2012 Acts, ch. 169 (SB 186), eff. 3/8/2012.

Amended by 2011 Acts, ch. 154 (HB 2879), eff. 3/12/2011.