Relating to granting an across-the-board raise for all classroom teachers.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 5586
By Delegates Hamilton, Hornbuckle, Lewis, and Williams
[Introduced February 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to granting an across-the-board raise for all classroom teachers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.

§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.
(f) Effective July 1, 2026, $5,000 shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher. The payments: (i) shall be in addition to any amount 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.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide an across-the-board $5,000 pay raise for all classroom school teachers effective July 1, 2026.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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