Providing $10,000 pay raise to teachers across five years

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 870
By Senator Garcia
[Introduced February 9, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 and §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to salaries for school personnel; providing a $10,000 pay raise to teachers across five years; and providing a 25 percent pay raise to service personnel across five years.
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) Beginning school year 2026-2027 and continuing thereafter for the ensuing four school years, the amounts prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule set forth in this section shall be increased by $2,000 each year, such that the state minimum salary for all teachers will, by the 2030-2031 school year, have increased by $10,000 over the minimum salary levels set in the 2025-2026 school year.

§18A-4-8a. Service personnel minimum monthly salaries.

(a) Effective July 1, 2024, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee shall be as follows:
(1) For school year 2024-2025 and continuing thereafter, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade Schedule set forth in this subdivision and the minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one-half the amount indicated in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade Schedule set forth in this subdivision.

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE

Years
PAY GRADE

Exp.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

0
2,377
2,398
2,440
2,493
2,546
2,609
2,641
2,714

1
2,409
2,431
2,472
2,525
2,579
2,642
2,673
2,747

2
2,442
2,463
2,505
2,558
2,611
2,674
2,706
2,779

3
2,474
2,496
2,538
2,591
2,644
2,707
2,739
2,812

4
2,507
2,529
2,570
2,623
2,676
2,740
2,771
2,846

5
2,540
2,561
2,603
2,656
2,709
2,772
2,804
2,878

6
2,572
2,594
2,637
2,689
2,742
2,805
2,837
2,911

7
2,606
2,626
2,669
2,721
2,774
2,838
2,869
2,944

8
2,639
2,659
2,702
2,754
2,807
2,870
2,902
2,976

9
2,671
2,692
2,735
2,788
2,840
2,903
2,934
3,009

10
2,704
2,725
2,767
2,820
2,872
2,937
2,968
3,042

11
2,737
2,758
2,800
2,853
2,905
2,969
3,001
3,074

12
2,769
2,791
2,832
2,886
2,939
3,002
3,033
3,107

13
2,802
2,823
2,865
2,918
2,971
3,034
3,066
3,140

14
2,835
2,856
2,898
2,951
3,004
3,067
3,099
3,172

15
2,867
2,889
2,930
2,983
3,036
3,100
3,131
3,205

16
2,900
2,921
2,963
3,016
3,069
3,132
3,164
3,238

17
2,932
2,954
2,997
3,049
3,102
3,165
3,197
3,271

18
2,965
2,987
3,029
3,081
3,134
3,198
3,229
3,304

19
2,999
3,019
3,062
3,114
3,167
3,230
3,262
3,336

20
3,031
3,052
3,095
3,148
3,200
3,263
3,295
3,370

21
3,064
3,084
3,127
3,180
3,232
3,296
3,327
3,404

22
3,097
3,118
3,160
3,213
3,265
3,329
3,361
3,436

23
3,129
3,151
3,193
3,246
3,299
3,363
3,395
3,470

24
3,162
3,183
3,225
3,278
3,331
3,397
3,428
3,504

25
3,195
3,216
3,258
3,311
3,365
3,429
3,462
3,536

26
3,227
3,249
3,290
3,345
3,399
3,463
3,494
3,570

27
3,260
3,281
3,323
3,377
3,431
3,495
3,528
3,603

28
3,293
3,314
3,357
3,411
3,465
3,529
3,562
3,637

29
3,325
3,348
3,390
3,443
3,498
3,563
3,594
3,671

30
3,359
3,380
3,424
3,477
3,531
3,595
3,628
3,704

31
3,392
3,414
3,458
3,511
3,565
3,629
3,662
3,737

32
3,426
3,447
3,490
3,544
3,597
3,663
3,694
3,771

33
3,460
3,480
3,524
3,578
3,631
3,695
3,728
3,804

34
3,492
3,514
3,558
3,612
3,665
3,729
3,762
3,837

35
3,526
3,548
3,590
3,644
3,697
3,763
3,795
3,871

36
3,560
3,581
3,624
3,678
3,732
3,796
3,829
3,903

37
3,592
3,615
3,658
3,712
3,766
3,830
3,862
3,937

38
3,626
3,647
3,690
3,744
3,798
3,863
3,895
3,971

39
3,660
3,681
3,724
3,778
3,832
3,896
3,929
4,003

40
3,692
3,715
3,757
3,811
3,866
3,930
3,962
4,037

(2) Each service employee shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade in accordance with the provisions of this subsection according to their class title and pay grade as set forth in this subdivision:

CLASS TITLE
PAY GRADE

Accountant I
D

Accountant II
E

Accountant III
F

Accounts Payable Supervisor
G

Aide I
A

Aide II
B

Aide III
C

Aide IV
D

Aide V – Temporary Authorization
E

Aide V
F

Aide VI – Temporary Authorization
E

Aide VI
F

Audiovisual Technician
C

Auditor
G

Autism Mentor
F

Braille Specialist
E

Bus Operator
D

Buyer
F

Cabinetmaker
G

Cafeteria Manager
D

Carpenter I
E

Carpenter II
F

Chief Mechanic
G

Clerk I
B

Clerk II
C

Computer Operator
E

Cook I
A

Cook II
B

Cook III
C

Crew Leader
F

Custodian I
A

Custodian II
B

Custodian III
C

Custodian IV
D

Director or Coordinator of Services
H

Draftsman
D

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher I
E

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher II
E

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher III
F

Educational Sign Language Interpreter I
F

Educational Sign Language Interpreter II
G

Electrician I
F

Electrician II
G

Electronic Technician I
F

Electronic Technician II
G

Executive Secretary
G

Food Services Supervisor
G

Foreman
G

General Maintenance
C

Glazier
D

Graphic Artist
D

Groundsman
B

Handyman
B

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic I
E

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic II
G

Heavy Equipment Operator
E

Inventory Supervisor
D

Key Punch Operator
B

Licensed Practical Nurse
F

Locksmith
G

Lubrication Man
C

Machinist
F

Mail Clerk
D

Maintenance Clerk
C

Mason
G

Mechanic
F

Mechanic Assistant
E

Office Equipment Repairman I
F

Office Equipment Repairman II
G

Painter
E

Paraprofessional
F

Payroll Supervisor
G

Plumber I
E

Plumber II
G

Printing Operator
B

Printing Supervisor
D

Programmer
H

Roofing/Sheet Metal Mechanic
F

Sanitation Plant Operator
G

School Bus Supervisor
E

Secretary I
D

Secretary II
E

Secretary III
F

Sign Support Specialist
E

Supervisor of Maintenance
H

Supervisor of Transportation
H

Switchboard Operator-Receptionist
D

Truck Driver
D

Warehouse Clerk
C

Watchman
B

Welder
F

WVEIS Data Entry and Administrative Clerk
B

(b) An additional $12 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(c) An additional $11 per month also is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:
(1) A service person who holds 12 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(2) A service person who holds 24 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(3) A service person who holds 36 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(4) A service person who holds 48 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(5) A service employee who holds 60 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(6) A service person who holds 72 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(7) A service person who holds 84 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(8) A service person who holds 96 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(9) A service person who holds 108 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(10) A service person who holds 120 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board.
(d) An additional $40 per month also is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:
(1) A service person who holds an associate’s degree;
(2) A service person who holds a bachelor’s degree;
(3) A service person who holds a master’s degree;
(4) A service person who holds a doctorate degree.
(e) An additional $11 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:
(1) A service person who holds a bachelor’s degree plus 15 college hours;
(2) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 15 college hours;
(3) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 30 college hours;
(4) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 45 college hours; and
(5) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 60 college hours.
(f) Each service person is paid a supplement, as set forth in §18A-4-5 of this code, of $164 per month, subject to the provisions of that section. These payments: (i) Are in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5b of this code; (ii) are paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) are considered a part of the state minimum salaries for service personnel.
(g) When any part of a school service person’s daily shift of work is performed between the hours of 6:00 p. m. and 5:00 a. m. the following day, the employee is paid no less than an additional $10 per month and one half of the pay is paid with local funds.
(h) Any service person required to work on any legal school holiday is paid at a rate one and one-half times the person’s usual hourly rate.
(i) Any full-time service personnel required to work in excess of their normal working day during any week which contains a school holiday for which they are paid is paid for the additional hours or fraction of the additional hours at a rate of one and one-half times their usual hourly rate and paid entirely from county board funds.
(j) A service person may not have his or her daily work schedule changed during the school year without the employee’s written consent and the person’s required daily work hours may not be changed to prevent the payment of time and one-half wages or the employment of another employee.
(k) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty assignments as defined in §18A-4-8b of this code is no less than one seventh of the person’s daily total salary for each hour the person is involved in performing the assignment and paid entirely from local funds:
Provided,
That an alternative minimum hourly rate of pay for performing extra duty assignments within a particular category of employment may be used if the alternate hourly rate of pay is approved both by the county board and by the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the regular full-time persons within that classification category of employment within that county:
Provided, however,
That the vote is by secret ballot if requested by a service person within that classification category within that county. The salary for any fraction of an hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment is prorated accordingly. When performing extra duty assignments, persons who are regularly employed on a one-half day salary basis shall receive the same hourly extra duty assignment pay computed as though the person were employed on a full-day salary basis.
(l) The minimum pay for any service personnel engaged in the removal of asbestos material or related duties required for asbestos removal is their regular total daily rate of pay and no less than an additional $3 per hour or no less than $5 per hour for service personnel supervising asbestos removal responsibilities for each hour these employees are involved in asbestos-related duties. Related duties required for asbestos removal include, but are not limited to, travel, preparation of the work site, removal of asbestos, decontamination of the work site, placing and removal of equipment and removal of structures from the site. If any member of an asbestos crew is engaged in asbestos-related duties outside of the employee’s regular employment county, the daily rate of pay is no less than the minimum amount as established in the employee’s regular employment county for asbestos removal and an additional $30 per each day the employee is engaged in asbestos removal and related duties. The additional pay for asbestos removal and related duties shall be payable entirely from county funds. Before service personnel may be used in the removal of asbestos material or related duties, they shall have completed a federal Environmental Protection Act-approved training program and be licensed. The employer shall provide all necessary protective equipment and maintain all records required by the Environmental Protection Act.
(m) For the purpose of qualifying for additional pay as provided in §18A-5-8 of this code, an aide is considered to be exercising the authority of a supervisory aide and control over pupils if the aide is required to supervise, control, direct, monitor, escort, or render service to a child or children when not under the direct supervision of a certified professional person within the classroom, library, hallway, lunchroom, gymnasium, school building, school grounds, or wherever supervision is required. For purposes of this section, "under the direct supervision of a certified professional person" means that certified professional person is present, with and accompanying the aide.
(n) Beginning school year 2026-2027 and continuing thereafter for the ensuing four school years, the amounts prescribed in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade Schedule set forth in this section shall be increased by five percent each year over the minimum pay levels in effect as of the effective date of the amendments made to this section during the regular session of the Legislature, 2026, such that the state minimum monthly pay for all service employees will, by the 2030-2031 school year, have increased by 25% over the minimum pay levels set in the 2025-2026 school year.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide teachers a $10,000 pay raise across five years, with a $2,000 raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, and to provide service personnel with a 25% raise across five years, with a five percent raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year.
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