How much do teachers get paid in West Virginia?
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Teachers made between $53,200 and $58,800 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for West Virginia pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while Kindergarten teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in West Virginia, the median wage across all occupations was $45,300 in 2025 — about 15% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.
$53.2K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in West Virginia (2025)
$57.2K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in West Virginia (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In West Virginia in 2025, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $53,200 annually. Kindergarten teachers made the most at around $58,790 per year. In other words, kindergarten teachers earned about 11% more than preschool teachers.
Kindergarten teachers earn $58,800 annually, more than any other WV teachers
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (WV, 2025)
Do West Virginia teachers make more or less than the US average?
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, West Virginia teachers earned less than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among high school teachers, who earned 22% less than the national median. Kindergarten teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about 6% less than their counterparts nationwide.
West Virginia teachers earn less than the national average at every level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (WV, 2025)
How much do special education teachers make in West Virginia? What about technical education teachers?
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same or less than general education teachers at all levels except preschool in West Virginia. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 14% to 1% lower than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the kindergarten level, where they earned $50,400 per year compared to $58,800 for other kindergarten teachers, a 14% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In West Virginia, their median wages were $57,000 at the high school level in 2025, 1% higher than those of general education teachers at the same level.
In West Virginia, teachers of students with disabilities earned about the same or less than other teachers at every grade level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (WV, 2025)
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