Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in West Virginia

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in West Virginia have a median of $57,210 a year, below the national $64,370 (−11%); the state ranks 47th of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 26% more than the median across all occupations in West Virginia ($45,300). Every neighbouring state pays more: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky range from $61,120 in Kentucky to $78,510 in Maryland. West Virginia employs 4,090 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 5.83 per 1,000 jobs, the 37th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.46 means the occupation is more concentrated in West Virginia than nationally.

West Virginia vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in West Virginia and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
West VirginiaHourly******4,0905.831.46
Annual$45,540$54,620$57,210$59,850$63,130$56,210
United StatesHourly******620,090––
Annual$48,080$58,530$64,370$80,490$102,540$72,030
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $45,540$45,54025th25th: $54,620$54,620MedianMedian: $57,210$57,21075th75th: $59,850$59,85090th90th: $63,130$63,130US median
West Virginia annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
47th of 51 states
Rank by employment
37th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.46
Jobs per 1,000
5.83

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of West Virginia's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in West Virginia

8 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching West Virginia publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV*$77,350$53,210$119,81014,8904.751.19
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV*$63,420$51,490$95,5207306.781.70
Wheeling, WV-OH*$60,360$42,340$82,7604407.561.90
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH*$59,220$45,730$90,7803309.132.29
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH*$57,390$46,660$74,5509506.781.70
Charleston, WV*$56,970$47,990$60,2204804.681.17
Morgantown, WV*$56,740$54,280$61,0902704.011.00
Beckley, WV*$55,640$48,010$60,7702906.711.68
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area*$55,270$40,530$59,4101,0407.151.79
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area*$55,210$45,540$60,9203805.021.26

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
West Virginia*$57,2104,0901.46
Kentucky*$61,1208,0401.01
Maryland*$78,51014,5301.32
Ohio*$77,09030,4501.38
Pennsylvania*$77,93022,7200.94
Virginia*$63,52018,2901.12

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the West Virginia wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS West Virginia estimates.

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Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.