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

In West Virginia, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn a median $56,610 a year, well below the national median of $72,040 (−21%); the state ranks 48th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 25% more than the median across all occupations in West Virginia ($45,300). Every neighbouring state pays more: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky range from $61,560 in Kentucky to $78,800 in Ohio. West Virginia employs 3,590 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 5.12 per 1,000 jobs, the 45th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.75 means it is less common in West Virginia than nationally.

West Virginia vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary 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******3,5905.120.75
Annual$48,450$52,200$56,610$60,870$64,040$56,630
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $48,450$48,45025th25th: $52,200$52,200MedianMedian: $56,610$56,61075th75th: $60,870$60,87090th90th: $64,040$64,040US 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
48th of 51 states
Rank by employment
45th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.75
Jobs per 1,000
5.12

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 secondary 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*$80,300$57,290$117,16020,4006.500.95
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV*$62,180$48,680$85,2406806.350.93
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH*$61,300$46,970$79,8209206.570.96
Wheeling, WV-OH*$61,210$45,190$78,8803906.730.98
Winchester, VA-WV*$60,590$47,990$78,7204506.600.96
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH*$59,150$46,740$77,1103008.361.22
Charleston, WV*$55,800$48,080$60,7903303.150.46
Beckley, WV*$54,960$48,850$62,5201704.060.59
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area*$54,490$50,530$59,8808906.120.89
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area*$51,590$48,420$58,8904606.090.89

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
West Virginia*$56,6103,5900.75
Kentucky*$61,56012,7800.93
Maryland*$78,67016,6400.88
Ohio*$78,80049,5401.30
Pennsylvania*$78,80052,2401.26
Virginia*$72,17031,1001.10

See the national page for Secondary 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.

*
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.