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teacher salaries in West Virginia

by runner

Jan 19, 2011

What is the average salary in West Virginia who has a masters with 30 years experience.

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Doubting Thomas I understand your concerns about housing, but I have a different view on teacher pay equity. I live and work in north central WV. I drive 80 miles per day for work. I live and work in a very economically deprived area. Housing is much cheaper, but almost impossible to find. If you want to buy land to build, it is difficult to find a suitable piece ...See More

Feb 6, 2011

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Truth Exposed Does anyone know where we can gain access to the entire 55 county list? The list that is posted in the local newspaper only ranks the top five and bottom five counties in WV. As a teacher in the eastern panhandle, I find it appalling that we are not provided a fair salary in order to pay rent or a mortgage when the vast majority of teachers in the ...See MoreDoes anyone know where we can gain access to the entire 55 county list? The list that is posted in the local newspaper only ranks the top five and bottom five counties in WV. As a teacher in the eastern panhandle, I find it appalling that we are not provided a fair salary in order to pay rent or a mortgage when the vast majority of teachers in the state live relatively comfortably and are actually able to save some money. It is disgraceful that so many teachers in the eastern panhandle have to work a second job in order to make ends meet. It would be nice if all teachers in the state could come together and support locality pay now that the county assessors have been forced to list their county's average cost of housing. The proof for the high cost of living in the eastern panhandle has been exposed for the rest of the state to see clearly in black and white. It would be nice if my union, the WVEA, would step up and realize that they need to fight for us over in this part of the state. I'd like to see the AFT do the same. I doubt it will ever happen though because they are afraid of ticking their members off and losing revenue from their outrageous annual dues.

On 2/05/11, Locality Pay wrote: > Housing index puts Jefferson at top of list > February 3, 2011 - By John McVey, Journal staff writer > Save | Post a comment | > MARTINSBURG - West Virginia's first cost-of-housing index mandated > by state law was released earlier this week. > > Sponsored by state Sen. Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson, and passed > during last year's legislative session, Senate Bill 379 required > the state tax to compile the average housing costs for each of > West Virginia's 55 counties and supply that information to state > legislators every year. > > The information is provided by each county's assessors office and > is based on the assessors' appraised market value of houses in the > counties. > > Jefferson County leads the list with an average value of $248,117 > for the 2010 tax year. That is more than two and a quarter times > the state average and more than 13 times greater than the lowest > value. > > Jefferson is followed by Berkeley County at $205,382, Hampshire > County at $198,915 and Morgan County at $198,211. > > The statewide average is $110,077. > > McDowell County is last, with an average value of $18,800. > > The purpose of the list is to show the extreme disparity between > housing costs across the state, Snyder explained, which has an > impact on pay for many state employees, like teachers, state > troopers, social workers, highways employees and others. > > "All state employees are paid the same," he said in a telephone > interview Thursday. "The price of milk and groceries might be > about the same anywhere in the state, but there's a wide > difference in the cost of housing." > > The list will help with efforts to establish so-called locality > pay, which means higher pay for state employees working in parts > of the state where the cost of living is higher, Snyder said. > > "This is the foundation - we've poured the footers," he > said. "This is what we've been telling (legislators from other > parts of the state) for years, but it fell on deaf ears." > > Snyder said Sondra Lucht made the same argument for locality pay > for teachers when she served in the state Senate in the late 1980s > and early 1990s, representing Berkeley County. > > "This validates our argument," Snyder said, "and the cost of > housing is at the heart or our argument." > > He added that the data shows how the flat $20,000 homestead > exemption for seniors is unfair to homeowners in Jefferson and > Berkeley counties because the same home in another county can be > appraised for much less, allowing that owner to deduct a much > larger percentage of the property tax assessment than the > homeowner in Jefferson or Berkeley counties. >

Feb 7, 2011

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Stimulus $ running out Layoffs nationwide for many!

On 2/07/11, Truth Exposed wrote: > Does anyone know where we can gain access to the entire 55 > county list? The list that is posted in the local newspaper only > ranks the top five and bottom five counties in WV. > As a teacher in the eastern panhandle, I find it appalling that we > are not prov...See MoreLayoffs nationwide for many!

On 2/07/11, Truth Exposed wrote: > Does anyone know where we can gain access to the entire 55 > county list? The list that is posted in the local newspaper only > ranks the top five and bottom five counties in WV. > As a teacher in the eastern panhandle, I find it appalling that we > are not provided a fair salary in order to pay rent or a mortgage > when the vast majority of teachers in the state live relatively > comfortably and are actually able to save some money. It is > disgraceful that so many teachers in the eastern panhandle have to > work a second job in order to make ends meet. > It would be nice if all teachers in the state could come > together and support locality pay now that the county assessors have > been forced to list their county's average cost of housing. The > proof for the high cost of living in the eastern panhandle has been > exposed for the rest of the state to see clearly in black and white. > It would be nice if my union, the WVEA, would step up and realize > that they need to fight for us over in this part of the state. I'd > like to see the AFT do the same. I doubt it will ever happen though > because they are afraid of ticking their members off and losing > revenue from their outrageous annual dues. > > > On 2/05/11, Locality Pay wrote: >> Housing index puts Jefferson at top of list >> February 3, 2011 - By John McVey, Journal staff writer >> Save | Post a comment | >> MARTINSBURG - West Virginia's first cost-of-housing index mandated >> by state law was released earlier this week. >> >> Sponsored by state Sen. Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson, and passed >> during last year's legislative session, Senate Bill 379 required >> the state tax to compile the average housing costs for each of >> West Virginia's 55 counties and supply that information to state >> legislators every year. >> >> The information is provided by each county's assessors office and >> is based on the assessors' appraised market value of houses in the >> counties. >> >> Jefferson County leads the list with an average value of $248,117 >> for the 2010 tax year. That is more than two and a quarter times >> the state average and more than 13 times greater than the lowest >> value. >> >> Jefferson is followed by Berkeley County at $205,382, Hampshire >> County at $198,915 and Morgan County at $198,211. >> >> The statewide average is $110,077. >> >> McDowell County is last, with an average value of $18,800. >> >> The purpose of the list is to show the extreme disparity between >> housing costs across the state, Snyder explained, which has an >> impact on pay for many state employees, like teachers, state >> troopers, social workers, highways employees and others. >> >> "All state employees are paid the same," he said in a telephone >> interview Thursday. "The price of milk and groceries might be >> about the same anywhere in the state, but there's a wide >> difference in the cost of housing." >> >> The list will help with efforts to establish so-called locality >> pay, which means higher pay for state employees working in parts >> of the state where the cost of living is higher, Snyder said. >> >> "This is the foundation - we've poured the footers," he >> said. "This is what we've been telling (legislators from other >> parts of the state) for years, but it fell on deaf ears." >> >> Snyder said Sondra Lucht made the same argument for locality pay >> for teachers when she served in the state Senate in the late 1980s >> and early 1990s, representing Berkeley County. >> >> "This validates our argument," Snyder said, "and the cost of >> housing is at the heart or our argument." >> >> He added that the data shows how the flat $20,000 homestead >> exemption for seniors is unfair to homeowners in Jefferson and >> Berkeley counties because the same home in another county can be >> appraised for much less, allowing that owner to deduct a much >> larger percentage of the property tax assessment than the >> homeowner in Jefferson or Berkeley counties. >>

Feb 8, 2011

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Good! That money was never intended to sustain employee positions. If counties posted positions funded with stimulus money, they should have posted it as a temporary position. In my county, most of the stimulus money went to fluff positions anyway. So, no one will miss them.

Maybe my taxes will go down if Obama stops "stimululating" state govern...See MoreThat money was never intended to sustain employee positions. If counties posted positions funded with stimulus money, they should have posted it as a temporary position. In my county, most of the stimulus money went to fluff positions anyway. So, no one will miss them.

Maybe my taxes will go down if Obama stops "stimululating" state government and corporate America.

On 2/08/11, Stimulus $ running out wrote: > Layoffs nationwide for many! > > > > > On 2/07/11, Truth Exposed wrote: >> Does anyone know where we can gain access to the entire 55 >> county list? The list that is posted in the local newspaper only >> ranks the top five and bottom five counties in WV. >> As a teacher in the eastern panhandle, I find it appalling that we >> are not provided a fair salary in order to pay rent or a mortgage >> when the vast majority of teachers in the state live relatively >> comfortably and are actually able to save some money. It is >> disgraceful that so many teachers in the eastern panhandle have to >> work a second job in order to make ends meet. >> It would be nice if all teachers in the state could come >> together and support locality pay now that the county assessors have >> been forced to list their county's average cost of housing. The >> proof for the high cost of living in the eastern panhandle has been >> exposed for the rest of the state to see clearly in black and white. >> It would be nice if my union, the WVEA, would step up and realize >> that they need to fight for us over in this part of the state. I'd >> like to see the AFT do the same. I doubt it will ever happen though >> because they are afraid of ticking their members off and losing >> revenue from their outrageous annual dues. >> >> >> On 2/05/11, Locality Pay wrote: >>> Housing index puts Jefferson at top of list >>> February 3, 2011 - By John McVey, Journal staff writer >>> Save | Post a comment | >>> MARTINSBURG - West Virginia's first cost-of-housing index mandated >>> by state law was released earlier this week. >>> >>> Sponsored by state Sen. Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson, and passed >>> during last year's legislative session, Senate Bill 379 required >>> the state tax to compile the average housing costs for each of >>> West Virginia's 55 counties and supply that information to state >>> legislators every year. >>> >>> The information is provided by each county's assessors office and >>> is based on the assessors' appraised market value of houses in the >>> counties. >>> >>> Jefferson County leads the list with an average value of $248,117 >>> for the 2010 tax year. That is more than two and a quarter times >>> the state average and more than 13 times greater than the lowest >>> value. >>> >>> Jefferson is followed by Berkeley County at $205,382, Hampshire >>> County at $198,915 and Morgan County at $198,211. >>> >>> The statewide average is $110,077. >>> >>> McDowell County is last, with an average value of $18,800. >>> >>> The purpose of the list is to show the extreme disparity between >>> housing costs across the state, Snyder explained, which has an >>> impact on pay for many state employees, like teachers, state >>> troopers, social workers, highways employees and others. >>> >>> "All state employees are paid the same," he said in a telephone >>> interview Thursday. "The price of milk and groceries might be >>> about the same anywhere in the state, but there's a wide >>> difference in the cost of housing." >>> >>> The list will help with efforts to establish so-called locality >>> pay, which means higher pay for state employees working in parts >>> of the state where the cost of living is higher, Snyder said. >>> >>> "This is the foundation - we've poured the footers," he >>> said. "This is what we've been telling (legislators from other >>> parts of the state) for years, but it fell on deaf ears." >>> >>> Snyder said Sondra Lucht made the same argument for locality pay >>> for teachers when she served in the state Senate in the late 1980s >>> and early 1990s, representing Berkeley County. >>> >>> "This validates our argument," Snyder said, "and the cost of >>> housing is at the heart or our argument." >>> >>> He added that the data shows how the flat $20,000 homestead >>> exemption for seniors is unfair to homeowners in Jefferson and >>> Berkeley counties because the same home in another county can be >>> appraised for much less, allowing that owner to deduct a much >>> larger percentage of the property tax assessment than the >>> homeowner in Jefferson or Berkeley counties. >>>

Feb 9, 2011

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teachtilidieorstarve It would be nice if all teachers in the state could come > together and support locality pay now that the county assessors have > been forced to list their county's average cost of housing. The > proof for the high cost of living in the eastern panhandle has been > exposed for the rest of the state to see clearly in black and white. >...See More

Feb 10, 2011

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