West Virginia post-judgment interest rate
United States West Virginia’s annual simple rate, fixed for a judgment at entry.
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Statutory formula / table
2026 West Virginia post-judgment interest at a glance
- Current rate
- 6.25% per year
- Effective date
- January 1, 2026
- Controlling authority
- W. Va. Code § 56-6-31
- Rate basis
- Statutory formula / table
- Source checked
- August 20, 2026
- Recorded history
- 20 data points
West Virginia’s 2026 judgment-interest rate is 6.25% per year under W. Va. Code §56-6-31. The Supreme Court of Appeals sets one rate for each calendar year from the Federal Reserve secondary discount rate plus two percentage points, subject to the statutory floor and ceiling. The rate in effect when judgment is entered remains fixed for that judgment.
How West Virginia post-judgment interest works
Which rate applies
Section 56-6-31 supplies the general rate for judgments and decrees for payment of money and contains separate treatment for qualifying contracts. Another controlling statute or the judgment’s terms can require additional analysis.
When interest accrues
The entry date selects the annual post-judgment rate, and the statute keeps that rate for the duration of the judgment. Prejudgment interest uses a different selection point tied to the cause of action, so it should not be flattened into the post-judgment headline.
Compounding and rate lock
The statute describes simple interest. StatuteRates keeps the payoff calculator disabled because partial-payment allocation, day count, contractual branches, and every special judgment category are not yet modeled at calculator-grade certainty.
Official history coverage
The dataset preserves 20 signed annual court orders from January 2, 2007 through 2026. It retains the court’s exact January 2 boundaries for 2007 and 2008 and the signed 7.00% order for 2025 rather than substituting a secondary summary.
→ Calculate interest at this rate
→ See West Virginia’s prejudgment interest rate (interest before judgment — different rules)
Effective-date history
| Effective date | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | 6.25% | Statute |
| January 1, 2025 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2024 | 8.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2023 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2022 | 4.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2021 | 4.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2020 | 4.75% | Statute |
| January 1, 2019 | 5.5% | Statute |
| January 1, 2018 | 4.5% | Statute |
| January 1, 2017 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2016 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2015 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2014 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2013 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2012 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2011 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2010 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 1, 2009 | 7.00% | Statute |
| January 2, 2008 | 8.25% | Statute |
| January 2, 2007 | 9.75% | Statute |
Use this recorded history
20 source-backed periods are released from 2007-01-02 through 2026-08-22. For this series, the date input means judgment-entry date. General West Virginia §56-6-31 judgment series; contract and special judgment branches can differ.
Source & provenance
Observation recorded August 20, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (official)):
https://www.courtswv.gov/sites/default/pubfilesmnt/2026-02/2026%20Interest%20Rates%20Order.pdf
Cite this page
StatuteRates. “West Virginia Judgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/west-virginia-judgment-rate/ Rate recorded under W. Va. Code § 56-6-31, effective January 1, 2026.