Okay! So I made a post about struggling to find jobs and as I’m waiting for responses from employers, I figured it would be wise to try to find some freelance work.
I decided to make a tutoring profile on a website and I need some advice for what my rate should be for tutoring. I have experience tutoring in school and have been volunteering and working with kids for about 7 years now. I am also entering college in the fall.
So what would be a reasonable rate to charge? Or better yet, what is the max would you be willing to pay for a high school graduate with tutoring experience?
I’m going to be tutoring English.
Oh and I put that I’m willing to travel up to 45 min without charging extra. Is that okay or is that asking for too much?
What does traveling 45 minutes each way where ever you live cost you? That cost plus the extra time added on for traveling (up to an hour and a half) will take a bite out of your hourly wage. You might be spending more time to travel than you will be tutoring. Most tutoring sessions are probably no more than an hour or hour and a half, right? Especially for one subject.
I think it depends a lot on the area, your results in the subject, etc. For example, my college-graduate friend made over $100 an hour tutoring SAT’s in NYC (he graduated from an Ivy League and had a 1580 on the SAT, but no formal training).
@Madison85 I would still need either a cab or my sibling to drive me. But if close enough, I could ride my bike. I don’t have a car. I don’t mean English as a forgeign language. I mean writing and reading.
The town I live in is fairly wealthy with a median household income of roughly $180,000.
I’m not sure anyone would pay $35 for a HS grad though. Maybe $18 if I can get there in under 45 min and then charge $10 extra if it’s over that? And then maybe if it requires a cab, I could tell them ahead of time?
My daughter was paid $20-25 an hour tutoring math. She didn’t specify the rate, moms friend just offered to pay. She drove to the girls home, which is less than 2 miles. 2011-2012 time frame in California.
@Madison85 I’m targeting 7-12th graders. Last summer, I worked with 7th and 8th graders. This year, I was a teaching assistant for freshmen and sophomores. And I also helped students edit their college essays. Last year, I was a peer tutor in school for students of all grades.
I live in a town similar to yours in terms of average income, and my D makes $30/hour tutoring a variety of subjects, but typically Spanish and Math. Keep in mind, though, that in a town like ours (and yours), if there is a lot of disposable income, parents would often rather pay an adult $100/hour to tutor their kids since they can afford it. I think my D got a decent amount of work because she would go to someone’s house (adult tutors tend to favor the library, which requires the parent to drive) and because she was available right after school (adult tutors tend to have other jobs.)
D1 tutored when she was a senior in high school and throughout college. She charged $75/hr. We lived outside of NYC. Most teachers charged over $100/hr. It may sound like a lot of money, but she had to prep for those lessons.
I know people with masters in education in our state who are getting $50+/hour for tutoring kids. The hourly rate is highly variable. I think exam prep is pretty popular in the summer (e.g. preparing for ACT & SAT exams). That’s the biggest chunk of time kids have to study for it and I know it’s a very popular course offering at our kids’ private HS.
The best way to get tutoring jobs is by working with your school’s teachers. If you are a top student and familiar with the school’s curriculum then you could get the teachers to recommend you when people are looking for tutors. Once you get few students then you could get more jobs through recommendations. There was one point when D1 had so many jobs that she had to get some of her friends to help out.