I was thinking of charging $30/hour. Would you pay that?
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I also work as a tutor, but rather than working independently I work with a company that provides tutoring services. My qualifications include an M.Ed. in Secondary Education and a state certification.
As others have said, some school districts provide free tutoring to their students. If this is the case in your district, you may have a difficult time attracting paying customers. I would suggest that you look into this. If your district does offer free tutoring, they may do so through a private tutoring company that has contracted to work with the district. This is the case in the Chicago Public School district, they contract Kaplan tutoring and Kaplan pays its tutors $25 an hour.
Other private tutoring companies such as Huntington, Kumon and Club Z pay in the range of $15 to $25 per hour depending on the location, age of student and qualifications of the tutor. If you would consider working with one of these agencies, you might find it easier than generating clients on your own.
If you are determined to work independently, I would first find out if your local district offers free tutoring. If they do not, I would next contact any local tutoring companies and find out what their hourly rates are. That way, you can charge a bit less than your competition.
I work for a company in the Chicago area and am paid $22/hr. Of course the company charges the client more than this and keeps a share for themselves. I would imagine a lot depends on your location and the competition in the area.
Best of luck.
I would pay 50 cents
I think it varies by location and what type of students are you going to tutor. I think a lot of schools have volunteer tutors because high school students etc. need to get community service hours in for other things.
k-8 typically has programs available for free tutoring. Many organizations "adopt" local schools and provide tutors at no cost.
I think $30 for a k-8 child would attract very few if any bites, unless you live in Malibu or similar.
I've seen flyers for tutors in OH and GA for $10/hr with similar credentials as yours.
I make $60/hr tutoring high school and junior high school students. If I have two students at the same time, I get $80/hr. I am not sure where you live, but this is the rate in major metropolitan areas in the US. Do not be afraid to charge for your expertise. After all, your education cost you a great deal, so you should benefit appropriately from it.
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