<p>I was thinking of making some money this summer by tutoring kids for the SAT/ACT and other tests. How much do you think I should charge per hour for this tutoring? I got a 2370 on the SAT, three 800s on subject test, and am in the top 1% of my class. Oh, and I'm a rising Senior.</p>
<p>Probably $30-50 per/hour, depending on how affluent an area you live in. I tutored Chemistry for $20 per/hour, but because SAT requires more expertise, I would say slightly more.</p>
<p>Yea our area is pretty affluent and the parents tend to freak out a lot lol</p>
<p>In London the rate is £125.00 per hour. If you are in the US East Coast, I would try for $75.00 to $100.00 per hour.</p>
<p>Affluent kids with concerned parents aren’t going to get tutoring from a you–however brilliant you may be. For them, four-figure, intensive, professional prep course will be first-choice.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m betting you can still charge a pretty-penny to those kids that have money but aren’t as or interested/concerned. I doubt as a kid you’ll get more than 30 bucks an hour. That’s damn good, though. If you can get two or three clients lined up you’ll be in good shape.</p>
<p>Money from tutoring can really add up. 3 kids x 1 hour/week each x $40 = $120 a week.</p>
<p>That is about $500 a month, so pretty good cash for doing something that is marginally fun.</p>
<p>I’m lined up to tutor the SAT for my French teacher’s daughter later on this summer, with the hope that she can recommend me to other high school sophomores/juniors. I don’t plan on dictating a price (it feels really weird taking money from one of your favorite teachers), but she mentioned (in passing) $25/hour. I live in a semi-affluent area; there are some fairly wealthy people but also quite many below the poverty line. And for what it’s worth, I charged $25/hour when I taught violin to a 5th grader.</p>
<p>But I definitely agree with the above posters that mentioned that worried parents in an affluent area won’t be keen on hiring you. If they can afford the top-rated tutor at a local SAT prep center for $5,000, they’d spend the money in a heartbeat. I suggest you start out charging $25/hour for one or two kids. If they do well and their parents thank you for it, ask them to recommend you to their friends. By that point, you can start raising prices, especially if demand for your services (LOL) increases significantly.</p>
<p>$20 per hour - that is assuming that you can teach.</p>
<p>My son got his 800 on SAT math in 8th grade and a 760 on Math II in 8th grade (got his 800 on the SAT II retake in January). He’s been a math tutor both private and for a company. We are homeschoolers and live in a non-affluent area. I think he charged $20 an hour but I think he was paid $25 an hour and he gets $12 an hour working at his company. He also teaches private violin for $25 an hour. He’s been doing both since he was 14. If I were you, I’d charge between $25 and $50 if you have experience tutoring and really know you can get good results. The girls my son tutored increased their scores by probably only 30 points but they and their mom were very pleased with my son’s maturity.</p>
<p>^I think that’s good advice. Getting more than $50 is going to be a hard sell even in an affluent environment because you’re still in high school. It is all about how well you teach, not about your scores (although they are very nice).</p>