<p>I agree with you. I am just surprised that it has gotten so pricey. We used 1:1 tutoring through a learning company (not one that markets itself mostly as a test prep).</p>
<p>i get paid $20 / hour</p>
<p>Our standard teacher rate in our high school is $40 per hour; you can get an upperclassmen student tutor (who passed the course with an A) for $15 per hour. A former grad still in college is $25 per hour.</p>
<p>Of course, our AP Calc teacher charges what she wants--I think it's around $75 an hour--but you can't just call anyone to tutor in that subject.</p>
<p>ne -- well, we moved 18 months ago from an even higher priced part of CT, so, unfortunately, I can be somewhat numb to the high cost of things! :) And, I count this as one more reason why I'm glad we only have 2 kids!</p>
<p>There are so many kinds of tutoring.</p>
<p>In NYC with top academic background and teaching experience, S-1 tutors SAT's independently, charging $50/hour to undercut the agencies advertising they employ only Ivy grads. Not everyone can teach, but he can. </p>
<p>In Buffalo, much less expensive area than NYC, S-2 got no further with the h.s.'s recommended teaching staff who worked afterschool at $30-35/hour generating more-of-the-same. Instead, we offered $50/hr to a recent Harvard grad who deeply understood the gaps and focussed the tutoring. We had to pay that $15 differential to get the pedigree-degree guy, but it was worth it for some short-term tutoring (not SAT prep, but just to handle coursework better).</p>
<p>Sometimes, smart needs smart to move forward.</p>
<p>In southeastern VA, paying math tutor (college grad, comp sci major/ math & chemistry minors) $45 hour, twice a week. Helped D get a C in math (she had all A's except for one B in an AP class, but was failing math when we started), so it's well worth it.</p>
<p>We pay $50/hour for my son’s math and science tutor in Southern California. We use him for about 1 1/2 hours a week to do Pre Calc this year. He is currently getting his masters in Math. He has done Chem and Physics in the past for us too.</p>
<p>Fairfield County, Connecticut–HS teachers earn $100+/hour. Some HS students will ask $50/hr, but I don’t know how much business they have. Private sports coaching is $100-$150/hr. The only tutor I have ever employed is the SAT tutor and that is $150/hr through a company, but halved when two students studied together. SAT tutoring can go up from there.</p>
<p>In the Twin Cities, $25/half hour for foreign language tutoring (the only kind either D has had). Used a teacher or retired teacher from their current private school, but not the teacher they had for class that year.</p>
<p>Wow! Funny to see this resurface! 
The private school tutor we used is still going strong from word of mouth recommendations here in the Twin Cities. Supposedly still a bargain and kids improving their ACT scores by multiple points.</p>
<p>NorthMinnesota: Are you able to share the name of the tutor through a PM? Thank you.</p>
<p>Price depends on lots of factors beyond geography, although it certainly makes a difference. General professional tutoring starts at $50/hour here in TX, but most SAT/ACT prep starts at $75-80/hour. Online tutoring often starts at about the same price, which may be a bargain for those in high priced areas!</p>
<p>Do rates go down during the summer months? This might make a decent summer job for my son. What do the buyers of these services really look for? Would they prefer someone with many years of teaching experience or someone younger, currently attending an elite college, who got a perfect score on the test?</p>