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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the going rate for tutoring? Different for high school vs middle school? [/quote]

I’m a tutor and my rates are all over the place. ES and MS are lower than HS credit classes. For lower level classes, I charge around $50 unless the commute is more than 15 minutes one-way, than $60. HS classes are also closer to $60-65, depending on if it’s AP or not. Also, I commonly shave off $5, if the family will go virtual. With all that in mind, my husband says my rates are too low. [/quote]

We pay $20 - $50 for online.

Online tutoring typically has a much bigger discount than $5.  Parents look on Wyzant, Outschool etc.  there ar dozens of tutors that charge very low rates.  Don’t focus on the expensive tutors with dozens of perfect reviews, but look for the hidden gems.  It takes some work upfront, but you can find someone great who lives in a low cost area for a very affordable price.

My HS DD has a French tutor in Idaho who is amazing and only charges $20 an hour.  The AP Biology tutor is a teacher lives somewhere Texas and charges $50 and is probably one of the most gifted teachers my child has encountered.  [/quote]

Babysitters get 15 - 20 hourly. I can't believe you'd only pay a college educated tutor 20/hour. [/quote]

I made $20/hour as a babysitter [u]25 years ago[/u], if there were children in diapers. I made $15-$18/hour (25 years ago) for older children. All I did with the kids was play, do arts and crafts, and supervise meals and bedtime. It required little-to-no expertise. I cannot imagine paying a tutor, someone who has expertise in education, their subject, and pedagogy, only $20/hour regardless of the subject or the area in which the tutor lives. That is offensive in every way.

We paid $75-100/hour for my stepdaughter's Algebra II and pre-calculus tutoring, and we didn't bat an eyelash at that rate, for it seemed reasonable for one-on-one tutoring by a licensed educator. [/quote]

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