A friend with 7 years experience was charging 75 in Bethesda. If your DC is doing basic worksheet stuff and just needs basic support then give this guy a try. Maybe do a trial period of 2-3 weeks at 25-30 and then bump him to 30-35 if you like him (and that will include the gas).

If it's very basic math such as just elementary level homework help or reinforcing basic facts, I would just ask a local high school student in NHS. Either they will be looking for volunteer hours and they can try to get their advisor to count the tutoring, which would make it free*, or they would accept a very low rate like $10-$15 per hour because they're busy and looking to just supplement whatever they already do.

*This solution is probably unlikely in your situation, but I have seen it happen so I wanted to throw the idea out there. I don't know whether any sort of free tutoring would qualify or whether there would have to be special factors about who the tutoring is provided for. This is how a friend's daughter in NHS (not in this area) got her volunteer hours, but I'm not sure how similar your situation is so I'm not positive this would work for you. The students she tutored were the children of several families of recent immigrants whose parents had limited financial means and English proficiency, which might possibly - just my speculation - have been one of the reasons this was acceptable for volunteer work.

Obviously I'm not trying to make any sort of assumptions/implications about your family situation, financial or otherwise, and if your local high school's NHS had some sort of requirement regarding such things that impacts when free tutoring counts as volunteer hours then it probably wouldn't work out as such for you. So you would end up having to pay the high school student, but that would almost certainly be cheaper than ~$30/hour for your current option.

Anonymous wrote:I used to tutor in Manhattan. I had 2 years of classroom experience and a masters in curriculum and instruction. I made anywhere from $95-$135 an hour. This was back in 2000.

Wow!!

I used to tutor in Manhattan. I had 2 years of classroom experience and a masters in curriculum and instruction. I made anywhere from $95-$135 an hour. This was back in 2000.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For a well-qualified tutor, that is reasonable. For a college student, who doesn't have any experience working with young children, let along tutoring them, NO WAY! I'd pay no more than 10-15/hour, with no gas or other expenses or I'd find a qualified, experienced tutor. That kid is ridiculous!

I made that 35 years ago as a high school student.

$10-15/hour? You cheap motherf***er.

What the OP is talking about is a babysitter who helps with homework. Which might be all her kid needs, someone to sit with the kid, help with an assignment, and take the heat off the parent-child relationship.

If you want a real tutor, with experience, expertise, and specialized training, then you'll pay a lot more than $15 an hour.

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Anonymous wrote:For a well-qualified tutor, that is reasonable. For a college student, who doesn't have any experience working with young children, let along tutoring them, NO WAY! I'd pay no more than 10-15/hour, with no gas or other expenses or I'd find a qualified, experienced tutor. That kid is ridiculous!

I made that 35 years ago as a high school student.

$10-15/hour? You cheap motherf***er.

I used to tutor and was paid $75 per hour. This was in Potomac.

A Master Plumber charges $125/hr.
A Union Plumber was only $75/hr about 8yrs back.
Gardner asks $45/mow - what a deal!!!
Barber is $20 before tip for a 15min cut.
Finally, Roto Rooter: $300

Seems to me that teaching any math to a young person is equivalent to a lifelong curse. Your $15 would be better spent on an All Beef Ballpark Dog.
(AllBeef is the brand name)

I'm 25 years old and in college on California. I've charged where between $15 to $25 depending on the clients (is it homework help or falling behind on concepts? What do other tutors charge in the area? Is the child just being lazy or really not understanding the concepts?). I've been in college for almost six years (moving and transferring with my family) studying education and special education. I begin the credential program next year. I work with kids often, spend hours in public schools working with teachers and observing. I also work with special needs children regularly and have taken many classes on that type of work.
I don't charge for gas or travel, but I might if I had to travel more than 15 miles
I charge less for babysitting, between $10 and $15 because just keeping an eye on kids and playing with them is not as much thought and work as teaching. I don't think the age of the child or the subject matter is completely irrelevant, but teaching is teaching. An prospective first grade teacher will take the same classes on how to teach as a prospective high school teacher. Sometimes younger kids are more challenging because they cannot focus as long.

Anonymous wrote:I used to charge $20 and hour ten years ago, but I tested in the top 1% and I didn't spend any time preparing for tutoring.

typo correction: $20/hr

I used to charge $20 and hour ten years ago, but I tested in the top 1% and I didn't spend any time preparing for tutoring.

Why can't you or or your spouse teach? Or your friend who graduated from college?

I paid $20 an hour for a college student majoring in math to tutor my boys this summer.

I'm an elementary school teacher and I charge $60/hr. A lot more time goes into tutoring children than the actual hour of work. I spend a good amount of time analyzing the child's work and thinking about the goals for the child, then creating a plan and collecting materials for the next time we meet.

Anonymous wrote:We pay $70 per hour for math tutor who is a current math specialist teacher.

This is what I charge, too (math/reading.) And, $60/hr for private art classes.