Rates, 2026
What should a tutor charge in New York or LA?
About $500 a day for a tutor who is working and booked in New York or Los Angeles. $350 in the first years, $650 when senior.
Other markets: a major city · remote · a smaller market
First years
$350
a day · $45 an hour
Working, booked
$500
a day · $65 an hour
Senior, sought after
$650
a day · $80 an hour
The rate card, working level
- Day rate$500 per day
- Hourlyfor anything that does not fit a day$65 per hour
- Monthly retainerweekly sessions, per student per month$1,000 per month
Sold by the hour, a monthly retainer. The day is the unit; half days run 60%.
What to charge for each thing
Ranges for New York or Los Angeles: the low end is the first years, the high end is senior. Working and booked sits in the middle.
- K to 12$40 to $90 per hour
- Test prep (SAT, ACT, GRE)$75 to $200 per hour
- College level$60 to $150 per hour
- Package of ten$400 to $1,500 each
How the number is made
Tutors at this level day at about $500 ($300 to $700 in New York and LA). Put in the year you actually want on the perfect price page and the number moves with it.
A retainer is the month, not the hours: weekly sessions, per student per month. It is priced about 20% under the same work bought one at a time, in exchange for the certainty; three months minimum, or it is not a retainer.
Questions
- What is a fair day rate for a tutor in New York or LA?
- About $500 a day for someone working and booked, $350 in the first years, $650 when senior and sought after. Half days usually run 60% of the day.
- What does a monthly retainer look like for a tutor?
- Around $1,000 a month: weekly sessions, per student per month. About 20% under the same work bought one piece at a time, in exchange for certainty; three months minimum.
- Are these rates a rule?
- No. They are US 2026 ranges for the role, placed by level and moved for the market. What a client actually paid you beats all of it. The tool has a box for that, and it wins.
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