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fozziejr2
Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: soon to be korea (august 08)
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 Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: Your Hourly Tutor Rate |
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If you tutor somebody one-on-one, what is your normal going rate? I almost always charge 35,000, which I have been told is low by most of my friends, but at the same time it has got me tons of tutoring jobs. What is your going rate? Should I really push higher?
I know some people who usually ask for 50,000, and one who does it for about 25. |
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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I would guess that largely depends on what city you are in, what kinds of people you are teaching (are they rich) and the travel time involved in going from one appointment to another. If you really feel a need to make the extra money, 35,000 isn't all bad. How many people fresh out of college back home make that an hour to basically sit on their ass, eat fruit and play with kids.
I've met people in Seoul who "claimed" they were making 120,000 an hour for teaching certain students. I thought that was quite a bit until I met a Korean man with a PhD in Korean Literature who was getting 200,000 an hour for teaching Korean to Korean students!
Hearing that makes 50,000 an hour seem like small beans.
If you are in some country town, I wouldn't think 35,000 too bad. However if you are in a decent sized city, I would suggest your fee is a little small considering prices for everything in Korea is rising, no reason your fee should not rise for inflation. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| coralreefer_1 wrote: |
| I would suggest your fee is a little small considering prices for everything in Korea is rising, no reason your fee should not rise for inflation. |
What's funny is that when I was in Korea in the early 90s, the hourly rate for tutoring was 50,000 which at the time I thought was a princely sum. 15 years later and it still hasn't changed it seems. |
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KoreanAmbition
Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Madoka,
The rate might not have changed since the 90's, but the supply of English teachers has. |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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1 student = 50,000
2= 60,000
3= 70-80,000
4=100,000 (rare to find)
I always encourage 2+ students, as it-
1. inproves the groups dynamic and turn-taking possibilities
2. lets the mothers think they are getting a deal
3. more money |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| What's funny is that when I was in Korea in the early 90s, the hourly rate for tutoring was 50,000 which at the time I thought was a princely sum. 15 years later and it still hasn't changed it seems. |
In my case, I remember charging 25,000w an hour back in 99-2000 or so, and thinking I was behind the times. Raising to 30,000 was a big deal for me, and promptly Mothers complained and quit their kids. And this was in Seoul suburbs. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| KoreanAmbition wrote: |
The rate might not have changed since the 90's, but the supply of English teachers has. |
Yes, back then I did not see many other foreigners at all outside of GIs at Itaewon. Also, IIRC, 50,000 per hour was the going rate for not only English, but Math, Piano, etc. |
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