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[steveohan]

A quick question for anyone that does freelance teaching with corporate clients - what's the going rate for an hour of instruction in a group setting?

Do you charge a flat rate per hour, or does it change according to the number of students in the class?

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Thank you!

[PRagic]

Depends on a few things.

1) What's your degree level? Type of degree? Business? Econ? Communications?
2) Verifiable corporate teaching experience (business English)?
3) How far is the commute?
4) Long term or short term gig?
5) Have you published anything (newspaper or magazine ESL oriented)?
6) How big is the class?
7) Do you have a 'salary history' in private teaching for adults?

What you charge and how you charge it is up to you, and if they go for it, well, then you're all set.

If the class isn't too big, the company isn't too far away, and if this is your first gig, it might be a good way to get the ball rolling. You could charge a flat rate of 60-80 an hour.

If you have a business background, experience teaching business English, a salary history, and the class is 10+ people, you could charge in the ballpark of 100 an hour.

If the class is on the large size (15+ people), you could charge 10K a head, or at least bridge the topic.

Odds are you're going to be paid monthly, so be prepared to give an hourly rate and then 'cut them a deal' on a monthly fee. Figure that into your initial salary request.

Some time ago, back in the mid 90s, I did a lot of corporate gigs. I was legal (K wife). I have a business background (plus at the time I was going for my MBA), had published in ESL, and had experience teaching business English at the corporate level. I charged 100 an hour for a classes up to 10 people. Heck, at one Chaebol, I charged 100 an hour to do business and econ topic free talk with 2 execs. There were a LOT fewer teachers around back then. I also speak Korean, so that expediated the process and communication.

There were, and I imagine there still are, recruiters placing teachers at companies. They took an insane cut, but companies paid it because then the education expense could be on the books and taxed. The recruiters would charge 100-150 an hour and seek to pay newbies 30-50 an hour; not bad money back then, but still a rip off.

Good luck with it. Corporate gigs can be a very lucrative side line.