How Much to Pay College Student to Tutor 2Nd Grader?

A would think that you should pay no less than $15 per session. I would start with sessions lasting about 45 minutes. After two weeks, evaluate the situation and decide if the sessions should be longer/shorter, and adjust the pay accordingly.

I had a friend who was a math tutor while we were in college, she was focusing in math (forget what her actual math major focus was in). Anyway she was paid $11 an hour. She was provided everything that was need material wise (by parents) all she brought was her knowledge/experience. Depending on the age/grade she would have sessions that were 30mins - 2hrs; for grade school she usually stuck with 30-60 mins 3 times a week and high school on up she tutored students 1-2 hrs 2-3 times a week.

Since the neighbor girl is NOT a professional yet I would not pay over $15 and she did just finish her first year of college (even if she is great at math no need to pay professional level pay like you would find at a tutoring center with certified teachers). I would also set a trail period like two weeks so that way either you or her can say this is not working and part ways. You can also ask the young lady what her rates would be, will she have another job (if so what hours are she free), is this for a few extra bucks or is she looking at this as more full time?

You may want to ask her if she is going to "claim" the income you are paying her - in our state, we get a special deduction for paying for these kinds of services. If she is not, I would pay $20/hr and if she is I would pay her $25/hr. Also, you may want to throw in a gas card if she is coming to your house.

As far as how long, that is largely going to depend on your daughter's attention span :) I would think 1 hr 3x's a week would be enough without going overboard. Maybe start at that and then go from there. I would also suggest doing it first thing in the morning. 2nd graders have more attention in the a.m. than in the afternoon/evening.

Good luck!

Well we have a tutor for my oldest child during part of the school. Our tutor is a full time grade school teacher. For one hour she charges $50. We reside in Central NJ. The price might be a bit more expensive here.

I would ask her for a rate, but if she comes back with -"whatever" or something of that nature, I would pay her $20-$25 per hour. Regular tutors who you get through a service are often $40-$50 or more. A good friend of mine who is an elementary school teacher gets $60 per hour to tutor in math.

We did math tutoring last summer for our then second grade son. He went 3x/week for half hour sessions and the fee was $15 per session; the tutor was a trained elementary math teacher. A good tutor will be able to accomplish a good amount in 30 minutes--60 minutes might be too much...just my opinion! I have to agree with Frances that teaching basic math is much different than finance--maybe set a review period after 2-3 weeks to evaluate how both parties are feeling about the progress.

I worked at a tutoring center in the Chicago suburbs 10 years ago and we charged $35 an hour for one on one tutoring. I'm in Texas now and tutor privately for $40/hour.

I think $25 for a college student is fair but you might want to ask her if there are any supplies that she would like to have to work with so you can either buy them for her or give her a gift card to Target or a teacher supply store in your area so that she is not spending her own money on flashcards, notebooks, dry erase board, stickers, etc. When you're teaching/tutoring it's easy to get caught up in an effort to make it fun and different by buying different things to use but it adds up quickly.

Good luck,
K.

I would call some of the tutoring companies in the area to get an idea of what their TEACHER CERTIFIED tutors charge (make sure you ask if they are certified b/c that will affect the pricing they give you). Also ask the school if any of the teachers do tutoring over the summer or know of tutors. As much as you want to use your neighbor keep in mind that Majoring in Finance is COMPLETELY different than teaching basic math to a child. I say this because I know many teachers and they make ends meet with tutoring and they have been trained to teach children. I know tutors when I am (who are certified teachers) make $50-$60 per hour depending up what is needed. If you decide to go with your neighbor I would stick to no more than $25/hr

Good Luck