Tutor salary
What a tutor actually earns, from 366 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-26.
Switch the market above to see tutor pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A tutor earns a blended US median near 46,752 dollars, with the typical middle running from 38,204 dollars to 58,042 dollars. The official OEWS median is 40,090 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 10 percent since 2021. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is teacher, at 60 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open tutor roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
Earn Extra Money as an English Tutor | Flexible Work | €15–€35/hrName · GermanyRemoteJul 25- Copywriting Tutor – Writing Lessons (No Experience Required)Nachhilfeunterricht · GermanyRemoteJul 25
Freelance Mathematics Tutor - Primary (Grade 1 - 3)Nagwa · EgyptRemoteJul 20- 1 on 1 AMC 8/10 TutorThink Academy US · United StatesRemoteJul 20
- Spanish Tutor | Flexible Job (Austria) | €20–€40/hNachhilfeunterricht · AustriaRemoteJul 19
By country
- United Kingdom$56,476 – $83,887 · median $61,228
- United States$38,204 – $58,042 · median $46,752
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Quick answers
How much does a tutor make?
The blended US median is about 46,752 dollars, with a typical range from 38,204 dollars to 58,042 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 40,090 dollars.
What can a tutor move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is teacher, at 60 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 25-3041. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Tutors.” Live corpus 366 observations, 2026-07-26. Definitions in the glossary.