Rate For Private Tuition

[midgeley20]

I am currently teaching part-time in a language school in CM What should I charge for private tuition per hour?

[skettios]

I am currently teaching part-time in a language school in CM What should I charge for private tuition per hour?

If you aren't experience enough to have a good idea of what your time is worth, then I'd say about 300baht/an hour.

[colino]

Also if you teach outside the school i am pretty sure your work permit does not cover you,

(but i could be wrong )

[midgeley20]

I am currently teaching part-time in a language school in CM What should I charge for private tuition per hour?

If you aren't experience enough to have a good idea of what your time is worth, then I'd say about 300baht/an hour.

i I have plenty of classroom experience but not prive tuitiont is a case of testing the market so hence my post. Thank you skettios for taking the time to reply, so why do I feel patronised?

[mrtoad]

I'm not sure what the rate is in CM, but here in BKK I don't do it for less than 650 and hour. I'd also suggest getting the money up front, because privates have a nasty habit of cancelling.

[PeaceBlondie]

Actually, 300 an hour is a bit high in Chiang Mai. My international school-tutoring friend charges 350. If you have low qualifications, you might try 250 for one student, 300 for two students, 400 for four students, etc. Make them pay in advance, at least a week.

[midgeley20]

Actually, 300 an hour is a bit high in Chiang Mai. My international school-tutoring friend charges 350. If you have low qualifications, you might try 250 for one student, 300 for two students, 400 for four students, etc. Make them pay in advance, at least a week.

After reading the posts and talking to a guy who does private work here in CM I have settled on a rate of 250 B hour. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

[Ijustwannateach]

Just a helpful sidenote- it also depends on commute time and number of students in the class- as both get higher and higher, so should hourly rate. Also if you're teaching something difficult, it should cost more.

If you have any kind of agency for part time work (if it's a very, very, very good one!- I'd be very choosy about working for one!) it's worth losing 15-20% of the optimum hourly rate for the agency's guarantee of the payment (in other words, they charge a lump sum from the student in advance, and if the student cancels too late you get paid anyway).

There's also what I've learned to call the "I wouldn't get out of bed" factor. I wouldn't get out of bed, for example, for less than 500B an hour under any circumstances.

"S"

[PeaceBlondie]

It also depends upon the locale. BKK has lots of work, and an experienced, qualified teacher can demand more than 500. In the case of the OP, he appeared less qualified, and it is hard to collect 350 in Chiang Mai. In Isaan or Hat Yai or NST or MaeHongSon, there may be no competition, and few customers.

[DavieA]

I agree with whats been posted regarding the hourly rate....depends on what the students prepared to pay and the other conditions surrounding the lessons which wannateach mentioned. Having taught many private lessons, the most important thing is payment!!!!! As has also been mentioned Thais love to cancel or just not turn up. Make them pay for 5-10 lessons up front.....that will let you know just how serious they really are!

[midgeley20]

Actually, 300 an hour is a bit high in Chiang Mai. My international school-tutoring friend charges 350. If you have low qualifications, you might try 250 for one student, 300 for two students, 400 for four students, etc. Make them pay in advance, at least a week.

After reading the posts and talking to a guy who does private work here in CM I have settled on a rate of 250 B hour. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

500B or you wouldn't get out of bed? ijustwannateach you'd be doing a lot of sleeping in CM! It's all about what the market will stand some teachers work here for 200B What's your added value that would persuade anyone to pay double?

[Ijustwannateach]

^I don't live in Chiang Mai, and my students are happy with my "value."

[PeaceBlondie]

Like my tutoring friend, I will get out of bed for 350 baht per hour in Chiang Mai, if the classes are closely grouped by locale and schedule. I know a teacher from the former Yugoslavia who charges about 50 to 100 baht per hour in a village outside of Chiang Mai.

I think it illustrates why wages for teaching English in northern Thailand are crap. But if you can teach advanced English literature, calculus, physics, Egyptian history, the culture of native American tribes, etc., you can earn more.

[bkk_mike]

We pay 500 baht for 2 hours (one child), or 800 baht for 2 hours (two children).

This is for private tuition on a weekend, just my own children there.

Curriculum-wise, I could do it myself, but I don't think I have the temperament for teaching. Especially my own children who'd know exactly how much they could get away with.

[scyriacus]

i am wondering, why everyone is guessing on the right price. if there's a market, the market will determine it (thru supply & demand). some teachers like to work less but more profitable, others like to work hard and long and try to do more for their students than for themselves. there's no such thing like a single 'fair price'! i recommend to develop a price list with different options from cheap to expensive, depending on different variants: 1. number of students 2. number of lessons (booked in advance) 3. method of payment (discount for advanced pay) 4. primetime (e.g. weekdays 16:00-18:00) and 'low season'. 5. subject (beginners, advanced, specials like finance, computers, science etc). and then you simply adjust the basic fee untill you've got your desired income. give it a try, nobody can get it right from the very beginning. use tools (e.g. excel to do the math & presentation of such an elaborate price-list for you). biggest advantage: you give your customers (students) a choice and the final decision is up to them so you never need to argue. they can earn discounts by bringing more student-fellows, booking more lessons, paying in advance, choosing uncomfortable times and so on. leave it all up to them and they will never be unhappy.

Edited April 14, 2008 by scyriacus

[Ijustwannateach]

And remember, negotiating can be fun for both sides!

[Somtamnication]

Well, in Phuket, I charge three different prices. Thais, I charge between 350 and 450 an hour. For Koreans, I charge 500 an hour. For Japanese, 800 per hour. Few Japanese, but 90% of my students are Koreans. It is do or die for them, so they are happy to pay.

For IELTS, TOEIC or any classification of business English, 700 per hour. I teach about 180 hours per month.