Thread: Hourly pricing - what's a good number?

Im lookingat teaching a calss for an adult-ed pgm. they asked me what kind of pay I wouldexpect. It would be an hourly rate, not perstudent, and enrollment will probably be only 5 or 6 people.

Anyrecommendations? Whatis the hourly rate others getfor teaching thru adult ed?

They do ALL the advertising, payment collection, studio rental, etc. Im not expected to do any ofthat, only to teach.

I ask/get €30 (aprox. $43) per hour I teach at the dance school and I wouldn't go any lower than that.

After all, for each class I teach I spend at least one hour (if not two) preparing and then there is still my own transport to and from the dance school.

I used to get £21 GBP (just shy of $35 USD) per hour for my classes through a local college's leisure programme.

Recently I've had $34 NZD (jst shy of $24 USD) per hour from a non-profit organisation for a few classes.

In both cases, this wasn't "my" rate, but rather the standard rate for all teachers at the organisation, which strikes me as completely fair and equitable, so I was happy. ..g.: Oh, and in both cases that's for teaching time only - there's no additional payment for preparation/travel etc.

I do think it depends on where you are, and what the remit of the organisation is. Generally speaking, places that are government funded (i.e. local authority/college classes) are going to pay you a little more, because their payscale is set a little more generously.

It really depends on where you live and what the going rate for classes is. I do a split per student with my Park & Recs, and my minimum guarantees me at least $25/hr. I usually make more like $50-60/hr though, because my classes tend to be well attended.

Taking into account travel time and out-of-class prep, you couldn't get me in a classroom for less than $25/hr.

I do a 70/30 split, or $7.50 per student/per class--guaranteed minimum of 6 students, or $50/hr. The 70/30 split or per student rate is waaaaaay more lucrative if you set a minimum. Plus, even if the host organization is doing promotions, I still promote all my classes & do other work to support the class, so I negotiate for a higher rate of pay. If I were to teach multiple classes in one site, I would reduce my rate accordingly (i.e. studio x books me for 3 classes/week I might do a 60/40 split or take a slightly lower hourly rate because they are generating so much business for me)

i would say that it also all depends on how much they are charging the students for the class and i would try to negotiate as equitable a split as possible. nayastrance's deal sounds very reasonable and fair.

Originally Posted by wigglewhiz

Generally speaking, places that are government funded (i.e. local authority/college classes) are going to pay you a little more, because their payscale is set a little more generously.

Boy, that's the opposite of my experience!

if they don't want to do a split, this is how I figure my going rate- I look at either my lowest size class or my average class & figure out how much I am actually making per hour once you deduct all expenses (rent, insurance, advertising, supplies, etc)- right now, that's $60/hour. Then you have to decide- are you in a take it or leave it mood, or are you willing to take less? I usually end up on the former end of the spectrum, so that's my hourly asking price- and I do remind potential employers that that includes my prep time, but I would request use of copiers etc. for hand outs & such.

Now, 10 years ago when I was teaching at a community school (Spanish, not dance) $35/hour was going rate for all teachers. I hope it has gone up a bit since then, but if I lived closer to town, didn't have to find a babysitter, etc, I might be willing to consider that.

What it really comes down to is what are YOU willing to do it for. remember that most hourly jobs have you there for 8 consecutive hours (so you wouldn't be driving so much!) and pay you for what would essentially be prep time here, so your commuting expenses & prep time *are* a factor here too. If they could guarantee even 4 consecutive hours of pay and throw in some prep time coverage, I'd be willing to drop my rates substantially! if you break down drive time, prep time, etc, how much are you really making at $45/hr vs $35/hr, etc.