Tutors salary

The median pay for tutors in the United States is $43,350 a year. About 175,070 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $29,430
25th percentile: $35,000
Median percentile: $43,350
75th percentile: $54,860
90th percentile: $75,990

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Wyoming $82,290
Rhode Island $77,850
Massachusetts $60,900
Vermont $53,920
New Hampshire $53,790
Maryland $52,810
Connecticut $50,350
Tennessee $50,280
Maine $49,880
Mississippi $49,610
Oregon $48,280
Colorado $47,420
Georgia $47,380
New York $47,100
North Dakota $46,190
Alaska $45,990
Washington $45,360
California $45,100
Minnesota $44,800
West Virginia $44,070
Ohio $43,610
North Carolina $42,390
New Jersey $42,270
Montana $41,380
Wisconsin $41,340
Virginia $40,750
Arizona $38,940
South Dakota $38,760
Nebraska $38,470
Indiana $38,090
Illinois $37,400
Michigan $37,380
Florida $37,310
Iowa $36,790
New Mexico $36,660
Hawaii $36,590
Pennsylvania $36,270
Alabama $35,500
Utah $35,190
Idaho $34,990
Oklahoma $34,510
Kentucky $34,240
Kansas $34,170
Louisiana $33,780
Texas $33,620
Delaware $33,240
South Carolina $33,220
Missouri $32,270
Arkansas $30,830
Nevada $30,420

By metro area

Casper, WY $103,420
Midland, MI $76,680
Amherst Town, MA $68,220
Barnstable Town, MA $68,080
Providence, RI $67,910
Waco, TX $64,750
Boston, MA $64,710
Lexington Park, MD $63,090
Nashville, TN $62,950
Lawton, OK $62,700
Santa Fe, NM $62,400
Binghamton, NY $62,200
Rapid City, SD $62,040
Gulfport, MS $59,150
Manchester, NH $58,580
Pittsfield, MA $58,030
Baltimore, MD $56,200
Reading, PA $55,270
Lewiston, ME $54,960
New Haven, CT $54,550
Portland, OR $54,230
Charlottesville, VA $52,000
Jackson, MI $52,000
Joplin, MO $52,000
Virginia Beach, VA $52,000
Jackson, MS $51,860
Duluth, MN $51,830
Salisbury, MD $51,480
Hartford, CT $51,430
Kingsport, TN $51,080
Madison, WI $50,820
Modesto, CA $50,650
Springfield, OH $50,600
Norwich, CT $50,350
San Jose, CA $50,350
Jonesboro, AR $50,100
Portland, ME $50,090
Boulder, CO $50,070
Memphis, TN $49,640
Gainesville, GA $49,550
Waterbury, CT $49,550
Santa Rosa, CA $49,170
El Centro, CA $49,000
Washington, DC $48,730
Bridgeport, CT $48,660
Bangor, ME $48,490
Hagerstown, MD $48,450
Vallejo, CA $48,390
San Francisco, CA $48,340
Colorado Springs, CO $48,270
Atlanta, GA $48,180
Fort Wayne, IN $48,100
Battle Creek, MI $48,040
Syracuse, NY $48,030
Rochester, NY $47,730
Denver, CO $47,680
Muskegon, MI $47,450
Glens Falls, NY $47,280
Florence, SC $47,120
San Diego, CA $47,050
Worcester, MA $46,860
Kiryas Joel, NY $46,780
Fort Collins, CO $46,690
New York, NY $46,550
Seattle, WA $46,550
Trenton, NJ $46,370
Eugene, OR $46,350
Savannah, GA $46,320
Prescott Valley, AZ $46,230
Lansing, MI $46,110
Wilmington, NC $46,030
Monroe, MI $45,860
Roanoke, VA $45,830
Akron, OH $45,630
Chattanooga, TN $45,570
Indianapolis, IN $45,570
Napa, CA $45,570
Billings, MT $45,510
Fairbanks, AK $45,480
Los Angeles, CA $45,400
Hattiesburg, MS $45,360
Durham, NC $45,350
York, PA $45,300
Bozeman, MT $45,280
Helena, MT $45,210
Visalia, CA $45,130
Albany, GA $45,100
Springfield, MA $45,030
Ithaca, NY $44,900
Augusta, GA $44,870
Knoxville, TN $44,840
Toledo, OH $44,720
Minneapolis, MN $44,650
Pueblo, CO $44,580
Charlotte, NC $44,320
Yuba City, CA $44,280
Buffalo, NY $44,230
Detroit, MI $44,210
Kingston, NY $44,020
Greensboro, NC $44,000
Sacramento, CA $44,000
Asheville, NC $43,980
Iowa City, IA $43,920
Phoenix, AZ $43,880
Oxnard, CA $43,770
Winchester, VA $43,590
Athens, GA $43,380
Merced, CA $43,360
Kalamazoo, MI $43,090
Green Bay, WI $43,060
Peoria, IL $43,030
Stockton, CA $43,000
Cleveland, OH $42,950
Saginaw, MI $42,890
Mansfield, OH $42,850
Albany, NY $42,760
Salem, OR $42,550
Santa Cruz, CA $42,290
Riverside, CA $42,260
Burlington, VT $42,230