SOC 25-3041 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Tutors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$43,350

U.S. median hourly wage$20.84

U.S. employment175,070

Nationally, tutors earned a median of $43,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 175,070 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Tutors: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$82,290	$39.56	200	0.7
Rhode Island	$77,850	$37.43	300	0.6
Massachusetts	$60,900	$29.28	4,610	1.3
Vermont	$53,920	$25.93	130	0.4
New Hampshire	$53,790	$25.86	700	1.0
Maryland	$52,810	$25.39	4,300	1.6
Connecticut	$50,350	$24.21	3,230	1.9
Tennessee	$50,280	$24.17	3,310	1.0
Maine	$49,880	$23.98	340	0.5
Mississippi	$49,610	$23.85	1,220	1.1
Oregon	$48,280	$23.21	1,130	0.6
Colorado	$47,420	$22.80	2,500	0.9
Georgia	$47,380	$22.78	5,690	1.2
New York	$47,100	$22.64	12,730	1.3
North Dakota	$46,190	$22.21	110	0.3
Alaska	$45,990	$22.11	550	1.7
Washington	$45,360	$21.81	2,460	0.7
California	$45,100	$21.69	45,370	2.5
Minnesota	$44,800	$21.54	1,370	0.5
West Virginia	$44,070	$21.19	280	0.4
Ohio	$43,610	$20.97	5,760	1.0
North Carolina	$42,390	$20.38	5,780	1.2
New Jersey	$42,270	$20.32	5,270	1.2
Puerto Rico	$41,890	$20.14	250	0.3
Montana	$41,380	$19.89	450	0.9
Wisconsin	$41,340	$19.88	1,530	0.5
Virginia	$40,750	$19.59	4,090	1.0
Arizona	$38,940	$18.72	2,730	0.8
South Dakota	$38,760	$18.64	250	0.5
Nebraska	$38,470	$18.49	950	0.9
Indiana	$38,090	$18.31	1,770	0.6
Illinois	$37,400	$17.98	5,910	1.0
Michigan	$37,380	$17.97	6,010	1.4
Florida	$37,310	$17.94	12,220	1.2
Iowa	$36,790	$17.69	610	0.4
New Mexico	$36,660	$17.63	460	0.5
Hawaii	$36,590	$17.59	1,130	1.8
Pennsylvania	$36,270	$17.44	4,540	0.7
Alabama	$35,500	$17.07	890	0.4
Utah	$35,190	$16.92	3,150	1.8
Idaho	$34,990	$16.82	760	0.9
Oklahoma	$34,510	$16.59	1,220	0.7
Kentucky	$34,240	$16.46	780	0.4
Kansas	$34,170	$16.43	1,290	0.9
Louisiana	$33,780	$16.24	540	0.3
Texas	$33,620	$16.16	10,690	0.8
Delaware	$33,240	$15.98	590	1.2
South Carolina	$33,220	$15.97	1,510	0.7
Missouri	$32,270	$15.52	1,670	0.6
Arkansas	$30,830	$14.82	720	0.6
Nevada	$30,420	$14.62	1,070	0.7
Guam	$30,410	$14.62	30	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 274 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Tutors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Casper, WY	$103,420	$49.72	100	2.5
Midland, MI	$76,680	$36.86	40	1.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$68,220	$32.80	70	1.1
Barnstable Town, MA	$68,080	$32.73	60	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$67,910	$32.65	420	0.6
Waco, TX	$64,750	$31.13	50	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$64,710	$31.11	3,550	1.3
Lexington Park, MD	$63,090	$30.33	90	1.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$62,950	$30.27	1,370	1.2
Lawton, OK	$62,700	$30.15	90	2.1
Santa Fe, NM	$62,400	$30.00	110	1.8
Binghamton, NY	$62,200	$29.90	50	0.6
Rapid City, SD	$62,040	$29.83	30	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$59,150	$28.44	170	1.1
Morristown, TN	$58,600	$28.17	Not published	Not published
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$58,580	$28.16	250	1.2
Pittsfield, MA	$58,030	$27.90	40	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$56,200	$27.02	2,470	1.8
Reading, PA	$55,270	$26.57	80	0.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$54,960	$26.42	40	0.9
New Haven, CT	$54,550	$26.23	400	1.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$54,230	$26.07	690	0.6
Charlottesville, VA	$52,000	$25.00	160	1.4
Jackson, MI	$52,000	$25.00	60	1.1
Joplin, MO-KS	$52,000	$25.00	30	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$52,000	$25.00	570	0.7
Jackson, MS	$51,860	$24.94	240	0.9
Duluth, MN-WI	$51,830	$24.92	40	0.3
Salisbury, MD	$51,480	$24.75	60	1.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$51,430	$24.73	1,440	2.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$51,080	$24.56	50	0.4
Madison, WI	$50,820	$24.43	230	0.6
Modesto, CA	$50,650	$24.35	490	2.5
Springfield, OH	$50,600	$24.33	60	1.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$50,350	$24.21	300	2.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$50,350	$24.21	2,270	2.0
Jonesboro, AR	$50,100	$24.09	50	0.8
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,090	$24.08	150	0.5
Boulder, CO	$50,070	$24.07	360	1.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,640	$23.86	670	1.1
Gainesville, GA	$49,550	$23.82	100	1.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$49,550	$23.82	310	1.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$49,170	$23.64	380	1.9
El Centro, CA	$49,000	$23.56	240	3.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,730	$23.43	3,080	1.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$48,660	$23.40	600	1.5
Bangor, ME	$48,490	$23.31	30	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$48,450	$23.29	80	0.7
Vallejo, CA	$48,390	$23.26	190	1.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$48,340	$23.24	5,240	2.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,270	$23.21	180	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,180	$23.16	3,980	1.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$48,100	$23.13	80	0.3
Battle Creek, MI	$48,040	$23.10	50	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$48,030	$23.09	200	0.7
Rochester, NY	$47,730	$22.95	490	1.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,680	$22.92	1,290	0.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$47,450	$22.81	40	0.7
Glens Falls, NY	$47,280	$22.73	50	0.9
Florence, SC	$47,120	$22.65	50	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,050	$22.62	3,320	2.2
Worcester, MA	$46,860	$22.53	580	1.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$46,780	$22.49	300	1.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$46,690	$22.45	200	1.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,550	$22.38	13,980	1.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,550	$22.38	2,000	1.0
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$46,370	$22.29	410	1.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$46,350	$22.29	130	0.8
Savannah, GA	$46,320	$22.27	110	0.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$46,230	$22.23	80	1.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$46,110	$22.17	270	1.2
Wilmington, NC	$46,030	$22.13	160	0.8
Monroe, MI	$45,860	$22.05	30	0.8
Roanoke, VA	$45,830	$22.03	120	0.8
Akron, OH	$45,630	$21.94	410	1.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$45,570	$21.91	240	0.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$45,570	$21.91	540	0.5
Napa, CA	$45,570	$21.91	50	0.7
Billings, MT	$45,510	$21.88	50	0.6
Fairbanks-College, AK	$45,480	$21.87	90	2.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,400	$21.83	18,180	2.9
Hattiesburg, MS	$45,360	$21.81	50	0.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$45,350	$21.81	600	1.7
York-Hanover, PA	$45,300	$21.78	50	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$45,280	$21.77	40	0.6
Helena, MT	$45,210	$21.73	50	1.0
Visalia, CA	$45,130	$21.70	730	4.3
Albany, GA	$45,100	$21.69	50	0.8
Springfield, MA	$45,030	$21.65	220	1.1
Ithaca, NY	$44,900	$21.59	100	2.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$44,870	$21.57	190	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$44,840	$21.56	210	0.5
Toledo, OH	$44,720	$21.50	280	1.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$44,650	$21.47	910	0.5
Pueblo, CO	$44,580	$21.43	80	1.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,320	$21.31	1,580	1.2
Yuba City, CA	$44,280	$21.29	70	1.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$44,230	$21.27	450	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$44,210	$21.26	1,790	0.9
Kingston, NY	$44,020	$21.16	60	0.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$44,000	$21.15	310	0.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$44,000	$21.15	2,760	2.6
Asheville, NC	$43,980	$21.14	190	1.0
Iowa City, IA	$43,920	$21.12	40	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$43,880	$21.10	2,040	0.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$43,770	$21.04	730	2.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$43,590	$20.96	60	0.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$43,380	$20.86	80	0.9
Merced, CA	$43,360	$20.85	80	1.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$43,140	$20.74	180	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$43,090	$20.71	360	2.9
Green Bay, WI	$43,060	$20.70	50	0.3
Peoria, IL	$43,030	$20.69	130	0.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$43,000	$20.67	630	2.2
Cleveland, OH	$42,950	$20.65	1,040	1.0
Saginaw, MI	$42,890	$20.62	50	0.7
Mansfield, OH	$42,850	$20.60	60	1.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,760	$20.56	300	0.7
Salem, OR	$42,550	$20.46	100	0.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$42,290	$20.33	180	1.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$42,260	$20.32	4,270	2.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$42,230	$20.30	40	0.3
Erie, PA	$41,710	$20.06	120	1.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$41,600	$20.00	160	1.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$41,160	$19.79	1,760	1.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$40,940	$19.68	40	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$40,790	$19.61	370	1.0
Canton-Massillon, OH	$40,590	$19.51	180	1.1
Burlington, NC	$40,540	$19.49	90	1.4
Anchorage, AK	$40,370	$19.41	250	1.4
Springfield, MO	$40,350	$19.40	190	0.9
Jacksonville, NC	$40,290	$19.37	80	1.5
Topeka, KS	$40,120	$19.29	40	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$39,900	$19.18	110	0.7
Columbus, OH	$39,820	$19.15	1,000	0.9
Salinas, CA	$39,800	$19.14	330	1.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$39,470	$18.98	930	2.7
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$39,330	$18.91	110	1.2
Midland, TX	$39,160	$18.83	140	1.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$39,130	$18.81	410	2.0
Springfield, IL	$39,070	$18.78	80	0.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$38,830	$18.67	40	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$38,760	$18.64	140	0.8
Rochester, MN	$38,730	$18.62	200	1.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$38,700	$18.61	170	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$38,600	$18.56	100	0.7
Logan, UT-ID	$38,550	$18.53	50	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$38,500	$18.51	4,940	1.8
Lincoln, NE	$38,420	$18.47	230	1.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,410	$18.47	80	0.6
Lancaster, PA	$38,290	$18.41	130	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,100	$18.32	4,780	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$38,070	$18.30	480	0.8
Fresno, CA	$37,900	$18.22	1,250	2.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,660	$18.10	680	0.6
Mobile, AL	$37,650	$18.10	60	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$37,640	$18.10	660	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$37,440	$18.00	810	1.1
Jackson, TN	$37,400	$17.98	40	0.5
St. George, UT	$37,400	$17.98	60	0.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$37,390	$17.98	430	0.9
Ann Arbor, MI	$37,380	$17.97	1,820	8.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$37,380	$17.97	Not published	Not published
Charleston, WV	$37,320	$17.94	60	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$37,300	$17.93	260	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,210	$17.89	280	1.0
Cleveland, TN	$37,190	$17.88	40	0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$37,140	$17.86	150	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$37,100	$17.84	1,010	0.9
Johnson City, TN	$37,040	$17.81	60	0.8
Ogden, UT	$37,020	$17.80	180	0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,020	$17.80	160	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$37,010	$17.79	280	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$37,010	$17.80	190	0.7
Flagstaff, AZ	$36,910	$17.75	50	0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,870	$17.73	430	0.6
Montgomery, AL	$36,860	$17.72	80	0.5
Evansville, IN	$36,850	$17.72	150	1.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$36,850	$17.71	280	1.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$36,820	$17.70	630	2.1
Richmond, VA	$36,790	$17.69	680	1.0
Appleton, WI	$36,770	$17.68	60	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$36,660	$17.63	160	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$36,650	$17.62	80	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$36,360	$17.48	980	2.2
Tucson, AZ	$36,340	$17.47	270	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$36,260	$17.44	740	1.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$36,240	$17.42	660	0.8
Port St. Lucie, FL	$36,190	$17.40	190	1.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$35,950	$17.29	1,330	1.0
Chico, CA	$35,780	$17.20	210	2.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$35,730	$17.18	810	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$35,710	$17.17	850	0.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,660	$17.14	2,680	0.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$35,510	$17.07	50	0.5
Bend, OR	$35,500	$17.07	70	0.7
Valdosta, GA	$35,500	$17.07	40	0.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$35,470	$17.05	50	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$35,440	$17.04	70	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$35,420	$17.03	190	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$35,410	$17.03	60	0.4
Wichita, KS	$35,300	$16.97	130	0.4
Lynchburg, VA	$35,150	$16.90	50	0.5
Bloomington, IL	$35,120	$16.89	130	1.5
Rome, GA	$35,060	$16.85	70	1.5
Gainesville, FL	$35,040	$16.85	230	1.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$34,950	$16.80	220	2.1
Greenville, NC	$34,910	$16.78	70	0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$34,860	$16.76	220	0.5
Vineland, NJ	$34,700	$16.68	50	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,660	$16.67	2,650	0.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$34,650	$16.66	70	0.5
Boise City, ID	$34,550	$16.61	390	1.0
Traverse City, MI	$34,510	$16.59	50	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,320	$16.50	1,570	1.1
Warner Robins, GA	$34,320	$16.50	50	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$34,260	$16.47	420	0.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$34,230	$16.46	30	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$34,150	$16.42	100	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$33,990	$16.34	2,720	0.8
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$33,970	$16.33	40	0.5
Great Falls, MT	$33,940	$16.32	40	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$33,840	$16.27	120	0.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$33,800	$16.25	60	1.4
Columbia, SC	$33,780	$16.24	230	0.6
Rocky Mount, NC	$33,780	$16.24	70	1.3
Tallahassee, FL	$33,730	$16.22	140	0.8
Columbus, GA-AL	$33,670	$16.19	110	1.0
Yuma, AZ	$33,600	$16.16	80	1.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$33,450	$16.08	170	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	$33,240	$15.98	70	0.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$32,940	$15.84	30	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$32,910	$15.82	150	1.3
Huntsville, AL	$32,760	$15.75	130	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$32,590	$15.67	2,080	2.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$32,570	$15.66	40	0.6
Terre Haute, IN	$32,320	$15.54	40	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$32,270	$15.52	60	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$31,910	$15.34	340	0.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$31,910	$15.34	30	0.3
Columbia, MO	$31,730	$15.26	40	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$31,730	$15.26	110	0.8
Flint, MI	$31,560	$15.17	250	1.9
Lafayette, LA	$31,470	$15.13	70	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$31,230	$15.01	70	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,200	$15.00	130	0.7
Dover, DE	$31,200	$15.00	50	0.7
Rockford, IL	$31,200	$15.00	150	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$30,830	$14.82	120	0.3
State College, PA	$30,780	$14.80	170	2.5
Reno, NV	$30,420	$14.62	450	1.6
Tulsa, OK	$30,230	$14.53	370	0.8
Killeen-Temple, TX	$29,970	$14.41	50	0.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$29,900	$14.37	30	0.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$29,780	$14.32	30	0.3
Johnstown, PA	$29,740	$14.30	40	0.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$29,550	$14.21	260	1.0
El Paso, TX	$29,280	$14.08	560	1.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$29,140	$14.01	580	0.5
Tyler, TX	$28,870	$13.88	60	0.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$28,690	$13.79	180	1.3
Eau Claire, WI	$28,640	$13.77	60	0.7
Jefferson City, MO	$28,600	$13.75	110	1.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,540	$13.72	340	1.1
Twin Falls, ID	$28,360	$13.63	40	0.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$28,070	$13.50	100	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$28,040	$13.48	120	0.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$27,620	$13.28	390	0.9
Victoria, TX	$24,780	$11.91	60	1.6
Lawrence, KS	$23,630	$11.36	200	3.9
Laredo, TX	$23,000	$11.06	210	1.9
Williamsport, PA	$20,980	$10.09	50	1.0
Greeley, CO	Not published	Not published	50	0.4
Longview, TX	Not published	Not published	40	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.