Tutors Salary in the US
A tutors earns a national median of $43,350 a year (mean $48,050) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #687 of 825.
How much does a tutors earn in the US?
A tutors in the United States earns a median of $43,350 a year (mean $48,050), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 15% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 175,070 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-3041), ranked #687 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$43,350
per year
Mean
$48,050
per year
Employment
175,070
US workers
National rank
#687
of 825 by median
What a tutors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a tutors (SOC 25-3041) earns a median annual wage of $43,350 and a mean (average) of $48,050. The median is the midpoint — half of tutors earn more and half earn less — and is 15% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a tutors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for tutors is $43,350, and the mean (average) is $48,050. The median is the midpoint — half of tutors earn more and half earn less.
- How does tutors pay compare to the US average?
- At $43,350, a tutors earns 15% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many tutors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 175,070 tutors employed nationally (SOC 25-3041), across all industries.
- Where does this tutors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-3041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-3041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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