SOC 25-3041 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Tutors wages by metro

National median annual wage

$43,350

10th percentile: $29,430
25th percentile: $35,000
Median: $43,350
75th percentile: $54,860
90th percentile: $75,990
Mean: $48,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 175,070.

That median is 15% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Tutors.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Casper, WY	100	$82,290	$103,420	$125,610
Midland, MI	40	$31,470	$76,680	$79,300
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	70	$32,090	$68,220	$120,550
Barnstable Town, MA	60	$37,790	$68,080	$89,350
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	420	$38,290	$67,910	$93,230
Waco, TX	50	$32,670	$64,750	$64,750
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,550	$36,360	$64,710	$101,550
Lexington Park, MD	90	$38,480	$63,090	$151,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,370	$32,520	$62,950	$89,950
Lawton, OK	90	$30,410	$62,700	$62,700
Santa Fe, NM	110	$37,930	$62,400	$102,030
Binghamton, NY	50	$33,570	$62,200	$62,200
Rapid City, SD	30	$45,400	$62,040	$76,560
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	170	$27,550	$59,150	$72,430
Morristown, TN	Not available	$23,460	$58,600	$58,600
Manchester-Nashua, NH	250	$37,290	$58,580	$73,450
Pittsfield, MA	40	$35,420	$58,030	$95,140
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,470	$31,510	$56,200	$119,460
Reading, PA	80	$25,760	$55,270	$72,240
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	40	$33,780	$54,960	$79,530

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Tutors jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	18,180	$35,530	$45,400	$61,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	13,980	$34,100	$46,550	$103,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	5,240	$37,930	$48,340	$83,460
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,940	$28,820	$38,500	$83,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	4,780	$31,200	$38,100	$65,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,270	$35,630	$42,260	$50,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,980	$23,520	$48,180	$89,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,550	$36,360	$64,710	$101,550
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	3,320	$35,330	$47,050	$100,870
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,080	$29,900	$48,730	$104,000
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	2,760	$35,830	$44,000	$62,310
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,720	$26,380	$33,990	$49,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,680	$26,980	$35,660	$78,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,650	$26,710	$34,660	$46,030
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,470	$31,510	$56,200	$119,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,270	$39,370	$50,350	$71,520
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	2,080	$29,550	$32,590	$43,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,040	$30,580	$43,880	$80,170
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,000	$37,440	$46,550	$58,080
Ann Arbor, MI	1,820	$33,780	$37,380	$47,560

States and territories

State estimates for Tutors, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Wyoming	200	$30,500	$82,290	$125,610
Rhode Island	300	$52,590	$77,850	$93,230
Massachusetts	4,610	$34,630	$60,900	$100,960
Vermont	130	$37,390	$53,920	$81,960
New Hampshire	700	$35,670	$53,790	$74,160
Maryland	4,300	$32,330	$52,810	$105,040
Connecticut	3,230	$34,010	$50,350	$82,460
Tennessee	3,310	$27,980	$50,280	$87,880
Maine	340	$30,580	$49,880	$77,960
Mississippi	1,220	$25,810	$49,610	$86,060
Oregon	1,130	$33,310	$48,280	$69,560
Colorado	2,500	$36,510	$47,420	$80,320
Georgia	5,690	$23,580	$47,380	$89,440
New York	12,730	$33,920	$47,100	$103,980
North Dakota	110	$33,940	$46,190	$58,140
Alaska	550	$30,100	$45,990	$68,470
Washington	2,460	$36,620	$45,360	$56,220
California	45,370	$35,550	$45,100	$63,790
Minnesota	1,370	$31,470	$44,800	$62,840
West Virginia	280	$31,200	$44,070	$66,720
Ohio	5,760	$23,590	$43,610	$76,130
North Carolina	5,780	$27,020	$42,390	$72,530
New Jersey	5,270	$35,170	$42,270	$89,330
Puerto Rico	250	$21,840	$41,890	$148,920
Montana	450	$30,580	$41,380	$58,380
Wisconsin	1,530	$25,170	$41,340	$70,450
Virginia	4,090	$28,620	$40,750	$96,630
Arizona	2,730	$30,580	$38,940	$77,220
South Dakota	250	$27,960	$38,760	$62,040
Nebraska	950	$29,100	$38,470	$69,590
Indiana	1,770	$25,330	$38,090	$64,890
Illinois	5,910	$31,200	$37,400	$63,570
Michigan	6,010	$28,820	$37,380	$61,850
Florida	12,220	$28,210	$37,310	$83,140
Iowa	610	$22,760	$36,790	$57,390
New Mexico	460	$31,110	$36,660	$67,570
Hawaii	1,130	$30,000	$36,590	$54,690
Pennsylvania	4,540	$23,670	$36,270	$75,870
Alabama	890	$19,630	$35,500	$45,230
Utah	3,150	$29,550	$35,190	$60,930
Idaho	760	$28,870	$34,990	$59,000
Oklahoma	1,220	$21,280	$34,510	$62,360
Kentucky	780	$27,030	$34,240	$47,120
Kansas	1,290	$22,200	$34,170	$54,490
Louisiana	540	$23,080	$33,780	$47,790
Texas	10,690	$24,450	$33,620	$48,140
Delaware	590	$31,200	$33,240	$41,920
South Carolina	1,510	$22,710	$33,220	$71,060
Missouri	1,670	$28,600	$32,270	$59,960
Arkansas	720	$27,080	$30,830	$57,980
Nevada	1,070	$28,020	$30,420	$44,520
Guam	30	$19,410	$30,410	$35,440

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Tutors?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Tutors is $43,350. Employment is 175,070.

How does Tutors pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Tutors is 15% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Tutors?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Casper, WY is highest on this page's list at $103,420.