I really know nothing about the prices charged by tutors, but the prices I am seeing on here seem very low to me, except for the $40/hr price. I am comparing that to what I pay for a physical trainer which is $30/hr and that is about half what I have always paid in the past. The reason I get him so inexpensively is that he also manages the gym and cannot always give me his full attention. Plus I am his longest term and most regular client. His training skill has been very very beneficial to me, so I can see the results.
A tutor, it seems to me, ought to be making at least what a physical trainer makes, especially considering the fact that tutoring is almost always a short term project (or so I think). If the tutor gets measurable results, then there ought to be a bonus when that happens.
Also seems to me that if the student is goofing off or not applying himself, then the price goes up.
I guess I’m really talking here to the tutors. I think you are selling yourselves short.