What it pays
Tutor asking prices USD 15 to 25 per hour
- Before commission. Trial lessons carry 100% commission; later lessons carry 18% to 33%, depending on completed hours.
- How the rate changes: Commission depends on your total completed hours on Preply, counted across all students: 33% for new tutors, 28% after 20 hours, falling to 18%. Every trial lesson with a new student is 100% commission. Preply's page does not say whether the level ever resets. source
The job
- Work location
- Online
- Company based in
- Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- Lesson length
- Not stated
- Students
- All ages
- Hours and time zone
- Not stated
- Minimum weekly hours
- Not stated
- Start date
- Not stated
- Contract type
- Not stated
- How you’re paid
- Per hour
- Listed by
- Direct employer
Company base: Principal place of business source, checked 19 Sep 2026. This is where the company is, not where you must live.
Who can apply
As stated
Requirements vary. Check the employer’s current application page.
Not stated in the posting
- A degree
- A teaching certificate (TEFL, TESOL or CELTA)
- Nationality or residence
- Teaching experience
Check anything not stated with the employer before you apply.
What we found when we checked
What the source says
Avg English $15-25 per hour list; commission trial 100% then 33%→18%; e.g. 10 USD receive 6.70 USD; 400+ receive 8.20 USD; Up to $550/week is ceiling
Teachers say
Comments teachers have posted publicly, quoted exactly and linked to where they were posted. We checked on 18 Sep 2026 that each quote appears where it was posted.
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To begin with they take 30% of your lesson rate. Dropping to a minimum of 18% after 400 hours worked.
Reddit (r/OnlineESLTeaching) · 6 Aug 2026 Read it there
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I’ve been with Preply for a couple of months. It’s been working pretty well, I have total autonomy over my lesson scheduling and content, which I appreciate.
Reddit (r/OnlineESLTeaching) · 6 Aug 2026 Read it there
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I set up an account back in May And I only had a trial with two students and not any after that 300+ views on my account I honestly gave up on that platform
Reddit (r/OnlineESLTeaching) · 6 Aug 2026 Read it there
About Preply
Preply is a tutoring marketplace where teachers create profiles, set lesson prices and teach online.
About the company: company source, checked 20 Sep 2026.
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