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Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,261 tutors across 16 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $18. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $18 for non-native tutors.

$9.00/h
Median / hour
$6.74–$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,261
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

1,117 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Pearl

Pearl

Philippines

italki · Philippines

Enthusiastic English Teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience online and offline

Fluent (C2)
10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Filipino +2
★ 4.9 (56)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Beginners
Tariq

Tariq

PakistanNative

italki · Pakistan

Business English / Job Interview / Duolingo and IELTS Exam Expert with 20 Years Experience.

Native
20 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
No other language listed
★ 4.8 (64)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Nadia

Nadia

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

I am a Luxembourgish (A1-B1) Sproochentest Tutor, I communicate mainly in English.

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Afrikaans +2
★ 5.0 (53)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Beginners
Nadine

Nadine

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

👩🏻‍🏫TEFL Certified🥇Over 10 years experience. All ages👩‍🎓

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (53)
Replies to 99% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tran

Tran

Vietnam

italki · Vietnam

Fluent (C2)
2 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
Vietnamese +4
★ 5.0 (53)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–B1

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Elsie

Elsie

Philippines

italki · Philippines

Confident conversations start here — fun, friendly lessons for all ages!

Fluent (C2)
3 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
Filipino +1
★ 5.0 (52)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners

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Katherine

Katherine

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Enthusiastic, Patient, Attentive to Detail

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Spanish +3
★ 5.0 (52)
Replies to 99% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

Maria

Maria

Serbia

italki · Serbia

"Licensed / certified TEFL teacher with over 5 years of teaching experience."

Fluent (C2)
10 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Serbian
★ 4.9 (56)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
Sonia

Sonia

GhanaNative

italki · Ghana

Certified tutor with over 4 years teaching experience!

Native
4 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Ewe +2
★ 4.8 (58)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
Rashid

Rashid

PakistanNative

italki · Pakistan

Certified Tutor English/Pashto/Hindi | 5 Years Experience | Personalize Language Coaching! 💡

Native
5 yrs · 200+ lessons
None listed
Hindi +2
★ 5.0 (50)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Ario

Ario

TürkiyeNative

italki · Türkiye

Certified teacher with over 8 years of experience, a polymath with expertise in

Native
8 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Persian +2
★ 5.0 (50)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Nasir

Nasir

Afghanistan

italki · Afghanistan

University Lecturer | English, Pashto & Dari | Personalized Lessons for Real-Life Communication

Fluent (C2)
500+ lessons
None listed
Pashto +3
★ 5.0 (49)
Replies to 98% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Nabeel

Nabeel

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Years of one-on-one experience. Easy to understand, great accent and custom pacing for You! (=

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
Afrikaans +1
★ 5.0 (49)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

Nim

Nim

Philippines

italki · Philippines

Been teaching and having conversations using SL for over a decade / Native Cebuano speaker

Fluent (C2)
2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Cebuano +6
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Beginners
Aneeqa

Aneeqa

South Africa

italki · South Africa

Certified TEFL teacher and degree holder with over 2 and a half years experience in online teaching.

Fluent (C2)
2 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Beginners
Christy

Christy

PhilippinesNative

italki · Philippines

Certified TESOL Teacher.

Native
10 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Estevan

Estevan

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Beginners
Pamela

Pamela

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

I am a certified TEFL teacher with 2+ years experience.

Native
2 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
Zulu +2
★ 4.9 (53)
Replies to 99% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Beginners
Moleseng

Moleseng

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Native
1 yrs · 500+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 97% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Albright

Albright

KenyaNative

italki · Kenya

practice conversations, IELTS practice and invite other students to my lessons

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 97% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Johan

Johan

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Certified TEFL/TESOL tutor with 5+ years of experience.

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Rudo

Rudo

ZambiaNative

italki · Zambia

Certified English Speaking and IELTS Tutor |4+ years of experience

Native
4 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
Russian +1
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Jadna

Jadna

Brazil

italki · Brazil

Master’s Student in Applied Linguistics | English & Portuguese | Conversation, Grammar & Travel

Fluent (C2)
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Language degree
Portuguese +2
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Kush

Kush

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
2 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Japanese
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · Teaches A2–C2

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English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,485 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
AmazingTalker7,485$9.24$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,192$17$11–$225.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,095$20$14–$275.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,966from ¥6,800/month—5.0★Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,759from €24/month—4.9★Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,607from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,624$17$12–$214.9★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,524$28$19–$354.9★No trial lessons60 min
DMM英会話1,335from ¥4,880/month—4.9★Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,052$13$9.47–$18—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24–$435.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy876$40$38–$414.6★Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling477$25$19–$345.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$60$49–$694.9★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$63$45–$845.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk46$28$24–$335.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much English tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $27, 28487 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12665 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15822 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$9.24Middle 50% between $3.96 and $20, 7485 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7159 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7095 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1624 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $35, 1524 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1044 tutors
Preply
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $43, 966 tutors
Wiingy
$40Middle 50% between $38 and $41, 876 tutors
Verbling
$25Middle 50% between $19 and $34, 477 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $69, 102 tutors
Wyzant
$63Middle 50% between $45 and $84, 90 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $24 and $33, 45 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,920 / 46,196
  • United StatesUnited States4,038 / 46,196
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,308 / 46,196
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,742 / 46,196
  • JapanJapan1,126 / 46,196
  • NigeriaNigeria981 / 46,196
  • TaiwanTaiwan831 / 46,196
  • CanadaCanada823 / 46,196

English tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,261 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 28,487 English tutors with a listed price, the median is $18 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $5.28 and $39 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $2.20. Trials are offered on AmazingTalker, italki, NativeCamp, Engoo, and Classgap, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 13, 2026

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