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How are tutor earnings calculated?

You keep 80% of each lesson payment. Earnings increase to 85% after 200 lessons.

3 min readUpdated May 10, 2026

Fluent Forward takes a service fee on each lesson to cover platform infrastructure, support, and marketing. The rest goes directly to you.

Commission structure

  • ·0–49 completed lessons: you keep 75% of each lesson payment.
  • ·50–199 completed lessons: you keep 80%.
  • ·200+ completed lessons: you keep 85%.
  • ·Top-rated tutor badge holders: you keep 87%.

Example calculation

If you charge $30/hour and have completed 100 lessons, you receive $24 per 50-minute lesson (80% of $30). For a 25-minute lesson, you receive $12.

What the service fee covers

  • ·Payment processing (Stripe fees).
  • ·Platform infrastructure (video, storage, matching).
  • ·Student acquisition and marketing.
  • ·24/7 customer support.
  • ·Fraud protection.

Earnings are shown in your Tutor Wallet in real time. You can track completed lessons, pending payouts, and historical earnings in the Tutor Dashboard.

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