For Tutors
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.