Anybody got an idea on what a 2100 player could ask for a fee for lessons for kids and adults?
This depends on some variables, like the area of the country and how many other teachers there are in the local market. In some wealthy areas of NY, there are Experts getting $80-$100 per hour or more. In other places, a lot less. There are some chess teachers (some a lot lower than Expert) who have full-time positions in public school programs - and make a decent living.
If you are asking how much an Expert is entitled to as an hourly fee, that’s a different question. My personal opinion is that if he is actually doing it for the money, an Expert should not charge less than $20-25 per hour. A Master is probably worth at least $40 per hour; 2400+ $50 and up. I think most GMs charge at least $100 per hour.
– Hal Terrie
In some ways, I am not buying the “GM is worth a lot more” for coaching/lessons, at least at the level I think is being talked about.
Group lessons should be more lucrative than one-on-one, and I would think the instructor should be earning a minimum of $40 an hour on a consultant basis.
One-on-one, $40/hour seems about right. There are indeed many variables.
Personality matters a surprising amount: a good “village explainer” who’s (say) 1700 be more valuable to a 1100 player than a GM.
And the 2100 should be prepared to hand off the developing player to a more advanced instructor when then student reaches (say) 1700.
Agreed. I’d say being rated Expert or higher qualifies one to be a professional chess coach to begin with; the rate one charges should vary according to one’s skill as a teacher, not as a player.