Pay & schedule
Part-time tutoring pay and schedule for Texas special education teachers
A remote, part-time W-2 tutoring job. This page covers the hourly rate, the bonus and payday, what the rate covers, when sessions happen and how weekly hours work.
Hourly pay, the 10% bonus and payday
Starting pay: $23/hour, W-2.
All tutors can earn a 10% performance bonus in any pay period when they tutor at least 10 hours and turn in session notes on time.
On time means within 48 hours after each session.
In a pay period when you earn the bonus, your rate for that pay period is $25.30 an hour ($23 × 1.10).
The bonus terms are given to you in writing.
Payday: twice a month, on the 5th and 20th, by direct deposit.
When sessions happen: weekday daytime first
Our greatest need is weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern: that is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central in most of Texas, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mountain in El Paso and Hudspeth counties. Evening and weekend tutors are welcome too: tell us when you can teach. Available hours depend on student demand and schedule fit.
Session lengths: usually 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour.
Hours a week, and what sets them
The role asks for at least 5 hours of weekly availability, and tutors work 5–25 hours a week. You handle your own scheduling, which is flexible. Once you take on a student, sessions recur at the same times each week. Available hours depend on student demand and schedule fit.
What the rate covers, and what comes with it
- You're paid for tutoring time. Prep and notes are not paid separately; the session rate covers them.
- No-shows are always paid.
- Training and onboarding are paid.
- Most students keep meeting through summer and school breaks.
- Raises above the starting rate are based on performance, going above and beyond, and results with your students.
W-2 employment
You’re a W-2 employee. SpecialEdResource withholds federal income tax and your share of Social Security and Medicare, pays the employer’s half (7.65% of your pay) and carries workers’ comp. You get a W-2 each January.
Health insurance: not provided for part-time roles at these hours.
In Texas, whether a public school teacher pays into Social Security depends on the school district, and data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) show that most Texas districts do not take part. NCES published those data in 2019. Our guide to Texas teachers and Social Security covers how a TRS pension and Social Security fit together, and Social Security’s 2026 earnings test before full retirement age.
A week at $23/hour, worked out
Pick a number of tutoring hours for a week to see the pay at the $23/hour starting rate, before taxes.
$115 a week
Hours × $23, before taxes. Available hours depend on student demand and schedule fit. The figure is arithmetic only; it promises no number of hours. The bonus is left out here because it depends on the whole pay period, not on one week.