MyTutor in 10 slides
A UK platform where university-student tutors teach school subjects online.
- Tutoring marketplace
- Tutoring platforms
- Based in London, United Kingdom
- Vetted: providers are screened
What you do on MyTutor
How the money is made: teaching and tutoring
- Set up a teaching profile
- Students book lessons
- Teach online
- Get paid
MyTutor tutors are self-employed and are contracted by the customer. MyTutor raises the invoice, deducts the charges you pay to MyTutor, and sends the rest to your bank. Tutor terms say you are not charged to use the site. The price the customer pays is the tutor fee plus a platform fee, and that platform fee can be as much as 49% of the total. MyTutor also charges VAT on the fee you pay it. It holds tutor fees for c…
Founded 2013 · next to 37 other tutoring platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What MyTutor takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does MyTutor take?
Platform fee up to 49% of what the customer pays. Tutors set their own lesson price.
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Application and vetting
- Do the work
- Earnings clearSelf-remittance invoice every two weeks, then payment to your bank account
- Withdraw1 way to withdraw
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you pass its application.
You need a computer and reliable internet.
What you need
- A computer
- Reliable internet
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Application and vettingHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
In recruitment guidance checked in October 2026, the company says tutors can take home GBP13-GBP120 per hour and receive payment every two weeks.
Source: mytutor.co.uk ↗How it scores
Weaker on fees.
- Fees1.5
- Getting paid3.0
- Access3.0
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings2.5
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Payment protection
- 10 years running
MyTutor against its peers
Guess: next to the 7 other tutoring platforms that charge a percentage, is MyTutor…
The cut of all 8 tutoring platforms that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| TutorOcean | 12.5% |
| Verbling | 15% |
| Studypool | 20% |
| TutorBees | 20% |
| italki | 22.5% |
| Wyzant | 25% |
| Outschool | 30% |
| MyTutor | 49% |
- At 49%, MyTutor charges more than 7 of the 8 tutoring platforms we track that take a percentage (median 21.3%).
How much we know
We have 11 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- Plain-English overview
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Payment protection
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Minimum payout
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts