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Calculator + worksheet

Instructor Pay Calculator + Class Margin Worksheet

Set instructor pay on purpose, then see exactly what every class earns; hourly vs per-class vs revenue share, compared on one sheet.

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PDF, 7 pages + Excel workbook
30 min

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Cover and a sample page of the Instructor Pay + Class Margin Worksheet

What's inside

  1. Why pay gets set by vibes
  2. Step 1: Pick a pay model
  3. Step 2: Enter your class economics
  4. Step 3: Find your break-even enrollment
  5. Step 4: Multi-site pay consistency check
  6. Step 5: Raises without losing the margin
  7. Sample scenarios
  8. The workbook, briefly

How to use this in 10 minutes

Read the three pay models in the PDF and circle the one closest to what you do now. Open the workbook, enter one real class in the margin worksheet (the lilac cells), and read the margin line. That number is the conversation. The rest of this guide helps you fix it.

At a glance

Format
PDF, 7 pages + Excel workbook
Time to use
30 min
Topic
Money and pricing
Cost
Free, no account
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Arielle Hammond, Ed.D.

Former K-5 principal; runs youth enrichment at 75+ school sites. Founder of enrops.

How it was made

Margin structure and pay bands come from Journey to STEAM's multi-site operations. Every rate in this guide is an example placeholder.

From the podcast
How to Pay After-School Instructors: W-2 or 1099
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