current salary of karate teachers get?

Question

hey all can anyone tell me what they get or if they know what a teacher of karate a little less than 2nd degree black belts would get as salary hourly for an upcoming school. This would be in New Jersey as our cost of living is alot more LOL. I have tried Salary.com but they have nothing on it.
thanks

sovereign_ca...
if you get a chance could you post or contact me on why that is that they donate there time.
If this is the case. What would a masters salary or someone of that rank area be ?
thanks again.

Answer 1

it depends on the school in many school the instructor are required to donate their time and teach for free it's amethod that the school owner uses so that they don't have to teach the whole time.
I started teaching on a salary of $7.50/hour and I tough full time before I was a black belt I was just a month or two away from testing for it.
then as my teaching skill improved and moved up in rank by the time I was a 3rd degree black belt I was getting $11.50/hour and worked overtime.
the school was just starting as well but don't go based on what I'm telling you it all depends on the school the possible employer and you and sometimes the state salaries are different in many states.


if you are the owner of the chool than that is a whole different story you can make lots more depending on how many students you have and how much you charge per students you can make up to 30,000/month I know it sounds crazy but I know that is about how much my father in law gets for his school.

good luck

Answer 2

In every dojo I've been a member of, the instructors donated their time. The only employees were a master or two, a bookkeeper and a secretary. The teachers did not receive compensation beyond knowing a job well done.

They donate their time to benefit the academy. Some people don't demand compensation to benefit something they appreciate and like to do. When I was instructing, I never once expected to be paid for my work. It was to give the master time to himself and to take care of things around the dojo.

It would depend on the registration fee of the master of the academy, and usually with smaller academys they really don't pay themselves much. They charge just enough to cover the cost of the book keeper, secretary, maintenance, electricity, water if they have shower facilities, rent, and whatever other charges there may be. Your "free uniform" is included in the cost of membership whether you realize it or not, because those have to get paid for somehow. One of my former masters drove a Ford Taurus, lived in a 2/2 house with his wife and daughter, and spent the majority of his time helping the youth in the area.

Answer 3

Ok it all depend on the school. the "salary" is the amount of profit one can save by taking in all the student tution and subtracting bills, insurance business license, and new equipment. if you charge your students an arm and a leg and have little over head (those things i mentioned earlier) your going to hav e a bigger profit(more money in your pocket). but i must say keeping students will be hard. how much will a teacher pay you to teach his/her class? chances are they won't. why pay you to do something they love to do, plus less money in their pocket. truth be told teachers of any kind don't get paid much at all, most live on the poverty line. most all instructors i've had needed a second job. And most all new businesses (espically studios) lose money the first year they are open. so you wouldn't even make money that year and maybe not the next one either. so think twice before starting a school.
on top of all that you may have to prove yourself in the community your in. so be ready for challenges.

Answer 4

There are places set up to just make money, take a look at how local Tae-Kwon-Do schools opperate and copy them (charging a little less of course). There are also courses you can buy to instruct you in how to set up a profitable school (I wouldn't recomend them).
Start your school, get involved in the community with Parks and Recreation programs, Boyscouts (Karate badges), Sponser a baseball team, demos at school carnivals, etc.
Train some good students to black belt, start a training program to teach them how to teach, Let them assist in some calsses, then let them teach by themselves.
Instead of paying them, give them one on one classes or deduct from what they owe on their monthly dues.
Good Luck.

Answer 5

depends on how much you charge, and how many customers you get. my karate instructor charges 40 bucks a month as a trial, and list a variety of programs from 96 bucks a month. then there is also weapons and belts to make profit....

Answer 6

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