EARNINGS
What swim coaches in Singapore earn
It comes down to one thing: whether a swim school pays you a wage, or families pay you directly. Here’s how both work, and what our coaches earn.
Employed or independent: two different numbers
Swim schools in Singapore typically pay instructors by the hour. Part-time instructors are usually paid about $20–45 an hour.
An independent coach is paid the family’s lesson fee instead, and the difference is big. When our founder, Herron Ho, was teaching for other swim schools, he’d run a class of five children worth about $1,000 to the school and take home $50 for the hour.
As a Swimpreneur coach, you’re independent: students pay you directly.
Sources: Indeed: swim instructor salaries in Singapore · Swimwerks: average swimming instructor salary in Singapore
Lesson fees by class size
What our active coaches typically earn per hour of teaching. Bigger classes earn you more per hour, while each family pays less.
| Class size | Fee per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 student | $80 |
| 2 students | $100 |
| 3 students | $120 |
| 4 students | $150 |
What that looks like in a week
A Saturday morning
Four one-hour classes of three students: 4 × $120 = $480. With four students in each: 4 × $150 = $600.
A part-time week
Three one-to-one lessons and three pairs across two evenings and a weekend: 3 × $80 + 3 × $100 = $540 for six hours of teaching.
A realistic month
Teacher Ken earns about $5,000 a month working around 20 hours a week. Count travel and the gaps between lessons, and that’s roughly $58 for every hour he works. Plan around that, not the table multiplied by your free hours.
What our coaches earn
| Coach | Monthly income | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Eunice | More than $1,500, part-time | 15 students within 2 months |
| Edmund Lee | About $2,500, part-time | About 24 regular students, less than a year in |
| Teacher Ivan | About $2,800, part-time | About 42 students in a year |
| Teacher John | Up to $4,000 | 200 students in 4 years |
| Coach Ben | Up to $4,000 | More than 200 students in 5 years; also an assessor |
| Teacher Ken | About $5,000 | Around 20 hours a week; more than 500 students in 5 years |
| Teacher Richard | About $6,000 | 30+ years of coaching; about 80 students |
What to budget for
- Travel between condos, and the time it takes.
- Unpaid gaps between lessons.
- Cancelled lessons, for weather or illness.
- Liability insurance: not required for private coaching, but advisable.
- The course fee, which we go through on the call.
These figures are typical, not a promise of income. What you earn depends on your class sizes, your schedule and where you teach. What we guarantee is your first two students.