Why are Chess Coaches So Expensive

$30xhour times five lessons a day = $150. 5x$150 =$750 a week times 50 weeks a year = an annual income of $37,500. In some countries, that's a pretty good income, but in Western Europe or the United States, that is below the median annual income

Correct, though people generally work 8 hours a day, and I would guess that even in the USA a median hourly rate is below 30 $.

Of course, it is probably very difficult to have enough clients to work 8 hours a day as a coach.

As for me, I am all for them to be able to work as coaches without having to have an additional job. They worked hard on their chess and it should provide for their existence in ideal case. That is of course, only my subjective view on the matter.

I agree with some--but not all--of your points.

I think eight hours of giving chess lessons each day would be an exhausting, perhaps unsustainable workload. At least if the coach is conscientious. and really works with each student

$30 an hour is about double the minimum wage in the United States, but it's a lot less than what doctors, lawyers, or other professionals make. It's also less than experienced computer programmers, or even private music teachers make.

It does make sense, but you may be undervaluing yourself!

I’ve improved my chess by simply watching free YouTube videos. 

What makes coaching worthwhile is not the money. I've earned from $15 to $35 per hour, plus a bit more teaching group classes. It buys a few chess books and an occasional bottle of Scotch. The work is often very satisfying, especially when my students do well in tournaments.

I have never seen any chess outside in downtown or whatever like never, I see the crafts folk and the statue fellers but never chess dudes

 Seattle


My city

Also my city. The Spokane Chess Club in-person again, summer 2021

A coach can guide you and saves you and maximize a lot of time. I learn with chess books and I had some "useless" years by trial an error. If I am to coach or pass my knowledge I would eliminate those useless things that I did.

It challenges your claim that your experience is typical. Someone told you to get out more. That seems apropos.

A couple of my friends at a fast food place near my house. They've been meeting in this burger place with others for nearly twenty years. During some remodeling while closed for COVID, the owner had eight tables refinished to feature chessboards. 

@CooloutAC

I noticed a few days ago that all your posts disappeared in a couple of threads. I have a couple of questions about this.

Did you delete them because they embarrassed you?
Did chess.com delete them because they violated the TOS (and I count at least four ways that might be the case)?
In either course, why are you now pursuing the same course?

Once again. If you want to argue, you need to read better.

I'm not putting down blitz. I'm observing that luck is dominant when moves are made too fast with no board vision. Such moves appear to be random, rather than made with purpose.

I've played more blitz on other sites, but I've played a few games here. Lately, I've been making too many random moves and my luck turned against me.

This is a true statement.

Nothing else you've wrote today is.

If the coach in question lives in the US, Canada, Western Europe or any other location with comparable cost of living, 30 dollars for an hour of one on one teaching is actually not that much at all. I would imagine it would be on the lower end of the spectrum.