Consulting Fees

Teaching Spanish as a heritage language draws on many of the same competencies in bilingualism, biliteracy, curriculum design, applied linguistics, and teacher capacity building. How much do school districts pay for professional consulting in these areas?

Current publicly available school-district contracts and education provider rate schedules show specialized professional development engagements at $1,200-1,500 for a one hour workshop, $2,500 for a two-hour session and between $3,500–$5,000 for full-day customized PD sessions.

Here are some examples.

Hour-long workshops: $1,200-$1,500

Jefferson County Public Schools, KY: $1,500 per one-hour Zoom session
In 2023, they hired Principal Matters LLC for 17 one-hour professional-learning sessions at this rate.

Pacific Grove Unified School District, CA: $1,200 for a one hour remote session
In 2022, they paid $1,200 for a one hour remote professional-development session delivered to their teachers by an NWEA consultant.

Half day and full day PD: $1,250-$5,000

Rockford Public Schools, IL: $4,000 per day
In January 2026, this contract between the district and Palma Multilingual Educational Solutions, Rockford paid $4,000 per day.

Metuchen School District, NJ: $1,250-1,800 half-day, $2,500 full day
In June 2026, the district approved two outside providers, All In For Inclusive Education and and Jessica Warner of Individualized Instruction & Consultation LLC, for $1,250-1,800 for a half-day PD and $2,500 for full-day PD (items B27 & B28 here).

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: 2-8 hours, $2,500-$5,000
This list of approved professional development providers lists sample pricing. One provider lists up to two hours at $2,500, half-day at $3,500, and full-day at $5,000.

North Carolina State University's Science House: $1,750 half day, $3,500 full day
This NCSU unit charged $1,750 for a customized half-day workshop and $3,500 for a customized full-day workshop.

What is a reasonable average?

A person with a PhD, university faculty status, 25 years of experience, and specialized expertise is thus well within national averages to charge the following:

It is important to note that research on freelancers and self-employed professionals consistently finds that women set lower fees than men for comparable professional work, and that differences persist even after accounting for factors such as work category, experience, and performance. See Cran et. al (2003), Gender differences in the pricing of professional services: Implications for income and customer relationships as well as The Global Freelancer Pay Gap Report by Remitly.