Career Coach

How much does a career coach cost?

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In North America, a one-hour coaching session cost $272 on average in the International Coaching Federation's 2023 study; its 2025 survey puts the worldwide average at $234. Career coaching is often sold by the month or as a package: from $49 a month for a membership to $3,995 for coaching until you're hired.

Published career coaching prices, read on each seller's site on November 9, 2026
ServicePriceWhat you get
Korn Ferry Advance$49 a monthOne-to-one virtual coaching sessions (how many is not stated), courses, interview practice, resume analysis
Coach.me$87 a monthDaily habit coaching by private chat (not specific to careers); leadership coaching $150 a month
Find My Profession$299 a sessionOne 90-minute video session: interview training or salary negotiation
Leland$59 to $695 an hourEach coach sets their rate; most offer a free intro call
Ama La Vida$479 a month2 private sessions and 8 group sessions a month, month to month; $919 for 4 private sessions
TopResume (resume service)$349 or $599Resume packages with 1 or 2 interview coaching sessions
TopResume job placement$2,495 or $3,995, once"Unlimited coaching and job search assistance until placement"

What changes the price

  • Who the coach serves. Coaches who mainly serve executives charge the highest fees (ICF, 2023). See what an executive coach costs.
  • Format. Group sessions and chat cost less than one-to-one video: compare Coach.me and Ama La Vida above.
  • Region. ICF's 2023 averages go from $114 an hour in Latin America to $277 in Western Europe.

Before you pay

  • Ask for the full cost. A package is easier to compare than an hourly rate: how many sessions, how long, over how many weeks.
  • Check the credential. Coaching is not a licensed profession. The ICF's first credential, ACC, requires 60+ hours of training and 100+ hours of coaching; its higher levels, PCC and MCC, require more.
  • Take the free call. Every Noomii coach offers a free 15 to 20 minute consultation, and most Leland coaches a free intro call.
  • Ask what happens between sessions. Our advice: the hour helps most when you act on it in your job.

Tight budget? Start with free career coaching, or read whether a coach is worth it for your goal.

Start from your situation

Want a plan and follow-up, without booking sessions? Career Coach (that's us) is not a person: it's a 12-week online plan for one goal, 10 minutes a week, with a weekly check-in on what you said you'd do. It starts with what the people around you see in you: you choose who to ask (a coworker, a former coworker, a friend), and they pick your strengths in one minute. Free to start, then costs less a month than one paid hour with a coach.

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Questions

How much does a career coach cost per hour?

$272 for a one-hour session on average in North America in ICF's 2023 study, and $234 worldwide in its 2025 study. Noomii, a coaching directory, estimates $80 to $225 an hour for most career coaching.

How much does a career coaching package cost?

The packages we read range from $175 (a Leland coach's interview package) to $3,995 (TopResume's executive job placement, with coaching until you are hired).

Are there cheaper ways to get career coaching?

Yes: American Job Centers, some public libraries and many alumni career centers offer free sessions, and group or chat coaching costs less than one-to-one video.

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