How much does a Slimming World Consultant earn? That will depend on the group they manage and the number of members in that group. However, each consultant has a passion for their group and helping their members lose weight. As stated before my friend is a Slimming World Consultant and I am helping her with her groups. Let me explain.

Today, I was up extra early for a Saturday as my friend had agreed to cover another consultant group as she was sick. It was strange being back in the group as this is where I started my weight loss journey. However, I am much lighter this time, and helping in this group brings back some good and bad memories. I remember walking into the hall and thinking that here we go again. I know it is common for consultants to say that walking through the door is the hardest thing to do. Some consultants will even say they came to the group and then drove away because they couldn’t face walking in alone, etc.

I have to be truthful, I never felt like that. I know some people do, but most members walk through the door and are resigned to wanting to lose weight. That was me. I was 17 stone 12 pounds and knew I wanted to lose weight. There was no big drama; I was fat, big, whatever you want to call it, and I wanted to lose some weight. End of story.

Let’s Talk Money

Now, let us talk money. This is the one thing that seems to be the biggest secret where Slimming World is concerned. How much do Slimming World Consultants get paid? Well, this seems to depend on the size of the group, the more members you have the better paid. It’s all based on percentages. Consultants get a percentage of the income they take each week. This percentage can and does change each week.

For ease of reference here are the percentages

• 0-34 members = 35%
• 34 – 49 members = 45 %
• 50 – 64 members = 50%
• 65 – 99+ members = 55%

If you have 35 members, you will receive 35% of the fees that day. The rest of the money goes to Slimming World. The Consultant must pay for the room rent (although Slimming World will cover a small percentage).

The Consultant must buy all the food diaries they hand out, so they often hang on to them. Every time a member receives an award and is given a sticker and certificate, the consultant has to buy the certificate, and Slimming World pays for the sticker. Here’s the kicker: if you have a target member, they can come to the group for free. The consultant doesn’t get a penny for them being in the group. Also, they don’t count towards your number of group attendees. It’s only paying members.

It’s not that simple. Some of these members may have purchased a 6 or 12-week countdown, which means they get 1 or 2 weeks free. Additionally, the consultant get a percentage of the total countdown fee when they purchase it. That means the member joins the group for the next 6 or 12 weeks, having already paid. So, some weeks, the income will be much less than stated above.

Slimming World Consultant Earn after Room Rent

Room rent is split between the Consultant and Slimming World. For example m friends room rent is £55.00. So, working on the figures above, £176.35 (the fees, we are pretending there are no countdowns, so our figures will be good). Our income is £121.35.

From that figure, because we only have 30 paying members, our weekly income is £42.47.

How Much Does a Slimming World Consultant Earn – Hourly Rate

My Friend has worked out that it takes a minimum of 10 hours per week to run a group. You have to arrive at the venue an hour before to set up. Welcome the members and run the group, that’s an hour and a half. Answer questions, coach and support members on the day, usually another hour. Then packing up for 1 hour. Slimming World has some stringent reporting rules, so when you get home, there is about an hour’s worth of paperwork. Then there is mid-week support. You contact your members to ensure they are OK, coach them, talk to them, send emails, etc. This takes, on average, 3 hours.

Slimming World has team developers who like to chat with you every week for 30 minutes, which is an hour in reality. Once a month, there are team meetings that start at 7 and don’t finish until 9 on a Friday night.

Some nights, she has walked away from the group owing slimming world money. Her average income has been between £50-60 a group. she has selected to ignore the time she spend outside of the group.

I will discuss Marketing, Leafletting and the constant training she has to do, at her own expense, later.

Back to being a substitute Consultant

It is common when a substitute consultant takes a group for the group members to weigh and go. This is a shame as each consultant brings a new view and enthusiasm to the plan. She only had 10 members stay in the group, but we had a blast. At least I did.

The group was over by 11. She got £30 as a substitute consultant, and I was there to help my friend. We arrived at 8 a.m. and left at 11. £10.00 per hour, below minimum wage!!! She did buy me a coffee and we went shopping after, so she actually got a little less than that.

Back to me and my Plan

Breakfast was a massive fruit bowl of satsumas, grapes, and watermelon. It is one of my favourite meals. All speed foods. The rest of my food was on plan, and I love this renewed enthusiasm for weight loss.