Hell, the school I worked at in DC used to pay 33.00 and hour for flight and ground! We made our own schedules and got to fly very nice planes. Unfortunately after 9/11 it slowed a little and the pay was reduced to newbies to 21.00 and hour. Keep in mind though, to get 33.00 and hour you had to bill atleast 30 hours a week of flight and ground, not hard. It was a rolling payscale. I knew guys billing 200+hours a month! Multiply that by 33.00 and hour, and they are making out!