little confused as to what you're asking. You'll have to be a CFI to teach in the US anyway, so you will be an "ordinary" cfi...it can be done as a living, plenty of people are doing it. Just find a place that you can get a good inflow of students to keep you occupied. Typically, a freelance CFI who has a good student flow can earn around 30-35k/year. If more interests you, continue getting your instructor ratings and apply to be an Designated FAA examiner. those guys, can make bank.

Thanks, you fully answered my question again :)
Being a CFI for living was the word-combination I was looking for. Do you know how the demand is currently? 35.000$ sounds quite okay for a while. How much do FAA examiners make a year?

Don'tnobody know? Hm, okay...

30-35k is for a freelance instructor. you won't be making that much unless you happen to have alot of friends that want lessons. you will be working for a flight school, and depending where in the country you live, how much you answer the phones, how aggrsive you are in getting walk-ins, how busy your actual school is.. blah blah blah, will depend on how much you earn. you can become a specialized instructor, like cirrus or mooney or g1000, and make more. But generally, being an instructor isn't too finacially rewarding. But you learn a whole heck of alot about flying. I'm actually wanting to become an instructor part time and hold a day job so that I can get compensated for something I love to do, instead of paying $100/hr.

Just like anything else, it depends on how busy they are. It is not uncommon for CFI's to go "examiner shopping" to get a favorable "environment" for a student. This means that some examiners are busier than others.

I am not aware of any examiners in my area that dont have other, full time jobs in addition to being an examiner. I suspect that the examiners in busy places like Florida might be different.

How do you wanna manage being a flight instructor and working somewhere else at the same time?