CFI Pay
#2
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
I instructed for two large 141 flight schools and made between $7.50 and $11/hour. For a little while I was instructing freelance through a flying club and was able to charge $20/hour and provide students with still cheaper rates than the big schools. That didn't last very long though.
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Joined APC: May 2013
Posts: 27
That is ridiculously low, especially for Socal. I got my first instructing job three years ago in Socal making $17/hr and was barely scraping by. A year later we took a company wide 15% paycut and I bailed for greener pastures in sunny Florida starting out in the low 20s per hour.
#7
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: I pilot
Posts: 2,049
I work at a busy flying club west of the Mississippi. I charge whatever I want, but just about everyone charges $45 for Private students, $50 for anything beyond private, both ground and flight. The school keeps 25% of what we charge. Plenty of guys grossing over $5000 a month. So far, this is the best job I've ever had in my life. Bosses/owners are super cool, great environment/atmosphere, great people, planes range from good to great.
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