How much should a CFI be paid?
 

How much should a first year CFI be paid? Thanks for your time.

Dittidano

What professional skills can you bring to the table? How much demand is there for your services? Most importantly, what can you negotiate?

It's really tough to give a dollar amount, as mileage DOES vary.

All the best.

There is a flight academy that hires all students who complete their program. After completion, the student is hired for 12 months as a CFI and they pay $15 an hour. They claim that the CFI gets a lot of hours. I was just wondering if this was good or bad pay for a new CFI?

I have worked at two different schools, one paid $25/hr and my current one pays $15/hr.

Well I get $21 an hour

I get $16 per hour, billable time only.

Just had an idea....Look for CFIpay.com soon :)

No wonder I'm overpaid. I made $20 an hour in 1986:rolleyes:

Started at $8/hour at American Flyers in 1999. My last job I was billing Billing $36 and paid $25. As a freelance MEI I get $55 for multi instruction.

A lot depends on where you are in the country, the type of instruction you do, and the type of school you are teaching at.

I taught at a large private 141 school (non-collegiate) in the DC metro area in 2000. (~18 planes in the schools fleet, ~20 instructors)

Instructor rates were as follows: (2000 rates)
Private pilot course, BFR, Introductory flights, sightseeing: $16/hr (flight time)
Instrument, IPC, Commercial courses: $17/hr
CFI, CFII, Multiengine: $18/hr