CFI pay
01-28-2014 | 05:36 PM
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CFI pay
Looking at instructing on the weekends in the SOCAL area, a school I interviewed with is offering $20-25/hour. Is that about right for simple single engine type CFII work? Thanks!
01-28-2014 | 07:41 PM
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I paid my CFI $20 an hour in 1986 at a private airfield in Knoxville, TN. It was more at the the main airports. The going rate has got to be higher by now. I would like to know, because I'll probably be doing some instructing in FL. I was thinking $40 ish/hr.
01-28-2014 | 09:29 PM
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$40 usually menas freelance while $25 is when school supplies students. The local area has alot to do with it.
01-29-2014 | 05:09 AM
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At the school I work at pay is $20 p/flight hour... When I freelance (admittedly more so than working at the flight school) I charge $40 and usually get to fly cooler airplanes like the T337, Mooneys, saratogas, Turbo seneca, etc...
01-29-2014 | 05:07 PM
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I remember when I was in a 141 flight school some instructors could make over $3,000/month, but they had to work hard for it -- working long hours on weekends.
When I went 61, I saw freelancers, just starting out, charging $25/hour and, the experienced, charging $45/hour. It can be good money depending on where your doing your instructing out of and your reputation.
FWIW, this was in Oklahoma.
When I went 61, I saw freelancers, just starting out, charging $25/hour and, the experienced, charging $45/hour. It can be good money depending on where your doing your instructing out of and your reputation.
FWIW, this was in Oklahoma.
01-29-2014 | 05:10 PM
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i got payed 14$ an hour recently, while the company charged 40$ +. BS. It was based off my low time and only being single engine vfr. once i got my CFII and mei it went up 2$. every 500 given was a raise of some kind. Still payed peanuts though.
I say if you are actually getting 20-25, thats pretty darn good, especially if thats for ground instruction too.
I say if you are actually getting 20-25, thats pretty darn good, especially if thats for ground instruction too.
02-01-2014 | 12:59 PM
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Sounds on the low side to me. Bottom line is what do you value your time at?
A few things to consider...
How much of a cut is the school taking? If more than a few dollars per hour, that's a red flag. You don't want to work for a school that is making most of their money off you. They should be making money off of the planes or dues.
You must charge for ground time, including brief/debrief, preflight, ground lessons etc. to do otherwise cheapens the profession.
Insurance coverage, find out what your exposure is. A lot of young CFI's don't care about this because they have nothing. You do have exposure in the event that a former student Morts. Their family will sue you the FBO/school the DE, and the manufacturer even if it is completely frivolous.
I think the best bet is as an independent contractor.
A few things to consider...
How much of a cut is the school taking? If more than a few dollars per hour, that's a red flag. You don't want to work for a school that is making most of their money off you. They should be making money off of the planes or dues.
You must charge for ground time, including brief/debrief, preflight, ground lessons etc. to do otherwise cheapens the profession.
Insurance coverage, find out what your exposure is. A lot of young CFI's don't care about this because they have nothing. You do have exposure in the event that a former student Morts. Their family will sue you the FBO/school the DE, and the manufacturer even if it is completely frivolous.
I think the best bet is as an independent contractor.
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