How much did/do you make as a CFI?

[WMUSIGPI]

$10 to start 90 days later $15, then $25 to teach in the Seneca. Full health insurance (including dental). Plus the school paid for my ASES and my MEI. And we got 2 hours in each plane we could teach in every 120 days, so I got 2 hours in a C172, 2 hours in a M20R, 2 hours in a PA34 and 2 hours in a PA44. It was a pretty sweet CFI job. I think I made around 22,000 a year or so.

Guess you haven't heard they played the airline game too... MEI is only 20 now, no health insurance at all, prof time cut in half, no free seaplane or mei. Dumba$$es actually asked if I was wanting to come back to work there, HA HA HA HA
it was a great and needed laugh that day.

 

[T-prop]

$18/hr for ground $22/hr for private $25 for comm/inst/CFI/CFII, and $35/hr for multi engine.

It was for a ma and pa FBO that had a contract with the local college in the midwest. averaged only 50-60 hrs a month, mostly due to WX and students college and work schedules.

Didn't realize how good I had it until I came to Eagle. Complete control over my schedule, knew everyone I worked with/for. . . all great people. I shoulda stuck around for a piston charter job-25K base +whatever I would make as an instructor.

 

[LegacyDriver]

$21/hour and that was in 1999.. .

Took me three years at the Regionals to earn more than I did as a CFI. Talk about stupid.

 

[sflax]

It is funny many people look at a 401k as a benefit, not always. An IRA will get you more take home plus, can save you in the long run on taxes.

 

[DrewBlows]

$10 to start 90 days later $15, then $25 to teach in the Seneca. Full health insurance (including dental). Plus the school paid for my ASES and my MEI. And we got 2 hours in each plane we could teach in every 120 days, so I got 2 hours in a C172, 2 hours in a M20R, 2 hours in a PA34 and 2 hours in a PA44. It was a pretty sweet CFI job. I think I made around 22,000 a year or so.

Mike, let me bring you up to date on what this job had become (since I find myself back at it). Pay is the same for single engine, now $20 for multi, and no insurance. I think we still get $120 stipend. I have no clue what the current policy is on prof. time. They make instructors pay for their MEI now (no under the table stuff with the instructor). No pit. No free seaplane rating (I'm not sure if they still have the plane). The equipment is still top notch (yeah, the Cessna's are old but they are very well maintained, and Cirrus's are on the way). Gaurenteed students. It's not as good as it once was, but as far as instructing jobs go, there are plenty worse.

Whoops, I see most of my post was already covered. Oh well.

 

[gkrangers]

I see that the place I'll be working with this summer charges $33/hr for primary, and $38/hr for advanced.

I may actually stand to make a somewhat decent wage...or not...need to find out.

 

[RiddleEagle18]

currently make $20 and hour single and $25 multi with no taxes withheld. we are independent contractors so we pay our own taxes. Daytona Beach local flight school.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

Twice as much as I made my first year as a regional FO...

 

[DrewBlows]

I see that the place I'll be working with this summer charges $33/hr for primary, and $38/hr for advanced.

I may actually stand to make a somewhat decent wage...or not...need to find out.

You probably want to look into that, my employer charges significantly more than that and all I get is $15.

 

[Slice121]

I was making $18/hr and that was in 1995-96.

 

[gkrangers]

You probably want to look into that, my employer charges significantly more than that and all I get is $15.

15 would be ok....anything less than that tho and thats pushing it.

 

[Steve]

15 would be ok....anything less than that tho and thats pushing it.

where will you be working? Is it in FL?

 

[gkrangers]

where will you be working? Is it in FL?

New Jersey. May-August.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

You probably want to look into that, my employer charges significantly more than that and all I get is $15.

How else do you think they could afford to have TM and RB on fat salaries to do nothing but annoy the instructors that actually work.

Sorry to hear you had to resort to returning to that place.... At least I heard all you Comair guys should be back soon from your CP that was just promoted to VP.

 

[LXApilot]

CFI Pay

I did very little instructing... but when I did I charged $45 per hour, $35 per hour if they payed all in advance and bought a block of time. The people I was instructing thought it was a great deal.

 

[BLing]

With that Avatar you look like someone from Kingman! No way was that Shebles. Summer 02' started at $325/week...salaried. Fly your A$$ off but never had to worry about a payckeck(except that it was small). Winter 03' left at $475/week. Bennies??? Yeah the benefit of drinking Coors Lt's with Sr., Sean and Val......stories for days. I miss the place.

First Xmas bonus $100 cash
Second Xmas bonus Single Engine Sea Plane rating......nice.

Winter 06' still pays $325/week to start, but I'm up to $375/week. I fly my a$$ off (170 hrs in the past 30 days). Four 30 packs of Coors Light in the hangar fridge right now. Drank with Sr last night at the Dam Bar! Got $100 bucks for Christmas and the option for a sea plane rating or tailwheel endorsement (I chose tail wheel). I live at the condos for free (on a couch) and eat almost always for free. I may have no life right now, but I am very well taken care of and getting what I need to move on.

 

[mozzer]

Winter 06' still pays $325/week to start, but I'm up to $375/week. I fly my a$$ off (170 hrs in the past 30 days). Four 30 packs of Coors Light in the hangar fridge right now. Drank with Sr last night at the Dam Bar! Got $100 bucks for Christmas and the option for a sea plane rating or tailwheel endorsement (I chose tail wheel). I live at the condos for free (on a couch) and eat almost always for free. I may have no life right now, but I am very well taken care of and getting what I need to move on.

Good for you. What cool opportunity you have to fly and experience the desert. Lets see if I remember on Friday nights I would start at the Bowling Alley(BAr) then to the Timeout(Bar) and finish the night in Laughlin.

HEy if you see Eddie this week tell em "Almond" says hello.

 

[gkrangers]

Well I found out it'll be 19/hr for primary/ground...and 22hr for advanced, checkouts, BFR, etc...

Not bad. Tho I'll prolly be lucky to get 50 hours in a month..but for a summer job at 19 (years old), it beats bagging groceries....

 

[planejockey]

I make less than our janitors at the school !!! plus no benefits you figure out who is important at this school!

 

[BLing]

Good for you. What cool opportunity you have to fly and experience the desert. Lets see if I remember on Friday nights I would start at the Bowling Alley(BAr) then to the Timeout(Bar) and finish the night in Laughlin.

HEy if you see Eddie this week tell em "Almond" says hello.

I see Eddie every day (crazy SOB, but one hell of a good guy). I will pass the word on in the morning.

 

[G2T]

I see Eddie every day (crazy SOB, but one hell of a good guy). I will pass the word on in the morning.

You guys were lucky, I was working out of HND when I was there. All that meant was that I flew to IGM in the morning, and then in the afternoon when the IGM staff were cracking the CL's, I was firing up the travelair to go home! Throw in a hello to eddie and the crew from the PDT UND'ers.