Alpha Male.....
Merely pointing out that the use of the search function would probably have answered the question, old chap!
Yep - compared to a BA Captain it's bad. Compared to an admin worker on 12-15K it's poor, as an admin worker hasn't invested anywhere near the amount it's taken us as Instructors/Examiners.
I get a salary - which I am led to believe is good for my (lowly) position within the industry - and flight pay. There are people who know who I am so I can't state exact figures - let's just say I'm happy with my lot. I also get flight pay at £12 per hour. Use of the search facility would reveal how much that earned me last month. Yep, summer is much better.
£17K? - well, I can dream.
What pay can you expect - Where are you in the country? How many strings does your bow have (Night, instrument, multi, tailwheel, EFIS, etc...)?
Too many variables to give a realistic answer.