flysaucer1200,
Yes, the figures are accurate. I was on a package of $70k (incl super)
, with Grade one (cat A i think) and multi-engine training approval and 1400 hrs of instruction experience.
The boss was prepared to pay for quality staff and even more for those looking for a career in instructing.
Lets hope instructing takes on some appeal soon because there are so few grade ones left that there'll be a 12 month wait for an instrument rating soon seening as it was already 6 months where I was working.
When I did my CIR in 2004 at a school in south-east qld it cost $12,000, where I was teaching recently they were around $20,000-25,000.
The idea of instructors who have paid $60,000 ++ for a CPL and instructor rating to be earning $25,000pa is demeaning
I think - especially in this market. Learn how to negotiate a better salary or be prepared to walk if you want some decent and fair $$$
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Happy flight levels
,
TSIO540