I enjoy part time instructing, but like others on this site, I could not afford to live on the income.
It never ceases to amaze me how experienced instructors place such a low value on their own worth.
Whilst I accept that there is a limit to how much the market will tolerate, I do think that collectively career instructors should try and get a better career structure established.
A senior career instructor who enjoys his job is worth his weight in gold and should be adequately remunerated by comparison with other profesionals, e.g. doctors, lawyers etc (yes I am a medic).
The sadness is that many instructors who are good at the job and would choose to continue are forced to seek employment either in the airline business or outside aviation altogether.
Instructors should not feel guilty for enjoying their job, and enjoyment of the job should not be exploited by employers.