when i did it, it was approx £7000 per annum plus £20/hr flight pay. However from speaking to many others this is probably on the high end of the pay scale Other places can be much worse.
Wow, that's a good deal.
Most places these days just pay the £20 an hour, no retainer, if you don't fly you don't get anything.
Retainers are a thing of the past, there are far too many instructors on the market who are willing to work for next to nothing just to build their hours. I've heard of schools paying £10 an hour for trial lessons, getting restricted guys in who will do it on the days off from their other jobs as they just can't afford to instruct full time at the peanuts people pay.
Of course once you get some decent experience, some schools do still pay well, but fresh out of school these days must be a tough place to be.