SP ,
In some ways you have made a very good call. I have around 900 instructor hrs and can remember how green I was. I was never interested in getting my rating but it gave me a foot in the door, to get an extra 200hrs with a bare cpl can be a very hard task.
I think it should be higher but there would be alot of out of work cpl pilots creating a huge strain on the industry.
I found being an instructor a rewarding experience but I have come to the end and I feel I could be a negative influence on my students and wish to move on.