Instructors pay
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Instructors pay
Hi im just curious about what instructors around australia and new zealand are getting payed, i hear rumours of instructors in australia being paid $50 ph and alike at aeroclubs, it all seems a bit out there seeing where i work in nz instructors are paid between minimum wage (about 9.50) and $11 an hour.
Please dont take this as a whinge about pay or anything, im just curious
Please dont take this as a whinge about pay or anything, im just curious
From memory, I started out on $10 per flying hour as a junior instructor, $15 once I had 200 hours instructing. Made it very hard to live off when for the first 2 months I did less than 20 hrs total.
Never got paid to sit there and answer phones, sell avgas, deal with all the aeroclub committee members etc etc. Got free internet though.
Never got paid to sit there and answer phones, sell avgas, deal with all the aeroclub committee members etc etc. Got free internet though.
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I instruct part-time and get $20 per flight hour. I get nothing for sitting around drinking coffee and talking crap, if I did I'd be rolling in it! It does vary from place to place though could range from $10 per flight hour to $40 per hour. Some clubs pay a (minimal) daily rate too.
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Cant remember pays exactly but award was around 20 - 30 dollars an hour for grade 3 increasing with grades. I only got jobs with companies that paid award and refused others, as grade 1 ME-IFR instructor I was on around 42k about 5 years ago. Hope that helps. If you choose to work for any old company you could get paid as low as $10 or so per hour I guess.
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$55 per hour for GA training, $35 per hour for Ultralight training, $15 per hour supervised solo for either. Less tax, plus 9% super.
3-hour exam supervision $100 in the pocket;
2-hour exam supervision $50 in the pocket.
Nothing for briefings, and by the time I have done all that, done the paperwork and cancelled lessons because of poor weather I still only average about $10 per hour after tax.
3-hour exam supervision $100 in the pocket;
2-hour exam supervision $50 in the pocket.
Nothing for briefings, and by the time I have done all that, done the paperwork and cancelled lessons because of poor weather I still only average about $10 per hour after tax.
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Originally Posted by Capt L
Under the Award you should get paid for a minimum of 2 hours if your duty time is less than 4 hours, and a mininmum of 4 hours if you do over 4 hours duty. This is in Oz.
I was on similar pay to what others mentioned. $32 per flight hour. No fly No pay! All breifings, making calls, answering phone calls, handing out flyers (no pun intended) all done without pay!!
My 2 cents
