What is your take home pay each month (UK)?
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What is your take home pay each month (UK)?
I was reading a similiar thread on one of the airline forums and I am curious of people's answers from the UK helicopter industry. (Full-time pilots).
I shall start by saying mine is, on average, £1,200 per month (I am a piston FI) - no benefits.
I shall start by saying mine is, on average, £1,200 per month (I am a piston FI) - no benefits.
cant see you getting too many takers on this one. Offshore salaries are pretty well known if you look about.
Look for threads for instructors pay etc as it won't have changed much(it hasnt at all really) in the last ten years.
captains onshore twin:-£40k-£80k+
Look for threads for instructors pay etc as it won't have changed much(it hasnt at all really) in the last ten years.
captains onshore twin:-£40k-£80k+
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Quite A Few Piston Fi's That I Know Of Are Pulling In 35k To 40k. I'm One Of Them... Which Makes Me Ponder Whether Some Of The Multi Turbine Ifr Onshore Work Or Police Hems Are Actually Paying Enough.
Rv - Safe Flying Everyone
Quite A Few Piston Fi's That I Know Of Are Pulling In 35k To 40k. I'm One Of Them... Which Makes Me Ponder Whether Some Of The Multi Turbine Ifr Onshore Work Or Police Hems Are Actually Paying Enough.
Rv - Safe Flying Everyone
I know one FI who was salaried at 45K, before he went to a big charter company, he was flying on the companies AOC also.
Another who is on about 45K per year now, also on the AOC (different company)..
It is not the norm, but does happen particularly when the job involves being Head of Training or being an examiner.
There was a now defunct company who pretty much had a standard 25K FI(R), 35K FI. 40-45K CFI/HOT. All involved being on the AOC if holding a CPL.
In the summer some experienced FIs have been known to command £60 per hour plus, seem to remember one being a PPL(H) with grandfather rights who obviously was not doing AOC work.
Rotorvation I think you are right about the Onshore IFR Twin market ( I am biased however). I know of several people earning 80K + benefits in Ireland. 70K++ is becoming the norm in the UK, some with week on / week off in the UK corporate market.
GS
Another who is on about 45K per year now, also on the AOC (different company)..
It is not the norm, but does happen particularly when the job involves being Head of Training or being an examiner.
There was a now defunct company who pretty much had a standard 25K FI(R), 35K FI. 40-45K CFI/HOT. All involved being on the AOC if holding a CPL.
In the summer some experienced FIs have been known to command £60 per hour plus, seem to remember one being a PPL(H) with grandfather rights who obviously was not doing AOC work.
Rotorvation I think you are right about the Onshore IFR Twin market ( I am biased however). I know of several people earning 80K + benefits in Ireland. 70K++ is becoming the norm in the UK, some with week on / week off in the UK corporate market.
GS
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Is it common to get paid per flying hour as an FI in the UK? I used to teach in NZ, pay is traditionally lower over there - a flat rate as low as $20K for some junior instructors (about 700 quid a month). The living costs are a little lower, but not that much. Used to clock up 70 hours some months, pay per hour would certainly be attractive there
Salary vs Take Home Pay?
The question was asked regarding "take home pay". The last time I was working in the UK the difference between salary and take home pay was rather large 
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The 40k being talked about, is that before or after the government, etc takes it's slice?
. The 40k being talked about, is that before or after the government, etc takes it's slice?
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Salary in France......
just a jump over the channel......In France, (Paris area) a FI piston is around 2700 Euros and with taxes, it's 1900 Euros in your pocket....
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As an example I'd suggest a gross salary of £45-55k for light twins.
£45k p.a. = £3,750 pcm, the tax man then takes:
-£784 for PAYE tax and -£280 for National Insurance.
Take home pay is £2,686 pcm (based on typical tax coding)
However your employer pays an extra £425 in tax for you out of his own pocket - lucky him or her!
£55k p.a. = £4,583 pcm, the tax man then takes:
-£1,117 for PAYE tax and -£289 for National Insurance.
Take home pay is £3,177 pcm (based on typical tax coding)
Your employer pays an extra £531 in tax for you out of his own pocket.
Salaries vary widely and reflect your expereince, location of the posting and the type of flying (Charter/Police/Training etc) also it depends how much the employer will throw at your future training and keeping you current (Aircraft types and VFR/IFR/Night etc).
I hope that helps!
£45k p.a. = £3,750 pcm, the tax man then takes:
-£784 for PAYE tax and -£280 for National Insurance.
Take home pay is £2,686 pcm (based on typical tax coding)
However your employer pays an extra £425 in tax for you out of his own pocket - lucky him or her!
£55k p.a. = £4,583 pcm, the tax man then takes:
-£1,117 for PAYE tax and -£289 for National Insurance.
Take home pay is £3,177 pcm (based on typical tax coding)
Your employer pays an extra £531 in tax for you out of his own pocket.
Salaries vary widely and reflect your expereince, location of the posting and the type of flying (Charter/Police/Training etc) also it depends how much the employer will throw at your future training and keeping you current (Aircraft types and VFR/IFR/Night etc).
I hope that helps!
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Hi Man from Uncle,
I don my tin hat and wait for incoming, but as politely and humbly as I can say it, I am a CPL (FI) & Iam paid by the hour at 37/hr, and I do manage 70 - 85 hours of work each month (10 - 15 hours of which are structured groundschool which is paid at full hourly rate).
I admit that this is unusual for a UK cpl FI at a flying school, but believe me there are a growing number of us out there now earning 35 to 40k.
I get two days of a week as well.
Take care, and safe flying, RV
I don my tin hat and wait for incoming, but as politely and humbly as I can say it, I am a CPL (FI) & Iam paid by the hour at 37/hr, and I do manage 70 - 85 hours of work each month (10 - 15 hours of which are structured groundschool which is paid at full hourly rate).
I admit that this is unusual for a UK cpl FI at a flying school, but believe me there are a growing number of us out there now earning 35 to 40k.
I get two days of a week as well.
Take care, and safe flying, RV
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70-85 hours a month even in the depths of winter (Dec/Jan)! As a veteran instructor I find that hard to believe. I think if you speak to most Flight Instructors they will inform you they earn about mid £20k gross a year. Yes some busy years you may do close on £30k gross. But £40-45, again I find this hard to believe.
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take home pay
Just to concur with a few other posts on the subject:
It seems the industry standard for police work is 45-50k pa, we get a shift allowance on top of that making take home pay just over 3K pm. This includes deduction for pension.
It seems the industry standard for police work is 45-50k pa, we get a shift allowance on top of that making take home pay just over 3K pm. This includes deduction for pension.
