ATP CFI pay rate

[Dylanluc02]

Hi how much do ATP CFI make a month and how often do they work ?

[Adam]

How much does a Flight Instructor earn?

Flight instructing wages and salaries vary. Some independently owned flight schools pay up to $50/hr and offer full benefits. A lot of pilots gravitate to these opportunities because it makes for a frugal yet livable lifestyle. Instructing at ATP is just as livable, but the amount an instructor can earn depends on how much an instructor flies. CFI’s can also supplement their income through ATP’s Tuition Reimbursement Program and other Airline Sponsorship Programs. ATP’s rates for CFI’s is simp…

ATP instructors work full-time 5-7 days a week.

Adam

[Brady]

Dylan,

Great news, I went to check ATP’s website and it seems instructors have received a pay raise! All pay information can be found through the link:

Flying as a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)

I replied around Christmas time to another thread inquiring about pay, granted this was old information, newer pay scales are out and airline tuition reimbursement could have changed:

CFI Pay, working part time

Claire, Welcome to the forums, to answer your first question regarding CFI pay, we average at $25.50/flight hour. All this information is readily available on the ATP website. I reference this near the end of my reply as a concern for your further questions about paying bills etc. Being a flight instructor is a lot of responsibility, you will need to retain a professional attitude and be self-driven daily to ensure you’re providing the best instruction to the student’s integrity. There will be…

Brady

[bcsolom (Ben S)]

Brady,

Your linked post says you averaged at $25.50/flt hr, but the new link says $20.70/flt hr? Could you explain the discrepancy?

Ben

[Brady]

Ben,

Fees are broken down by what event is being conduct. For a flight being conducted, the CFI will make the flight hour plus half hour of ground per hour of flight (ground is paid at standard rate of 0.5 hour of ground per 1.0 hour of flight). If we did the math, $20.70 + $8.75, we get an total of $29.325. If an instructor conducts a sim lesson (AATD event), they receive $17.25/AATD Hour.

There are other incentives which you can see on the screenshot that instructors receive on checkride success and 1st time pass for their students. And as always, there are other incentives like tuition reimbursement and sign-on bonuses through partnered airlines while being an instructor at ATP. Furthermore as you may explore more opportunities with ATP, positions such as Lead Instructor, Regional Standards, etc. offer monetary incentives per month as well for more responsibility and tasks.

Brady