Flight Instructor Revenue Calculator
Calculate monthly and annual income as a flight instructor based on flight hours, ground instruction, and billing rates.
Inputs
Results
Total Monthly Income
$7,200.00
≈ 7 smartphones
Annual Income
$86,400.00
≈ 8 years of state college
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter weekly flight instruction hours and weekly ground instruction hours.
- Set your flight instruction rate ($/hr) and ground instruction rate ($/hr).
- Enter working weeks per month to account for scheduling variability.
- Review monthly and annual income broken into flight and ground components.
- Use effective hourly rate to compare against other CFI compensation arrangements.
How the result changes with Working Weeks per Month
| Working Weeks per Month | Total Monthly Income | Annual Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | $2,520.00 | $30,240.00 |
| 2.4 | $4,320.00 | $51,840.00 |
| 3.6 | $6,480.00 | $77,760.00 |
| 4.6 | $8,280.00 | $99,360.00 |
What each input means
- Flight Hours per Week
- Average flight instruction hours per week.
- Ground Hours per Week
- Average ground instruction hours per week.
- Flight Instruction Rate
- Your hourly rate for in-flight instruction.
- Ground Instruction Rate
- Your hourly rate for ground school sessions.
- Working Weeks per Month
- Average working weeks per month (accounting for weather cancellations).
What each result means
- Monthly Flight Income
- Income from flight instruction.
- Monthly Ground Income
- Income from ground instruction.
- Total Monthly Income
- Combined monthly earnings.
- Annual Income
- Projected yearly earnings.
- Effective Hourly Rate
- Blended rate across all instruction hours.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersFlight Hours per Week = 20, Ground Hours per Week = 10, Flight Instruction Rate = 65, Ground Instruction Rate = 50 = 5 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total Monthly IncomeTotal Monthly Income7200 = $7,200
- Calculate Annual IncomeAnnual Income86400 = $86,400
- Calculate Monthly Flight IncomeMonthly Flight Income5200 = $5,200
- Calculate Monthly Ground IncomeMonthly Ground Income2000 = $2,000
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