Flight Instructor Revenue Calculator
Calculate monthly and annual income as a flight instructor based on flight hours, ground instruction, and billing rates.
Inputs
hrs
hrs
/hr
/hr
Results
Total Monthly Income
$7,200
Annual Income
$86,400
Monthly Flight Income$5,200
Monthly Ground Income$2,000
Effective Hourly Rate$60
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter weekly flight instruction hours and weekly ground instruction hours.
- Set your flight instruction rate ($/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.
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