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Flight Instructor Salaries in the United States

How much does a Flight Instructor make in the United States?

Flight Instructors earn $46,000 annually on average, or $22 per hour, which is 36% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Flight Instructors work for FlightSafety International at $73,000 annually while the lowest paid Flight Instructors work for University of North Dakota earning approximately $44,000 each year.

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$73K FlightSafety International's Average Flight Instructor Salary (3 salaries)

+$27K (45%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$23K (37%) more than average FlightSafety International salary ($50K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$9K (11%) more than average FlightSafety International Flight Instructor salary ($73K)
+$3K (4%) more than average FlightSafety International Flight Instructor salary ($73K)
-$13K (19%) less than average FlightSafety International Flight Instructor salary ($73K)

$67K United States Marine Corps' Average Flight Instructor Salary (3 salaries)

+$21K (37%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$26K (48%) more than average United States Marine Corps salary ($41K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$12K (19%) less than average United States Marine Corps Flight Instructor salary ($67K)
-$2K (3%) less than average United States Marine Corps Flight Instructor salary ($67K)
+$13K (17%) more than average United States Marine Corps Flight Instructor salary ($67K)

$70K United States Air Force's Average Flight Instructor Salary (3 salaries)

+$24K (41%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$22K (37%) more than average United States Air Force salary ($48K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$30K (54%) less than average United States Air Force Flight Instructor salary ($70K)
+$30K (35%) more than average United States Air Force Flight Instructor salary ($70K)
-$30K (54%) less than average United States Air Force Flight Instructor salary ($70K)

$62K Pinnacle Airlines' Average Flight Instructor Salary (3 salaries)

+$16K (29%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$22K (43%) more than average Pinnacle Airlines salary ($40K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$21K (40%) less than average Pinnacle Airlines Flight Instructor salary ($62K)
-$21K (40%) less than average Pinnacle Airlines Flight Instructor salary ($62K)
+$21K (28%) more than average Pinnacle Airlines Flight Instructor salary ($62K)

$44K University of North Dakota's Average Flight Instructor Salary (3 salaries)

-$2K (4%) less than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$14K (37%) more than average University of North Dakota salary ($30K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average University of North Dakota Flight Instructor salary ($44K)
Equal to average University of North Dakota Flight Instructor salary ($44K)
Equal to average University of North Dakota Flight Instructor salary ($44K)

$65K United States Army's Average Flight Instructor Salary (2 salaries)

+$19K (34%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$23K (42%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$31K (62%) less than average United States Army Flight Instructor salary ($65K)
+$31K (38%) more than average United States Army Flight Instructor salary ($65K)

$55K Silver State Helicopters' Average Flight Instructor Salary (2 salaries)

+$9K (17%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$13K (26%) more than average Silver State Helicopters salary ($42K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$11K (22%) less than average Silver State Helicopters Flight Instructor salary ($55K)
+$10K (16%) more than average Silver State Helicopters Flight Instructor salary ($55K)

$45K Connections Academy's Average Flight Instructor Salary (2 salaries)

-$1K (2%) less than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$3K (6%) more than average Connections Academy salary ($42K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$5K (11%) less than average Connections Academy Flight Instructor salary ($45K)
+$5K (10%) more than average Connections Academy Flight Instructor salary ($45K)

$240K Pacific Aviation's Average Flight Instructor Salary (1 salaries)

+$194K (135%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$207K (151%) more than average Pacific Aviation salary ($33K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Pacific Aviation Flight Instructor salary ($240K)

$81K Lockheed Martin's Average Flight Instructor Salary (1 salaries)

+$35K (55%) more than national average Flight Instructor salary ($46K)
+$10K (13%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Lockheed Martin Flight Instructor salary ($81K)

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