Instructor Salaries in the United States

How much does a Instructor make in the United States?

Instructors earn $45,000 annually on average, or $22 per hour, which is 38% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Instructors work for County of Orange at $148,000 annually while the lowest paid Instructors work for University of Alabama earning approximately $17,000 each year.

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$27K iD Tech Campus' Average Instructor Salary (8 salaries)

-$18K (50%) less than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

-$3K (10%) less than average iD Tech Campus salary ($30K)

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$27K iD Tech Campus Instructor in Houston, TX ·

Equal to average iD Tech Campus Instructor salary ($27K)

"It can be a lot of work depending on your group of kids. So it really depends on your luck and what course you decide to teach. Some almost teach themselves and require just a bit of a push from instructors to point students in the right direction."

$24K iD Tech Campus Instructor in Miami, FL ·

-$3K (11%) less than average iD Tech Campus Instructor salary ($27K)

"Since it is a summer camp, I thought the pay was good. They provided boarding as well as meals, so that was a great benefit to have. A little more pay would of been nice though."

$29K iD Tech Campus Instructor in Santa Barbara, CA ·

+$2K (7%) more than average iD Tech Campus Instructor salary ($27K)

"My pay was decent for the work I did. My pay went up in the two years I worked there by a dollar which was appreciated and there was plenty of over time opportunities."

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$40K Mathnasium's Average Instructor Salary (7 salaries)

-$5K (11%) less than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

+$10K (28%) more than average Mathnasium salary ($30K)

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$19K Mathnasium Instructor in League City, TX ·

-$21K (71%) less than average Mathnasium Instructor salary ($40K)

"This is a different field of work than what I have been exposed to, thus, I cannot determine my comparison with others."

$21K Mathnasium Instructor in Pensacola, FL ·

-$19K (62%) less than average Mathnasium Instructor salary ($40K)

"My salary is competitive based on the area and living expenses of the area."

$31K Mathnasium Instructor in Beverly, MA ·

-$9K (25%) less than average Mathnasium Instructor salary ($40K)

"I'm not sure how other jobs pay"

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$24K Texas Tech University's Average Instructor Salary (8 salaries)

-$21K (60%) less than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

-$6K (22%) less than average Texas Tech University salary ($30K)

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$14K Texas Tech University Instructor in Stephenville, TX ·

-$10K (52%) less than average Texas Tech University Instructor salary ($24K)

"Compared to other GPTI’s, I know my stipend was incredibly competitive."

$21K Texas Tech University Instructor in Lubbock, TX ·

-$3K (13%) less than average Texas Tech University Instructor salary ($24K)

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$30K Texas Tech University Instructor ·

+$6K (22%) more than average Texas Tech University Instructor salary ($24K)

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$47K University of Arkansas' Average Instructor Salary (6 salaries)

+$2K (4%) more than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

+$17K (44%) more than average University of Arkansas salary ($30K)

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$52K University of Arkansas Instructor in Little Rock, AR ·

+$5K (10%) more than average University of Arkansas Instructor salary ($47K)

"Since I am still a graduate student, I am satisfied with the pay."

$50K University of Arkansas Instructor in Helena, AR ·

+$3K (6%) more than average University of Arkansas Instructor salary ($47K)

"It is about average for an instructor."

$102K University of Arkansas Instructor ·

+$55K (73%) more than average University of Arkansas Instructor salary ($47K)

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$46K FlightSafety International's Average Instructor Salary (5 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

-$4K (8%) less than average FlightSafety International salary ($50K)

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$85K FlightSafety International Instructor in Wichita, KS ·

+$39K (59%) more than average FlightSafety International Instructor salary ($46K)

"I complained to my boss about poor quality of life and was told “we are temporary understaffed”. But I never saw any evidence that they are ever adequately staffed in Caravan or King Air. This was another deliberate lie, because the company refuses to hire enough instructors to allow quality of life. A trained instructor in these programs does not get many weekends off. Expect months of service with weekends occupied only by work. During training you’ll get a few weekends free, and things will look ok early on. But once qualified as an instructor you will work almost all your weekends as a matter of course. If a Friday schedule when finalized the day before does not happen to show a Saturday working, instructors are expected to stand by in case the program manager calls, and they usually do. There is no pilot union promoting proper work rules for flight instructors. I was always called in on Saturdays. One thing to know also, is that because of the poor quality of life and rarity of getting a complete weekend free, many instructors appear to falsify their religious affiliations in order to get Saturdays off. Federal law prohibits discrimination based on religion, so you have never seen so many employees professing a faith that has a Saturday sabbath. Because the company slows work on Sundays, so if you finagle Saturdays off this way you can usually get a full weekend off. It was discouraging. Caravan and King Air programs are the best revenue generators at this facility as such they are worked hard. They are usually run through nights and weekends. The word “sweatshop” applies. These programs or departments are pilot mills designed to hustle revenue generators quickly and efficiently through in large numbers. Because of the sweatshop nature of these departments, quality of life is poor. There is high instructor turnover and consequently a lot of job openings there."

$26K FlightSafety International Instructor in Atlanta, GA ·

-$20K (55%) less than average FlightSafety International Instructor salary ($46K)

"Non-caring management: Upper-level management doesn’t care because the blowback from their poor decisions, policies or ineptitude doesn’t directly affect them. Unless it significantly impacts “the bottom line“ or them personally, they have no vested interest in increasing the staffing levels or otherwise improving conditions. The higher up the ladder they are the more isolated and insulated they are. They are extremely out of touch with what the typical Instructor has to endure. There is no mechanism or policy in place that makes them accountable, therefore they don’t need to care about their performance or the wellbeing of their subordinates, and they don’t. Horrendous schedules and the expectation that the Instructor is available for work at all times: Typically you will be assigned the following weeks schedule on the previous Friday. Therefore, you can plan your life only one week into the future, and that’s a big maybe. Your start time for any given day can vary throughout the week. As an example: on Monday you could have a start time of 8 Am, on Tuesday a start time of 8 Pm, on Wednesday a start time of 10 Am, etc. This type of schedule is not unheard of. You can forget about having a normal sleep schedule. If the simulator breaks down (it happens more often than you’d expect) but can be repaired, you are expected to complete the training when the simulator becomes available again. If it takes four or five hours to get the simulator back in operation then you are expected/required to continue the session at that point. Does it matter that you may have non-work related plans like a doctors appointment or kids that need tending to? Nope! Too bad for you, you’ll just have to suck it up. The days are mostly very long. My average day spent at the training center was anywhere from ten to twelve hours. (Word count limit,)"

$51K FlightSafety International Instructor ·

+$5K (10%) more than average FlightSafety International Instructor salary ($46K)

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$48K Oklahoma State University's Average Instructor Salary (2 salaries)

+$3K (6%) more than national average Instructor salary ($45K)

+$18K (46%) more than average Oklahoma State University salary ($30K)

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$55K Oklahoma State University Instructor in Okmulgee, OK ·

+$7K (13%) more than average Oklahoma State University Instructor salary ($48K)

"Could make more money in industry. Many students started out their first job at 45000 to 50000 and were exceeding my salary in 3 to 5 years. I left for a job paying 1/3 more."

$41K Oklahoma State University Instructor in Stillwater, OK ·

-$7K (15%) less than average Oklahoma State University Instructor salary ($48K)

"Yes I feel we are underpaid."