How much does a flight instructor make?

The typical flight instructor will make $18 - $20 per billable hour. Billable hours are considered every hour you bill someone for your time, you get paid. So, knowing that you only get paid if you can bill someone, your weekly or monthly bring home is based on how much activity you have, or how much you bill for.

There are some companies that pay per hour whether you are billing or not. These companies typically have you do other tasks as well, like, dispatch, refueling, answering phones, ferrying aircraft.