Kansas · 2026 pay · 28 people
How much does a flight instructor make in Kansas?
$11,901typical pay for a flight instructor in 2026
$3,093 – $18,212what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.5% from 2025.
✓ Official data from KanView · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ks.gov ↗
Where flight instructors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid flight instructors, 2026
- 1Draper Nathan RichardFlight Instructor · Kansas State University$35,727
- 2Cunningham Hayden MichaelFlight Instructor · Kansas State University$24,558
- 3Novak Natalie NicoleFlight Instructor · Kansas State University$21,197
- 4Kincade Devyn JosephFlight Instructor · Kansas State University$21,121
- 5Sano KoheiFlight Instructor · Kansas State University$20,593
Common questions
How much does a flight instructor make in Kansas?
The typical flight instructor was paid $11,901 in 2026; most earned between $3,093 and $18,212. This counts all 28 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% of all pay for flight instructors in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Flight Instructor, at any level (for example "Flight Instructor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this