Instructor Pay Scale
Base pay in 2024 is $22.00.
Additional Pay Opportunities
A per hour increase if you teach 2 or more scheduled days
Daily bonus for substituting a day not regularly scheduled (Not applicable to Sub Only Positions)
A per hour increase for current first aid card (photocopy required each year)
Professional Certifications
Hourly increases for every PSIA level.
The Powderpigs pay scale is based on paid teaching hours of teaching experience and attendance at continuing education clinics. You will log your teaching hours by completing student attendance and daily student evaluations in our online system, the “Brain.”
Teaching hours are the hours worked with students each lesson day plus 1 hour for staff meeting and paperwork completion. 3 hours for Friday PM lessons and 5 hours for Saturday and Sunday Classes.
On Snow Clinic Trainings are paid. On Snow Clinic pay is $20/hour. Online Dryland Trainings are at your own pace, and you will receive 1 credit per module completed to be applied toward your pay scale credit balance.
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