Labor Rates

[stimmie]

Just curious what labor rates are around the state. Where I work (dealership) we're at $104.95/hr and brand x down the road I hear is closer to $110/hr. I know one indie shop is close to what we're at. So?

 

[UNSTUCK]

Well I'm a huge $35/hour, but I work out of my house.

 

[JL Rockies]

We're at $114 pr/hr and $75 pr/hr for accessories. I pay $15 pr/hr 'cause I know a guy.

 

[mesha]

The mechanics I go to are about 65- 85 an hour. Not a dealership though. Dealerships are more around here too.

 

[stimmie]

I was just curious because my brother and I were talking about stuff and figured things would be lower on the Wasatch Front since there is more competition. Not too far off of where we're at though.. good info..

 

[74highboy]

the shop i work at is 100 pr/hr

 

[Bear T]

Most of the offroad shops around I know of are $85-$95 an hour.

 

[Venture13]

HA, ,most of the fab shops I have seen around here don't exactly have the tooling or experience to charge more than 40 bucks an hour. Before paying for work ask to see the shop and look at how organized it is. If they have effective quality tooling they can get the job done quicker, only if they know how to operate their equipment.

Here are some ideas for fabricator/4x4 mechanic work

Little experienced side jobber guy with limited tools $35-55hr

Guy with a shop, company name, some tools, not much experience $65-70

Actual Fabricator/mechanic with 10-15 yrs experience, certified AWS welder, MIG/TIG, machine work in house, Autocadd/3D/G-Coding, Prototyping/Jig work, Stocked shop with hardware and Steel $95-120 Hour

Hope it helps, I use to be a structural steel fabricator years ago after college, did the estimating thing, Detailing, QA for AWS/CWI.