Whats the average cost of labor at most automotive shops? Juse curious my friends Camaro needs some work and was thinking about doing some of the work myself for maybe half or a quarter of the price. It's gonna take ssome time its pretty messed up.

 

pfft...ford wants to charge me 400+ dollars for a stupid window motor...200 for the motor and 200 for labor...f that

sometime i had an import..cause their parts dont crap out as much as fords

 

around here it is about 75/hr...so charge the guy 25/hr and as much beer as need to get the job done...

 

I'm talking the run of the mill repair shop or performance shop not the dealer. Dealers rip you off

 

80 an hour here in orlando.

just charge him 50 thats far.

 

and hr at my local shop run 70$ 35 plus a case of beer and lunch

 

Yea, Id say 35 an hour plus food.

 

65-75 an hour here in ohio

 

Speed shop in south FL charges 65 an hour.

 

I think 50 - 75 is pretty average. But, one thing you are missing is how long it takes to get the job done. It is entirely possible for a shop that charges $40 an hour to be more expensive then a shop that charges $80 an hour, so keep that in mind if it takes them twice as long to get the job done.

I have had a lot of work done at CJ Pony in Harrisburg. Their labor rate is really good at $55 and they can always tell you in advance as near as possible what a job will run becaus ethey have done everything possibel you can think of to a stang...so, no surprises.

Some shops just give you an hourly rate, but if they stumble around, you can end up paying for their time.

Best bet is to get an estimate in writing in advance. Determine what is fair and at what point you owe them more money. Sometimes things go wrong. A bolt is frozen and breaks-off....that might be your fault. Maybe the lift was not working properly.....you should not have to pay for that.

 

It's about $60 an hour where I get my work done. That's in S. Carolina