Hi all,
I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where they
charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take does
the mechanic get from that charge? I guess the business owner probably has
to pay various things to have the mechanic work there so I'm sure he's not
getting the full 75.00. Anyone who's a mechanic or anyone who knows please
feel free to respond.

thanks,

Bill

 

> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge?

Not enough. It used to be 50% of the labor, but that is very rare now. The
costs of compliance with epa, osha, bar , very high insurance and workers
comp rates, defective parts, etc., adds up and most techs get less than they
used to, but are still expected to have 20-50K tied up in tools and
specailty tools that become obsolete with every design change.
A certified Master Auto Tech with 25 years experience still makes less than
a San Francisco Garbageman.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge?

Not enough. It used to be 50% of the labor, but that is very rare now. The
costs of compliance with epa, osha, bar , very high insurance and workers
comp rates, defective parts, etc., adds up and most techs get less than they
used to, but are still expected to have 20-50K tied up in tools and
specailty tools that become obsolete with every design change.
A certified Master Auto Tech with 25 years experience still makes less than
a San Francisco Garbageman.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge?

Not enough. It used to be 50% of the labor, but that is very rare now. The
costs of compliance with epa, osha, bar , very high insurance and workers
comp rates, defective parts, etc., adds up and most techs get less than they
used to, but are still expected to have 20-50K tied up in tools and
specailty tools that become obsolete with every design change.
A certified Master Auto Tech with 25 years experience still makes less than
a San Francisco Garbageman.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bu19od$cb796$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge? I guess the business owner probably
has
> to pay various things to have the mechanic work there so I'm sure he's not
> getting the full 75.00. Anyone who's a mechanic or anyone who knows
please
> feel free to respond.
>
> thanks,
>
> Bill
>


It really depends on what the wages are in your area, but here they get
anywhere from $14 to about $21 with the dealers charging $65-80 per hour.
Here being northern Michigan. I would suspect it is higher in the bigger
cities.

Chris

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bu19od$cb796$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge? I guess the business owner probably
has
> to pay various things to have the mechanic work there so I'm sure he's not
> getting the full 75.00. Anyone who's a mechanic or anyone who knows
please
> feel free to respond.
>
> thanks,
>
> Bill
>


It really depends on what the wages are in your area, but here they get
anywhere from $14 to about $21 with the dealers charging $65-80 per hour.
Here being northern Michigan. I would suspect it is higher in the bigger
cities.

Chris

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bu19od$cb796$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
> I've recently been wondering, I've taken my jeep to a business where
they
> charge 75.00 per hour for the mechanic's labor. I'm curious what take
does
> the mechanic get from that charge? I guess the business owner probably
has
> to pay various things to have the mechanic work there so I'm sure he's not
> getting the full 75.00. Anyone who's a mechanic or anyone who knows
please
> feel free to respond.
>
> thanks,
>
> Bill
>


It really depends on what the wages are in your area, but here they get
anywhere from $14 to about $21 with the dealers charging $65-80 per hour.
Here being northern Michigan. I would suspect it is higher in the bigger
cities.

Chris

 

a typical dealership mechanic averages around $15-$17 an hour. the
dealership has to pay for all the shop expenses including insurance and
match the mechanics ss deductions but its still a rip to charge $75 an hour.
they do it because they can.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

 

a typical dealership mechanic averages around $15-$17 an hour. the
dealership has to pay for all the shop expenses including insurance and
match the mechanics ss deductions but its still a rip to charge $75 an hour.
they do it because they can.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

 

a typical dealership mechanic averages around $15-$17 an hour. the
dealership has to pay for all the shop expenses including insurance and
match the mechanics ss deductions but its still a rip to charge $75 an hour.
they do it because they can.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com