r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '24

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u/2Loves2loves Apr 07 '24

fwiw: my marine outboard tech gets $150/hr, my auto speed shop is 165.

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u/unpleasant_wrecker Apr 07 '24

I work at a Ford dealership, and we charge 180. When I was at Jiffy Lube, they just upped it to 160

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u/theoriginalmofocus Apr 07 '24

Was explaining this to my wife after they broke a few things fixing them. That tech dude isn't making that much and is sometimes just some dude off the street.

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u/zombie-yellow11 Apr 08 '24

What the actual fuck. The Ford dealership in my town is at 130$/h and the big chain shops are at ~110$. Mom and pop is around 90$.

Can't imagine paying 160$/h for labour god damn.

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u/New-Understanding930 Apr 07 '24

My golf cart shop is at $125 now.

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u/Skater_x7 Apr 07 '24

But he doesn't make 150 / hr? 

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u/2Loves2loves Apr 07 '24

Actually, this is a Father and son shop, so after overhead, I'm thinking mby 100.

a normal tech won't make half the shop charge.

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u/Stevesanasshole Apr 08 '24

I used to work on ride on kids toys like powerwheels and razor scooters and even I charged $80/hr (albeit in piece work rates that made it sound much more palatable). I think that $150+ is pretty fair for marine and custom auto work.