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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:33 pm
When I was in the business here in the midwest back in the 80's the shop labor rate was $25 per hr, knowing that different parts of the country demand different rates whats the going rate?

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:21 pm
here it's $85



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:41 am
I am in Santa Cruz CA and Body shop Labor rates are at about $75-$80/hr. The DRP shops are getting about $70 from the insurance company's.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:35 pm
48 ta 50 here :evil:
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:08 pm
$40.00 per hour for Insurance Companies and $65.00 otherwise. That's here in Central Texas

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:34 pm
bondo merchant wrote:48 ta 50 here :evil:


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:51 pm
The Resto Shop wrote:
bondo merchant wrote:48 ta 50 here :evil:


Where are you?

north Eastern washington
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:50 pm
were stuck at 38 insurance rates. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:53 am
72.50 an hr. insurance pays the same as anyone else.

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