How much does a mechanic get paid?
the other guys left out one bit of very important information. Most technicians get paid by flat rate, and I agree with the pay scale mentioned previously(when I left the dealer in ’97 I was making $21 per hour doing engines and transmissions). The thing they forgot to mention is that this pay scale/rate doensn’t mean diddly poo if you don’t have any cars to work on. That’s right, if no one comes in to get their car fixed, you don’t get paid. then it doesn’t matter if they offer you $50 per hour, if they are not located in a high volume area, you’ll be blessed to pull in more than $30k per year. Sure, by law they are required to pay you 40 hours @ minimum wage, but if you are getting paid $20 per hour it would only take roughly 12 hours @ the federal minimum wage rate of $5.85 per hour. How Much? This time we asked what is the pay range between a shop’s entry level and their most experienced technicians. The national average for entry level technicians was $25,530. We did not qualify i
