What are dealer labor rates in your area.

First off, remember that your RV is just a toy. You really don't need it. That is the reason dealers charge so much for service. Second. they pay the mechanic about 9 - 10 dollars an hour. So the price you pay is to pay for that large building and lot in a high rent area even if they don't sell any RVs.

theres different levels of repairmen in the shops.

I know a business has to turn a profit or they do not stay in business long. But, anything, anywhere over $125.00 is pushing the limits. It would be interesting to know what they pay their service employees, my guess is that most of them are at minimum wage or just above. A couple of years ago I paid a supposedly RV repair facility $525.00 to find and burnish the contacts of the power distribution relay. (RV had no 12V anywhere except at the battery) After the first guy worked on it for about 3 hrs. he called on someone else who fixed it in about 30 minutes. I was charged for 4 hrs. at $125.00 per hour for someone who absolutely did not know what he was doing.

I'm seeing 90 to 120 per hour.

Got a couple small-shop guys that charge $69 an hour in Aberdeen, SD. Otherwise it's $100-$125/hour.

$150 Fredericksburg VA

Remember that in many cases, the actual person doing the work is only receiving a small part of the hourly charge, and he has to make a decent living and keep up with rising prices of everything. Then remember that a lot of the folks that are need service and doing the paying are living a FIXED retirement income, and also have to face rising prices, without any rise in income. And a lot of us are unable to do whatever work is needed any longer.

115-130 in Central Florida. They have it made. They charge an arm and a leg for work that takes too long and is never done right the first time!

I would say it's supply and demand, if they have plenty of work to the point of being swamped I couldn't blame them. On the other hand you can price yourself out of the market if others do the same work for less. There is a family owned RV service and repair shop near us that does everything but chassis work and they charge $98.00 an hour. They seem to have plenty of work and never advertise :)

Both Camping World and La Mesa RV charged $130 per hour - that maybe higher now as I haven't used either for a couple of years. Ironically when we stopped at the Nexus factory for a couple of mods their labor rate was a very reasonable $75 (again that was nearly 2 years ago.

I don't mind paying a $100+ an hour if they know what they are doing and CW does NOT! LMRV at least was competent in fixing what CW screwed up. I have had the best luck with local independent's for the items I was unable to correct myself.

As always .... Opinions and YMMV.

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