Auto Body Labor Rates by State (2025)

Comprehensive auto body shop labor rates for all 51 U.S. states, compiled from 4,000+ shop surveys and 14 industry sources including Progressive Insurance, NABR, and state advisory boards.

National average: $75/hr (body) | $75/hr (paint) | $110/hr (mechanical) | $100/hr (frame)

Alabama AL +9%
Body $82/hr | Paint $82/hr
Alaska AK +13%
Body $85/hr | Paint $85/hr
Arizona AZ -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Arkansas AR +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
California CA +40%
Body $105/hr | Paint $105/hr
Colorado CO +7%
Body $80/hr | Paint $80/hr
Connecticut CT +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Delaware DE
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
District of Columbia DC +20%
Body $90/hr | Paint $90/hr
Florida FL
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Georgia GA +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Hawaii HI -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Idaho ID -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Illinois IL +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Indiana IN -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Iowa IA -7%
Body $70/hr | Paint $70/hr
Kansas KS -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Kentucky KY
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Louisiana LA +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Maine ME -9%
Body $68/hr | Paint $68/hr
Maryland MD +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Massachusetts MA -9%
Body $68/hr | Paint $68/hr
Michigan MI -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Minnesota MN -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Mississippi MS +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Missouri MO -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Montana MT
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Nebraska NE -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Nevada NV
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
New Hampshire NH -13%
Body $65/hr | Paint $65/hr
New Jersey NJ +7%
Body $80/hr | Paint $80/hr
New Mexico NM -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
New York NY +13%
Body $85/hr | Paint $85/hr
North Carolina NC -7%
Body $70/hr | Paint $70/hr
North Dakota ND -7%
Body $70/hr | Paint $70/hr
Ohio OH -9%
Body $68/hr | Paint $68/hr
Oklahoma OK -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Oregon OR +4%
Body $78/hr | Paint $78/hr
Pennsylvania PA
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Rhode Island RI -28%
Body $54/hr | Paint $54/hr
South Carolina SC -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
South Dakota SD -7%
Body $70/hr | Paint $70/hr
Tennessee TN
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Texas TX
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Utah UT
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Vermont VT -17%
Body $62/hr | Paint $62/hr
Virginia VA
Body $75/hr | Paint $75/hr
Washington WA +7%
Body $80/hr | Paint $80/hr
West Virginia WV -4%
Body $72/hr | Paint $72/hr
Wisconsin WI -7%
Body $70/hr | Paint $70/hr
Wyoming WY +7%
Body $80/hr | Paint $80/hr

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