Arts and Entertainment What are Body Shop hourly rates? What are Body Shop hourly rates? - Paint Labor – $50. - Body Labor – $50. - Paint Materials – $32. - Electrical – $98. - Mechanical – $98. - Frame / Structural – $60. - Fabrication – $60. - Fiberglass – $60. How much does body labor cost? About 4,650 individual body shops nationwide have submitted labor rate surveys to us using our free survey. From that survey data, posted rates for body labor saw a national average of $57, and $88 at the +2 standard-deviation mark.Mar 5, 2018 What is the hourly rate for a body shop? Annual Salary Hourly Wage --------------- ------------- ----------- Top Earners $63,361 $30 75th Percentile $47,309 $23 Average $38,891 $19 25th Percentile $26,189 $13 What do most body shops charge per hour? - Paint Labor – $50. - Body Labor – $50. - Paint Materials – $32. - Electrical – $98. - Mechanical – $98. - Frame / Structural – $60. - Fabrication – $60. - Fiberglass – $60.