Good car mechanics in the SF Bay Area are running $200/hour! It’s unbelievable. And the standard hours for almost any repair starts at five and quickly goes up.
A repair place does not pay mechanic’s $200 per hour.
They usually triple what they pay the mechanic, to cover the building mortgage and admin and general overhead.
So those would be $63/hr guys making $120K per year, with cost of benefits in that. SF is pricey, but the guy twisting the wrench isn’t getting $400K per year.
Many service people are just making up prices these days.