How much do you think car mechanics earn?

[AnnaQuayInTheUk]

My son is a car mechanic. He qualified last year. I was talking to a friend about his starting salary and she was surprised at it. So what would you expect a newly qualified mechanic to earn?

£25-30k ?

It depends on lots of things surely - area and whether it’s a small garage or dealership. Below 30K I’d say but if they have a good bonus structure then more.

25-28k

He works for a dealership. There's a bonus scheme but I'm talking base salary

What do you mean by 'qualified'? College course-Level 1? Level 2 3? Apprenticeship? MOT testing?

Is it working for a small garage, or working for Ford? Is he 16/19/23?

Loads of variations. If he is 18, I'd be surprised if he was on £35,000. If he'd been working for Ford since he was 16 and on a really robust training course, it wouldn't surprise me if he was on that in his 20s.

What does he earn, @AnnaQuayInTheUk ?

£25-£30k

I don’t know about starting salaries in cars but my brother is a HGV mechanic and he’s on £55k plus bonuses if he does call outs, it’s a skilled job.

@Shinyandnew1 as I said, it's a dealership. He started there as an apprentice just over 3 yeas ago and has just finished his apprenticeship. So he's now on a "proper" salary rather than an apprenticeship.

£30k?

His age makes a difference. If over 21 I'd say £27000, less if younger

I was typing at the same time so didn't see it was for a dealership. How old is he?

Just qualified and I imagine he's under 21 so they shouldn't but probably will take that into account. £25k.

Minimum wage or just above. That's what someone I know earns.

Just out of apprenticeship?

£17k to £20k.

No, he's older than 21 as he worked in an admin role for a few years before deciding on a career change! So maybe the starting salary would be lower for under 21s.

The dealership has a structured salary scheme so DS is on the bottom of the scale.

Depends. If he's classed as an apprentice, first level etc. Not very much. Fully qualified quite a lot

So how much is it?!

I mean, just tell us 😂

Ok so what is he earning!?

What is it? Then we’ll say if we’re surprised or not.

Big difference between "fully qualified" and "fully experienced."

He's fully qualified

Like many trades they are in short supply so £35 to £40 thousand wouldn't surprise me.

£38k

Please do otherwise this'll be like one of those interminable how old do I look? threads on S&B.