SOC 49-3021 · Gainesville, FL metro

Automotive Body and Related Repairers Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for automotive body and related repairers in Gainesville, Florida is $56,990 a year ($27.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,300: half of the 130 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

$56,990average per year

$27.40 / hourMedian $54,300Take-home ≈ $47,971

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#5 of 20Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,110 or more. The middle half of automotive body and related repairers in Gainesville earn between $45,310 and $63,040.

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,990$4,749$27.40
Median$54,300$4,525$26.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,310$3,776$21.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,040$5,253$30.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay in Gainesville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Automotive body and related repairers in Gainesville earn about the same as the Florida average ($56,410) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($59,690). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $54,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$56,990$54,300$36,020$92,110130
Florida$56,410$48,600$36,390$93,1709,220
United States$59,690$54,890$36,910$87,940149,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $56,990, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $47,971 a year, or $3,998 a month and $1,845 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Gainesville a good place for automotive body and related repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $56,990 buys what about $58,915 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 5th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($65,130).

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Highest-paying cities for automotive body and related repairers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,390).

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary by city

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do automotive body and related repairers make an hour in Gainesville?

$27.40 an hour on average, and $26.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level automotive body and related repairers salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the automotive body and related repairers take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $47,971 a year ($3,998 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,990. Florida has no state income tax.

Do automotive body and related repairers earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3021; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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