Local cost reading
What the Rochester numbers change
At $150 per hour, Rochester is $2 above the 50-metro median. That turns a full eight-hour workday into about $1,197 of labor before the shop adds parts.
Between the independent and dealer models sits an hourly gap of $48. On a long repair, that is enough to turn an accepted claim into a customer balance.
About 129 freezing days enter a typical Rochester year. They help choose sensible scenarios for the calculator, not predict which part breaks next.