A study of labor costs at automakers with U.S. production plants shows workers at Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant at the bottom with an average pay and benefits of $38 per hour, according to Reuters.
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala., has the highest hourly pay and benefits among employees at U.S. car factories at an average of $65 per hour, the Center for Automotive Research study showed.
Labor costs among U.S. automakers were among the highest. Labor costs at General Motors' U.S. plants including benefits are $58 per hour. Ford Motor Co. is at $57 per hour while employees at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles earn $48 per hour, reflecting the much higher percentage of lower-paid, entry-level workers at FCA.
BMW workers earned just above those at VW with an average pay and benefits of $39 per hour.