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Land breaking ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$200.00/hour
Median of 31 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$160.00
High (75th pct)
$240.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/hour)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county
$/hour, surveys 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| Cardston County | 5 | $160.00 | $240.00 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| County of Warner No. 5 | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| Cypress County | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| MD of Taber | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| Vulcan County | 3 | $200.00 | $240.00 |
| County of Newell | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Wheatland County | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
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Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Cardston County | $240.00 | Cardston County DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $240.00 | County of Forty Mile No. 8 DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| County of Warner No. 5 | $240.00 | County of Warner No. 5 DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| Cypress County | $240.00 | Cypress County DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| Lethbridge County | $240.00 | Lethbridge County DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $240.00 | MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| MD of Taber | $240.00 | MD of Taber DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $240.00 | MD of Willow Creek No. 26 DO/DR/LL Terex TS14B motor scraper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour |