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Land clearing rates, 2011Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2011 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom land clearing had a median charge of $160.00 per hour across 137 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $150.00 and $185.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2011
$160.00/hour
Median of 137 surveyed charges, 2011
Low (25th pct)
$150.00
High (75th pct)
$185.00
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, 2011
$/hour, 2011 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 16 | $160.00 | $210.00 |
| Ponoka County | 15 | $160.00 | $210.00 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 11 | $160.00 | $210.00 |
| Clearwater County | 11 | $160.00 | $210.00 |
| Rocky View County | 11 | $160.00 | $210.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 10 | $165.00 | $210.00 |
| Red Deer County | 7 | $160.00 | $225.00 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 6 | $151.25 | $225.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 5 | $152.50 | $225.00 |
| Westlock County | 5 | $150.00 | $170.00 |
| Woodlands County | 5 | $152.50 | $225.00 |
| Yellowhead County | 5 | $152.50 | $225.00 |
Individual charges, 2011
Every 2011 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Red Deer County | $225.00 | Red Deer R Cat D8H dozer with 1 point Parallelogram ripper Plus trucking of equipment one way | |
| Lamont County | $225.00 | Lamont BP/RP Cat D8K dozer Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| Lamont County | $225.00 | Lamont R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | $225.00 | Two Hills Co 21 BP/RP Cat D8K dozer Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | $225.00 | Two Hills Co 21 R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper Plus trucking of equipment at $200.00/hour | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $225.00 | Plus trucking of equipment and cost of permits; minimum one hour Barrhead Co 11 R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper job | |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $225.00 | Plus trucking of equipment and cost of permits; minimum one hour Lac Ste. Anne R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper job | |
| Woodlands County | $225.00 | Plus trucking of equipment and cost of permits; minimum one hour Woodlands R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper job | |
| Yellowhead County | $225.00 | Plus trucking of equipment and cost of permits; minimum one hour Yellowhead R Cat D8K dozer with 1 point ripper job | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $210.00 | Bighorn MD 8 BP/RP Cat D8N dozer Plus trucking of equipment at |