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Land clearing ratesCentral Alberta
Typical charge in Central Alberta
$185.00/hour
Median of 124 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$158.75
High (75th pct)
$200.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 31 | $185.00 | $235.00 |
| Mountain View County | 25 | $185.00 | $235.00 |
| Ponoka County | 25 | $185.00 | $235.00 |
| Clearwater County | 21 | $185.00 | $235.00 |
| Rocky View County | 21 | $185.00 | $235.00 |
| Lacombe County | 7 | $175.00 | $200.00 |
| Red Deer County | 7 | $160.00 | $175.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 6 | $200.00 | $225.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 4 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Kneehill County | 4 | $162.50 | $175.00 |
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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.
| Clearwater County | $235.00 | Clearwater County BP/RP Cat D8R dozer Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| Clearwater County | $235.00 | Clearwater County R Cat D8R dozer with ripper Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $235.00 | MD of Bighorn No. 8 BP/RP Cat D8R dozer Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $235.00 | MD of Bighorn No. 8 R Cat D8R dozer with ripper Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| Mountain View County | $235.00 | Mountain View County BP/RP Cat D8R dozer Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| Mountain View County | $235.00 | Mountain View County R Cat D8R dozer with ripper Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| Ponoka County | $235.00 | Ponoka County BP/RP Cat D8R dozer Plus trucking of equipment at | |
| Ponoka County | $235.00 | Ponoka County R Cat D8R dozer with ripper Plus trucking of equipment at |