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Land clearing ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$155.00/hour
Median of 24 surveyed charges, 2008–2010
Low (25th pct)
$90.00
High (75th pct)
$155.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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 2006–2010. Click a column to sort.
| Cardston County | 5 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 5 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| MD of Taber | 5 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| County of Warner No. 5 | 5 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 4 | $122.50 | $155.00 |
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Individual charges, 2006–2010
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Cardston County | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem axle Cardston BP/RP and haul away truck with 12 cubic yard box; one operator | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem axle Forty Mile Co 8 BP/RP and haul away truck with 12 cubic yard box; one operator | |
| Lethbridge County | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem axle Lethbridge BP/RP and haul away truck with 12 cubic yard box; one operator | |
| MD of Taber | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem axle Taber MD BP/RP and haul away truck with 12 cubic yard box; one operator | |
| County of Warner No. 5 | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem axle Warner Co 5 BP/RP and haul away truck with 12 cubic yard box; one operator | |
| Cardston County | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem truck with 12 Cardston BP/RP and haul away Plus trucking of equipment cubic yard box | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem truck with 12 Forty Mile Co 8 BP/RP and haul away Plus trucking of equipment cubic yard box | |
| MD of Taber | $155.00 | JCB 214 backhoe excavator and tandem truck with 12 Taber MD BP/RP and haul away Plus trucking of equipment cubic yard box |