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Unclassified Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Illinois
The median awarded price is $40.00 per cubic yard, from 19 winning bids on 19 public projects in Illinois (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $27.37 and $57.50.
Cost by state › Illinois › Unclassified Excavation
$40.00median per cubic yard
$27.37 – $57.50middle half (25th–75th percentile)
19winning bids, 19 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (IDOT). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $23.00 in 2020 to $36.50 in 2025 (+59%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.00 | 8 |
| 2021 | $21.34 | 5 |
| 2022 | $28.50 | 8 |
| 2023 | $40.00 | 11 |
| 2024 | $31.90 | 5 |
| 2025 | $36.50 | 10 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | IDOT | 860 CU YD | $68.31 | Open bid tab, DU096 ↗ |
| Feb 27, 2026 | IDOT | 575 CU YD | $55.00 | Open bid tab, MO008 ↗ |
| Jan 16, 2026 | IDOT | 90 CU YD | $350.00 | Open bid tab, MA036 ↗ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | IDOT | 100 CU YD | $40.00 | Open bid tab, DI035 ↗ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | IDOT | 1170 CU YD | $33.00 | Open bid tab, KA055 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Unclassified Excavation item page.
Unclassified Excavation in other states
- Oklahoma: median $9.18 (310 bids)
- South Carolina: median $36.58 (260 bids)
- South Dakota: median $11.95 (202 bids)
- Alabama: median $27.48 (186 bids)
- Arkansas: median $23.73 (128 bids)
- Wyoming: median $26.50 (83 bids)
- Missouri: median $20.00 (80 bids)
- North Carolina: median $16.50 (65 bids)
- California: median $195.00 (39 bids)
Related items in Illinois
- Earth Excavation: $49.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil F & P 4: $7.00 per square yard
- Trench Backfill: $60.00 per cubic yard
- Furnished Excavation: $38.00 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $45.00 per cubic yard
- Rock Excavation: $160.00 per cubic yard
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