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All Purpose Excavator (Including Operator): cost per hour in Maine
The median awarded price is $185.00 per hour, from 188 winning bids on 188 public projects in Maine (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $150.00 and $225.00.
Cost by state › Maine › All Purpose Excavator (Including Operator)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (MaineDOT). 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 $150.00 in 2021 to $175.50 in 2026 (+17%).
| Year | Median per hour | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $150.00 | 65 |
| 2022 | $170.00 | 73 |
| 2023 | $177.50 | 94 |
| 2024 | $185.00 | 71 |
| 2025 | $200.00 | 23 |
| 2026 | $175.50 | 84 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | MaineDOT | 100 HR | $235.00 | line 0280 ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | MaineDOT | 50 HR | $200.00 | line 0350 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | MaineDOT | 10 HR | $157.50 | line 0360 ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | MaineDOT | 10 HR | $150.00 | line 0370 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | MaineDOT | 20 HR | $225.00 | line 0160 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the All Purpose Excavator (Including Operator) item page.
Related items in Maine
- Common Excavation: $35.00 per cubic yard
- Granular Borrow: $65.00 per cubic yard
- Clearing: $14,398 per acre
- Rock Excavation: $250.00 per cubic yard
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