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Unclassified Excavation: cost per cubic yard in North Carolina
The median awarded price is $16.50 per cubic yard, from 65 winning bids on 65 public projects in North Carolina (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $10.80 and $24.90.
Cost by state › North Carolina › Unclassified Excavation
$16.50median per cubic yard
$10.80 – $24.90middle half (25th–75th percentile)
65winning bids, 65 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (NCDOT). 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 $7.25 in 2021 to $20.88 in 2026 (+188%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.25 | 18 |
| 2022 | $14.57 | 26 |
| 2023 | $10.70 | 13 |
| 2024 | $16.19 | 14 |
| 2025 | $14.90 | 31 |
| 2026 | $20.88 | 16 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | NCDOT | 2500 CY | $26.50 | letting Sep 15, 2026 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | NCDOT | 47200 CY | $12.00 | letting Aug 18, 2026 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | NCDOT | 4000 CY | $7.50 | letting Aug 18, 2026 ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | NCDOT | 180370 CY | $24.90 | letting Aug 18, 2026 ↗ |
| Jun 16, 2026 | NCDOT | 18 CY | $130.00 | letting Jun 16, 2026 ↗ |
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)
- California: median $195.00 (39 bids)
- Illinois: median $40.00 (19 bids)
Related items in North Carolina
- Geotextile Soil Stabilization: $4.00 per square yard
- Borrow Excavation: $22.00 per cubic yard
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