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Pilot Car: cost per hour in North Dakota
The median awarded price is $65.00 per hour, from 101 winning bids on 92 public projects in North Dakota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $56.00 and $80.00.
Cost by state › North Dakota › Pilot Car
$65.00median per hour
$56.00 – $80.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
101winning bids, 92 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Burleigh County, NDDOT). 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 $56.50 in 2021 to $75.00 in 2026 (+33%).
| Year | Median per hour | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $56.50 | 10 |
| 2022 | $55.00 | 54 |
| 2023 | $64.00 | 43 |
| 2024 | $65.00 | 24 |
| 2025 | $60.00 | 42 |
| 2026 | $75.00 | 27 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | NDDOT | 500 HR | $98.74 | project H-2-030(026)023 ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | NDDOT | 30 HR | $98.00 | project H-6-032(078)168 ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | NDDOT | 175 HR | $100.00 | project H-8-999(064) ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | NDDOT | 505 HR | $80.00 | project NH-5-085(087)090 ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | NDDOT | 1000 HR | $60.00 | project NH-RAI-3-999(058) ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Pilot Car item page.
Pilot Car in other states
- South Dakota: median $52.75 (167 bids)
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