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Portable Changeable Message Sign: cost per hour in Washington
The median awarded price is $7.00 per hour, from 64 winning bids on 64 public projects in Washington (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $4.77 and $12.00.
Cost by state › Washington › Portable Changeable Message Sign
$7.00median per hour
$4.77 – $12.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
64winning bids, 64 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (WSDOT). 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 $5.12 in 2021 to $5.10 in 2026 (-0%).
| Year | Median per hour | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.12 | 32 |
| 2022 | $8.00 | 49 |
| 2023 | $7.50 | 36 |
| 2024 | $10.00 | 17 |
| 2025 | $7.50 | 23 |
| 2026 | $5.10 | 23 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | WSDOT | 300 HR | $1.00 | line 37 ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | WSDOT | 1000 HR | $2.00 | line 17 ↗ |
| Aug 19, 2026 | WSDOT | 93574 HR | $1.00 | line 214 ↗ |
| Aug 12, 2026 | WSDOT | 150 HR | $0.01 | line 7 ↗ |
| Jul 22, 2026 | WSDOT | 1728 HR | $13.00 | line 129 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Portable Changeable Message Sign item page.
Portable Changeable Message Sign in other states
- Virginia: median $7.63 (154 bids)
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