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Topsoil: cost per square yard in Wisconsin
The median awarded price is $5.50 per square yard, from 541 winning bids on 541 public projects in Wisconsin (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $3.50 and $8.90.
Cost by state › Wisconsin › Topsoil
$5.50median per square yard
$3.50 – $8.90middle half (25th–75th percentile)
541winning bids, 541 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (WisDOT). 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 $5.00 in 2021 to $5.00 in 2026 (+0%).
| Year | Median per square yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.00 | 141 |
| 2022 | $5.00 | 173 |
| 2023 | $5.29 | 138 |
| 2024 | $5.00 | 162 |
| 2025 | $6.37 | 219 |
| 2026 | $5.00 | 130 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 11400 SY | $4.90 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 003 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 576 SY | $6.50 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 007 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 52865 SY | $0.01 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 008 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 80 SY | $45.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 009 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 250 SY | $0.01 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 010 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Topsoil item page.
Topsoil in other states
- New Jersey: median $15.00 (21 bids)
Related items in Wisconsin
- Excavation Common: $17.00 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $444.70 per station
- Salvaged Topsoil: $2.75 per square yard
- Borrow: $16.88 per cubic yard
- Clearing: $670.00 per station
- Topsoil: $50.58 per cubic yard
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