Free Charge-Out Index
Ratesby SubTrack
Fully loaded T&M charge-out rates for labor and equipment. Burden, overhead, and margin are in. Browse a region and confirm against the job before you bill.
Charge-out ranges, not wages. Confirm against your own burden and the job before you bill.
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* Prices in CAD
| Item | Unit | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boilermaker Pressure vessel and boiler work. | /hr | $115 | $130 | $150 |
Carpenter (Journeyman) Formwork, framing, finishing. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
Concrete Finisher Placing and finishing structural and flatwork concrete. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
Crane Operator (Journeyman) Mobile and tower crane operation. | /hr | $115 | $130 | $150 |
Electrician (Journeyman) Industrial and commercial electrical installation. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $140 |
General Laborer Site labor, flagging, general cleanup and support work. | /hr | $60 | $70 | $85 |
Heavy Equipment Operator Operator billed separately from bare equipment rate. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $125 |
HVAC / Refrigeration Mechanic HVAC installation and service. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $140 |
Instrumentation Technician Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $135 | $150 |
Insulator (Mechanical) Mechanical insulation, industrial settings. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $125 |
Ironworker Structural steel erection, rebar placing. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
Millwright Mechanical equipment installation and alignment. | /hr | $110 | $125 | $140 |
Painter / Coatings (Industrial) Industrial coatings and blasting. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $120 |
Pipefitter / Steamfitter Process and utility piping, industrial settings. | /hr | $110 | $125 | $140 |
Plumber (Journeyman) Commercial and industrial plumbing. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
Project Manager Typically billed on T&M for owner-directed extras. | /hr | $145 | $170 | $190 |
Safety Officer (NCSO/CHST) Dedicated site safety supervision. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $125 |
Scaffolder Scaffold erection and dismantle. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $120 |
Skilled Laborer / Pipelayer Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work. | /hr | $70 | $80 | $95 |
Superintendent Site supervision above foreman level. | /hr | $140 | $160 | $180 |
Survey Crew (2-person, equipped) Two-person survey crew including instruments. | /hr | $165 | $190 | $220 |
Truck Driver (Class 1 / CDL-A) Driver billed separately from bare truck rate. | /hr | $75 | $90 | $100 |
Welder (B-Pressure) Pressure welding; rate typically excludes rig. | /hr | $120 | $140 | $165 |
Welder with Rig Truck B-pressure welder including welding rig truck. | /hr | $165 | $190 | $215 |
Working Foreman Trade foreman, typically working with tools. | /hr | $110 | $130 | $145 |
25 lines for Alberta
How to read this index
Rates is a public benchmark of fully loaded T&M charge-out, not a wage survey. Low, median, and high are the range a contractor might put on a ticket after burden, overhead, and margin. Canadian provinces are CAD. US states are USD. Hydrovac was aligned to 2026 combo-truck quote bands. New US states are scaled from Texas using 2026 state cost indices, with a tighter equipment spread than labor. Confirm against the job before you bill.
Your billable number lives on a SubTrack rate sheet, assigned to the project, so every LEM reads the same labor and iron.
Rates by region
Rates by trade and iron
Rates FAQ
What are these construction charge-out rates?
Fully loaded T&M ranges for labor and equipment across Canada and the US. Low, median, and high already reflect a public view of burden, overhead, and margin. They are not wages and not a quote.
Can I put a median from this index on an invoice?
No. This is a public benchmark. SubTrack rate sheets lock your crew numbers to the project so every LEM bills the rate the client signed.
Are the prices in CAD or USD?
Canadian regions are CAD. US states are USD. The as-of date is on each row. Confirm against the job before you bill.
Is this a union package or open shop?
A blended public range, not a union package and not a PLA. Store the number the job signed on a SubTrack rate sheet.
The index is a benchmark. Rate sheets are how you bill.
Rates shows public charge-out ranges. SubTrack rate sheets lock your crew numbers into a template the field actually bills from, on every LEM.
One template, every job
Labor, equipment, materials, and subs live in one sheet. Assign it to a project and tickets read the same numbers.
OT and markup apply themselves
Standby, overtime, and markup rules ride with the sheet. The field does not retype them.
The client sees what they signed
Line items match the agreed rates. Fewer disputes, faster approvals.
Project rate sheet
Labor · assigned to the job
| Position | Reg. rate | OT rate |
|---|---|---|
| Foreman | $72/hr | $108/hr |
| Operator | $68/hr | $102/hr |
| Laborer | $35/hr | $52.50/hr |