Equipment
Trencher charge-out rates
Also called ride-on trencher, chain trencher. Rates by SubTrack.
Trencher charge-out here is a ride-on chain trencher, typically bare hourly. Utility and irrigation service work use this line. It is not a 20-ton excavator on a deep trench.
Each row is one region. Open a region page for the rest of the book.
Trencher by region
| Region | Unit | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $110 |
| Alaska Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $110 | $125 | $155 |
| Alberta Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $115 | $135 |
| Arizona Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Arkansas Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $110 |
| British Columbia Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $100 | $120 | $140 |
| California Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $115 | $135 |
| Colorado Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $105 | $125 |
| Connecticut Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $135 |
| Delaware Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $125 |
| Florida Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $100 | $115 |
| Georgia Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $100 | $115 |
| Hawaii Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $115 | $135 | $160 |
| Idaho Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $115 |
| Illinois Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $130 |
| Indiana Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Iowa Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Kansas Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Kentucky Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $110 |
| Louisiana Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $110 |
| Maine Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $125 |
| Manitoba Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $130 |
| Maryland Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $130 |
| Massachusetts Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $135 |
| Michigan Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Minnesota Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Mississippi Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $75 | $90 | $110 |
| Missouri Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Montana Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $115 |
| Nebraska Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Nevada Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $105 | $125 |
| New Brunswick Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $125 |
| New Hampshire Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $125 |
| New Jersey Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $135 |
| New Mexico Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| New York Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $100 | $120 | $140 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $115 | $135 |
| North Carolina Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $100 | $115 |
| North Dakota Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Northern Canada (YT/NT/NU) Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $105 | $130 | $150 |
| Nova Scotia Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $130 |
| Ohio Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Oklahoma Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Ontario Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $115 | $135 |
| Oregon Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $125 |
| Pennsylvania Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $105 | $125 |
| Quebec Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $115 | $135 |
| Rhode Island Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $130 |
| Saskatchewan Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $110 | $130 |
| South Carolina Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $110 |
| South Dakota Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Tennessee Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Texas Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Utah Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Vermont Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $125 |
| Virginia Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $120 |
| Washington Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $130 |
| West Virginia Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $110 |
| Wisconsin Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
| Wyoming Bare rate; add operator. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $115 |
Trencher rates FAQ
What is a typical trencher charge-out rate?
Trencher charge-out here is a ride-on chain trencher, typically bare hourly. Utility and irrigation service work use this line. It is not a 20-ton excavator on a deep trench. Open a region page for the local number, or a region plus trencher page for a single market.
Is trencher a rental rate or a T&M charge-out?
A T&M charge-out for the ticket. Yard rental, fuel, and attachments are often extra. Do not paste a rental-yard weekend price onto a signed LEM.
Can I bill the median trencher rate?
Not from this page alone. The median is a public check. SubTrack rate sheets are where your class, standby, and OT actually live.
What else is trencher called?
People also search ride-on trencher, chain trencher. Those queries belong on this page, not on a second URL.
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 |