Scottsdale, Arizona

20 Best Excavation Contractors in Scottsdale, AZ

20 earthwork contractors working Scottsdale, AZ, 17 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

1 more contractor works this area from a truck rather than a yard, so it has no address to pin. It is in the list below.

Earthwork contractors in Scottsdale: every listing

2 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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5.0 · 8 Google reviews Scottsdale, AZ

Earthwork contractor in Scottsdale, AZ handling excavation, utility trenching and septic system installation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 8 reviews.

4.7 · 10 Google reviews Scottsdale, AZ

Earthwork contractor in Scottsdale, AZ handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 4.7 on Google across 10 reviews.

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Scottsdale, AZ

Earthwork contractor in Scottsdale, AZ handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

5.0 · 7 Google reviews Scottsdale, AZ

Earthwork contractor in Scottsdale, AZ handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 7 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Scottsdale

Excavation dominates the Scottsdale list: 18 of the 20 contractors show it, with demolition (5) and trenching & utilities (3) behind it. Desert Demo & Junk Removal, LLC leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 70 reviews; across all 17 rated listings the average is 4.8, and 13 sit at 4.5 or higher. 2 of the 20 cover three or more trades. That matters when a lot has to go from raw to pad-ready: a firm that clears, grades and digs keeps the job off a second mobilization, and mobilizations are where budgets slip. 1 runs mobile with no yard address; most directories drop those outfits, we flag them and keep them. Prices in Scottsdale are set per job, not off a rate card, so describe one scope to two or three of these firms and compare what comes back. Every listing is compiled from public Google Maps business data (our harvest ran July 2026), and a trade we do not show is one we found no evidence of, not one the firm turns down. Updated for 2026.

Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.

Excavation in Scottsdale: questions

How much does excavation cost in Scottsdale?

Excavation in Scottsdale is quoted by the job or the machine day, not off a price list. A small residential dig commonly lands between $1,500 and $5,000; what moves it is access, how far the spoil has to travel, whether you hit rock, and what the AZ permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 20 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Scottsdale clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Dig It Excavating covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Scottsdale: excavation, septic systems and trenching & utilities. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which Scottsdale contractors install septic systems?

1 of the Scottsdale listing carries septic installation. That is installers, not tank pumpers: we drop the pump-and-haul outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. Septic work is permitted and usually needs a perc test before anyone digs, so start that conversation well before you want the machine on site.

Which excavation contractor in Scottsdale is rated highest?

Desert Demo & Junk Removal, LLC is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Scottsdale list, at 5.0 stars from 70 Google reviews. Of the 20 contractors working Scottsdale, 13 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.8).