Seattle, Washington

26 Best Excavation Contractors in Seattle, WA

26 earthwork contractors working Seattle, WA, 19 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Seattle: every listing

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

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4.8 · 40 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 4.8 on Google across 40 reviews.

5.0 · 43 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling demolition, hauling and material delivery and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 43 reviews.

4.3 · 83 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling excavation and utility trenching. Rated 4.3 on Google across 83 reviews.

4.4 · 33 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.4 on Google across 33 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Seattle, WA

Earthwork contractor in Seattle, WA handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Seattle

EarthworkScout lists 26 earthwork contractors working Seattle, Washington: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 19 of these Seattle listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.8 stars, and 16 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, demolition, concrete & foundations and trenching & utilities. 7 of them handle three or more of these trades, which matters more than it looks: a single outfit that can clear, grade and dig takes a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where a schedule slips. Earthwork in Seattle is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.

Excavation in Seattle: questions

How much does excavation cost in Seattle?

Excavation in Seattle 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 WA permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 26 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Seattle clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. ACES FOUR Enterprises - Sewer Repair & Replacement covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Seattle: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which excavation contractor in Seattle is rated highest?

Action Junk Hauling Seattle North is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Seattle list, at 5.0 stars from 43 Google reviews. Of the 26 contractors working Seattle, 16 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.8).