Tacoma, Washington

29 Best Excavation Contractors in Tacoma, WA

29 earthwork contractors working Tacoma, WA, 25 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Tacoma: every listing

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

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4.6 · 19 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.6 on Google across 19 reviews.

4.4 · 88 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.4 on Google across 88 reviews.

5.0 · 18 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 18 reviews.

4.2 · 17 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 4.2 on Google across 17 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

3.7 · 3 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation, drainage and pond work and septic system installation. Rated 3.7 on Google across 3 reviews.

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation and hauling and material delivery. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

4.0 · 4 Google reviews Tacoma, WA

Earthwork contractor in Tacoma, WA handling excavation. Rated 4.0 on Google across 4 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Tacoma

EarthworkScout lists 29 earthwork contractors working Tacoma, Washington: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 25 of these Tacoma listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.7 stars, and 18 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, demolition, hauling & materials and driveways & gravel roads. 6 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma: questions

How much does excavation cost in Tacoma?

Excavation in Tacoma 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 29 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Tacoma clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. PNW Excavation covers 5 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Tacoma: excavation, demolition, driveways & gravel roads and concrete & foundations. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which Tacoma contractors install septic systems?

1 of the Tacoma 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 Tacoma is rated highest?

Clean Slate Hauling And Junk Removal Tacoma is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Tacoma list, at 5.0 stars from 270 Google reviews. Of the 29 contractors working Tacoma, 18 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.7).